"Glastonbury Fayre" lyrics

I first played the Pyramid Stage back in nineteen eighty four
My first-ever festival, I was like a kid in a candy store
I stayed up all night, man, grooving out of my skin
In love with the three-day city and all that moved within

And I'm going back to Glastonbury Fayre
Gonna breathe that good old pure west country air
I'm going back to Worthy Farm with a guitar under my arm
Yeah, I'm going back to Glastonbury Fayre

Played a storm in 'eighty-six, that was the year we were the kings
Fiddle bows and mandolins, sure broke a lot of strings
We played This Is The Sea and The Healing Has Begun
I climbed the Tor at the break of dawn just to salute the sun

And I'm going back to Glastonbury Fayre
Gonna breathe that good old pure west country air
I'm going back to Worthy Farm with a guitar under my arm
Yeah, I'm going back to Glastonbury Fayre

I saw Radiohead in 'ninety-seven, the Stones in twenty thirteen
Hit the Other Stage and the poetry tent and everywhere in between
But the best set I ever witnessed was the night me and Billy Bragg
Saw a busker band with a stand-up bass and trombone on the festival's old main drag

And I'm going back to Glastonbury Fayre
Gonna breathe that good old pure west country air
I'm going back to Worthy Farm with a guitar under my arm
Yeah, I'm going back to Glastonbury Fayre

I returned with Crazy Horse and McNabb in 'ninety-four
And two thousand zero, two, three and seven, but who's keeping score?
Twenty-fifteen we took the stage after Courtney Barnett's set
Seven years later, back in style and we ain't finished yet

And I'm going back to Glastonbury Fayre
Gonna breathe that good old pure west country air
I'm going back to Worthy Farm with a guitar under my arm
Yeah, I'm going back to Glastonbury Fayre
Going back to Glastonbury Fayre
Glastonbury Fayre