Just Pedal On!
Is your motivation flagging just about now? Just listen. Guaranteed to lift your spirits:
If you can’t understand the lyrics:
The Acoustic Motorbike
by Luka Bloom
The day began with a rainbow in the sand
As I cycled into Kerry
Cattle grazing on a steep hillside
Looked well fed, well balanced
Close to the edge
Pedal on, pedal on, pedal on for miles
Pedal on
Pedal on, pedal on, pedal on for miles
Pedal on
I take a break, I close my eyes
And I’m happy as the dolphin
In a quiet spot talking to myself
Talking about the rain
Talking about the rain
All this rain
Pedal on
Pedal on, pedal on, pedal on for miles
Pedal on
You see whenever I’m alone
I tend to brood
But when I’m out on my bike
It’s a different mood
I leave my brain at home
Get up on the sattle
No hanging around
I don’t diddle-daddle
I work my legs
I pump my thights
Take in the scenery passing me by
The Kerry mountains or the Wicklow hills
The antidote to my emotional ills
A motion built upon human toil
Nuclear free needs no oil
But it makes me hot, makes me hard
I never thought I could have come this far
Through miles of mountains, valleys, streams
This is the right stuff filling my dreams
So come on, get up on your bike
Ah go on, get up on your bike
Pedal on
Pedal on, pedal on, pedal on for miles
Pedal on
Finally
With my face to that bitter wind
I bombed it into Killarney
Skin raw like a sushi dinner
And an appetite
That would eat the hind leg of the lamb of God
Even though you know
I wouldn’t dream of doing such a thing
Then settle down for a quiet night
Think about what I’ve seen and done
And wonder
There’s a reason for this
Now is the time
To speak of the problem troubling my mind
Sick of the traffic choking our towns
Freaking me out, bringing me down
Knock down houses, build more lanes
Once was a problem, now it’s insane
My solution it’s one that I like
It’s Muddy
The Acoustic Motorbike
So come on, get up on your bike
Ah go on, get up on your bike
Pedal on
Pedal on, pedal on, pedal on for miles
Pedal on
Ah go on
Ah go on
Get up on your bike
Get up on your bike
February 3, 2011 at 1:16 pm
First of all, Luka Bloom’s song is GREAT. I have a copy on Cassette but never caught all the words.
I googled Iilgvar Daga and found your site. Somehow I remember Iigvars name from35 0r so years ago when I biked from San Francisco down the coast to San Luis Obispo where I was going to college. I met and traveled with Iilgvar during those few days and we wrote each other a few times after that.
In Silver City New Mexico at 61 I’m stronger than I’ve ever been on my bike which I commutte with daily. I’ve never been fast, but dedicated – yes. Today was the coldest commute for me at minus 6 degrees. only problem was tips of fingers got cold and glasses fogged up breathing through face mask.
for the love of bikes -
Mike Sauber
if you see Iilgvar, ask if he remembers that trip. (he had already been across the country and was in great shape at the time.)
great site you have