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Marcie Lyrics by Joni Mitchell

Song to a Seagull

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[Verse 1]
Marcie in a coat of flowers
Stops inside a candy store
Reds are sweet and greens are sour
Still no letter at her door
So she'll wash her flower curtains
Hang them in the wind to dry
Dust her tables with his shirt and
Wave another day goodbye

[Verse 2]
Marcie's faucet needs a plumber
Marcie's sorrow needs a man
Red is autumn, green is summer
Greens are turning and the sand
All along the ocean beaches
Stares up empty at the sky
Marcie buys a bag of peaches
Stops a postman passing by

[Bridge]
And summer goes
Falls to the sidewalk like string and brown paper
Winter blows
Up from the river there's no one to take her
To the sea

[Verse 3]
Marcie dresses warm, it's snowing
Takes a yellow cab uptown
Red is stop and green's for going
Sees a show and rides back down
Down along the Hudson River
Past the shipyards in the cold
Still no letter's been delivered
Still the winter days unfold

[Bridge]
Like magazines
Fading in dusty grey attics and cellars
Make a dream
Dream back to summer and hear how he tells her
Wait for me

[Verse 4]
Marcie leaves and doesn't tell us
Where or why she moved away
Red is angry, green is jealous
That was all she had to say
Someone thought they saw her Sunday
Window shopping in the rain
Someone heard she bought a one-way
Ticket and went west again

About “Marcie” by Joni Mitchell

Read the complete lyrics to "Marcie" by Joni Mitchell from the album "Song to a Seagull". On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Pop, Aa (Check Description), Contemporary Folk.

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"Marcie" is credited to Joni Mitchell. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Marcie" appears on "Song to a Seagull".

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