Thrown like a star in my vast sleep I open my eyes to take a peep To find that I was by the sea Gazing with tranquility. 'Twas then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man Came singing songs of love, Then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man Came singing songs of love. « Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy » he sang. « Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy » he sang. « Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy » he sang. Histories of ages past Unenlightened shadows cast Down through all eternity The crying of humanity. 'Tis then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man Comes singing songs of love, Then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man Comes singing songs of love.