Lyr Req: Sun Arise (Rolf Harris)

Subject: Lyr Req: Rolf Harris Sunrise
From: C-flat
Date: 19 Sep 03 - 01:34 PM

Does anyone remember a Rolf Harris song from the seventies entitled Sunrise? My daughter needs the lyrics for school, so if anyone could help I'd be most grateful.
C-flat.

Subject: Lyr Add: SUN ARISE (Rolf Harris)
From: Dead Horse
Date: 19 Sep 03 - 02:08 PM

http://www.rolfharris.com/lyrics/sunarise.shtml
SUN ARISE
Sun arise, she bring in the morning.
Sun arise, bring in the morning, fluttering her skirts all around.
Sun arise, she come with the dawning.
Sun arise, come with the dawning, spreading all the light all around.
Sun arise, on the kangaroo paw.
Sun arise, on the kangaroo paw, glistening the dew all around.
Sun arise, filling all the hollows,
Sun arise, filling all the hollows, lighting up the hills all around.
Sun arise, come with the dawning,
Sun arise, she come every day.
Sun arise, bring in the morning,
Sun arise, every, every, every, every, day.
She drive away the darkness, every day,
Drive away the darkness,
Bringing back the warmth to the ground.
Sun arise, oh, oh,
Sun arise, oh, oh,
Spreading all the light all around.
Sun arise, bring in the morning.
Sun arise, bring in the morning, spreading all the light all around.
First record I ever bought!!!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rolf Harris Sunrise
From: TheBigPinkLad
Date: 19 Sep 03 - 02:14 PM

60s song by the way ...

Subject: Lyr Add: SUN ARISE (Rolf Harris)
From: GUEST,ClaireBear
Date: 19 Sep 03 - 02:17 PM

Here ye be, laddie bucko! (sorry, it's International Talk Like a Pirate Day and I can't help it.)

You can get the lyrics from the horse's mouth: Rolf's lyrics page for Sun Arise

And just in case it disappears, here they are:

SUN ARISE
(Rolf Harris)

Sun arise, she bring in the morning.
Sun arise, bring in the morning, fluttering her skirts all around.
Sun arise, she come with the dawning.
Sun arise, come with the dawning, spreading all the light all around.

Sun arise, on the kangaroo paw.
Sun arise, on the kangaroo paw, glistening the dew all around.

Sun arise, filling all the hollows,
Sun arise, filling all the hollows, lighting up the hills all around.

Sun arise, come with the dawning,
Sun arise, she come every day.
Sun arise, bring in the morning,
Sun arise, every, every, every, every, day.
She drive away the darkness, every day,
Drive away the darkness,
Bringing back the warmth to the ground.

Sun arise, oh, oh,
Sun arise, oh, oh,
Spreading all the light all around.

Sun arise, bring in the morning.
Sun arise, bring in the morning, spreading all the light all around.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rolf Harris Sunrise
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 19 Sep 03 - 03:28 PM

And now one of Rolf's paintings been sold for £95,000.....

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rolf Harris Sunrise
From: C-flat
Date: 19 Sep 03 - 08:24 PM

I said to my partner who was searching the net for the lyrics, "Why don't I just ask my friends on Mudcat, someone's bound to know"
As usual you've delivered!
Thank you!
C-flat

I'm a little concerned at being a whole decade out with the age of the song. I must be older than I think.

£95000? Shiver me timbers!!!

I used to love those "can you tell what it is yet?" impressions that Rolf did on his TV show.
I seem to recall that Rolf has a daughter who is held in some regard artisticly.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rolf Harris Sunrise
From: Little Robyn
Date: 19 Sep 03 - 09:28 PM

I have his autograph, complete with his self portrait. He was touring NZ selling paint in 1959 and we saw him in a local paint/hardware shop, painting the old stockman lying, dying. Then he played a wobble board and sang Tie me Kangaroo....
At the time we thought he was a bit strange but that was before he was famous!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rolf Harris Sunrise
From: rich-joy
Date: 02 Oct 03 - 03:02 AM

This song (and it's history) was discussed on a thread maybe 12 to 18 months ago? - about Aboriginal / Indigenous Music, I think ...
Written by Harry Butler and Rolf, but based on the real thing - I think that info is on his website anyway ...

It's what we call an Indian Song - seminal.

(Seminole - get it?!)
Yeah, okay, but I'm not altogether well, at present!!

Cheers!
R-J

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rolf Harris Sunrise
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 02 Oct 03 - 06:04 PM

Rolf Harris was also the last "victim" to be phoned by Dr Who (Tom Baker version) on BBC Radio 4's "Dead Ringers". Of course on a radio show doing impressions of famous people you can't be entirely sure that the interviewee was the real Rolf Harris...

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rolf Harris Sunrise
From: Folkiedave
Date: 03 Oct 03 - 05:52 PM

Brian Perkins phoned Brian Perkins tonight!!

Eddie Izzard tipped for the new Dr Who.

Dave
www.collectorsfolk.co.uk

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rolf Harris Sunrise
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 03 Oct 03 - 08:40 PM

Just for confirmation:
Sun Arise entered the UK 'Top 50' 25 Oct 1962, and peaked at No.3. staying in the 'Top 50' for a total of 16 weeks.

Nigel

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rolf Harris Sunrise
From: Ross
Date: 04 Oct 03 - 05:27 AM

Did you know

Alice Cooper did a version of Sun Arise on his album

`Love it to death' just after 'the ballad of Dwight Fry'

Would love to see his version of 'Dead Babies' dressed as Jake the Peg

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rolf Harris Sunrise
From: Tam the Bam (Nutter)
Date: 04 Oct 03 - 06:43 AM

Yes I knew.

Tom

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rolf Harris Sunrise
From: Allan C.
Date: 04 Oct 03 - 08:39 AM

The OZ thread Rich-Joy referenced above is here.