Lost Gem: "I Want To Live In A Wigwam" - Cat Stevens (1971)



"I don't want to live in no palace.
There's too many empty rooms."
~ Cat Stevens ~



Cat Stevens released a second compilation of songs pulled mostly from the early seventies entitled..."Footsteps In The Dark". (1984)

Most are what you would refer to as ...deep cuts. This is folk singer Cat Stevens at his most innocent...least controversial stage.

Cat is a seeker, for sure, sharing his journey of self-discovery.  And not a bad place at all to start for newbs.

Lost Gem:--> "I Want To Live In A Wigwam"...is so childlike and simple, but not cheap.  And it's because of his warm and calming voice that we sometimes too quickly dismiss.  Like his best songs...this is timeless and joyful.  And the surprise ending is just about perfect!

Have you heard this one?


I'd like to live in a wigwam
Yes I'd like to live in a wigwam
I'd like to live in a wigwam and
Dance round the totem pole.

I'd like to live in an igloo
Yes, I'd like to live in an igloo
I'd like to live in an igloo
And fish from an icehole.

I'd like to ride on a caravan
I'd like to take a ride on a caravan
Yes, I'd like to ride on a caravan
And sing with the gypsies.

I'd like to live on a commune
Yes, I'd like to live on a commune
I'd like to live on a commune
And people can call me a hippie.

I don't want to live in a palace
No, I don't want to live in no palace
Oh I don't want to live in no palace
There's too many empty rooms.

And I don't want to live in a barracks
Don't want to live in a barracks
Oh I don't want to live in a barracks
And wake up to the bugle tune.

I'd just like to live in a tree hut
Yes, I'd like to live on a tree hut
Yes, I'd like to live on a tree hut and
Listen to the sound of the birds.

And I don't want to live in a jailhouse
Don't wanna bide my time in no jailhouse
No I don't want to live in no jailhouse
And be fed bread through the bars.

I'm glad I'm alive am I
I'm glad I'm alive am I
I'm glad I'm alive
I'm glad I'm alive
I'm glad I'm alive am I.

We gotta get our heads up in the sky
We gotta get our heads up in the sky
We gotta get our heads up
Gotta give it time
We gotta get our heads up in the sky.

We gotta get to heaven get a guide
We gotta get to heaven get a guide
We gotta get to heaven
We gotta have a guide
We gotta get to heaven get a guide.


Good stuff!

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