Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood - "Dear Mr. Fantasy" - Live 2010
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Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood - "Dear Mr. Fantasy" - Live 2010




"Dear Mr. Fantasy" is a rock song by Traffic from their 1967 album, Mr. Fantasy. An extended live version (10:57) of the song also appears on the 1971 Traffic album Welcome to the Canteen. The lyrics were written by Jim Capaldi, while the music was written by Steve Winwood and Chris Wood.





Lyrics


Dear Mr. Fantasy play us a tune

Something to make us all happy

Do anything, take us out of this gloom

Sing a song, play guitar, make it snappy


You are the one who can make us all laugh

But doing that you break out in tears

Please don't be sad if it was a straight mind you had

We wouldn't have known you all these years


Dear Mr. Fantasy play us a tune

Something to make us all happy

Do anything, take us out of this gloom

Sing a song, play guitar, make it snappy, yeah yeah


Dear Mr. Fantasy play us a tune

Something to make us all happy

Do anything, take us out of this gloom

Sing a song, play guitar, make it snappy


You are the one who can make us all laugh

But doing that you break out in tears

Please don't be sad if it was a straight mind you had

We wouldn't have known you all these years




Songwriters: Steve Winwood / Chris Wood / Jim Capaldi

Dear Mr. Fantasy lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.





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