Please help me

[triskellian]

Identify the song lyrics (possibly misquoted by my internal radio):

'Near a tree by the river there's a hole in the ground and the same kind of ?passion goes around and around, da da der da da da da there's a wrong and a right da da der da da da da in the middle of the night, I will never ever fight over you'

(Yes, I already thought of asking Google. It didn't know.)

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[bibliogirl.livejournal.com]

Nik Kershaw, _The Riddle_. "Where an old man of Arran goes around and around", I think you'll find.

[triskellian]

Wow, that was quick! Thanks :-)

[wimble.livejournal.com]

Nik Kershaw, the Riddle.

Certainly has an overlap on the lyrics you've quoted.

Near a tree by the river there's a hole in the ground
and an old man of Arran goes around and around

is the bit I'm thinking of. Misquote, different verse, or different song?

[wimble.livejournal.com]

http://www.kershaw.net/lyrics/theriddl.html#theriddle

[wimble.livejournal.com]

http://mrwolf.afraid.org/~tommy/riddle.mp3 (5.5Mbyte)

[triskellian]

Misquote, different verse, or different song?
Could be anything. It's the song my subconscious decided to be playing at me this morning, and I wasn't aware of having heard it at all for years (although now I know it's Nik Kershaw, I suspect smiorgan of playing it at me at some point). Also, my mind keeps inserting a 'Wise men say' into it, which then takes me into some UB40, I think, which I also don't know ;-)

[bibliogirl.livejournal.com]

No, you're not too far out - there's one bit which goes (from memory) "the calling of the wild/Wise men's child"

80's Lyrics Trivia Girl, at your service :)

[triskellian]

there's one bit which goes (from memory) "the calling of the wild/Wise men's child"
Ah. All becomes clear.

80's Lyrics Trivia Girl, at your service :)
Not as snappy as Biblio Girl, though, is it? ;-)

[bibliogirl.livejournal.com]

No, though (sadly) almost as descriptive. ;)

[onebyone.livejournal.com]

"Wise men say, only fools rush in,
But I can't help falling in love with you"

UB40 cover of Elvis Presley.

[cuthbertcross.livejournal.com]

"Near a tree by a river there's a hole in the ground
Where a lone man of Arran goes around and around
And his mind is a beacon in the veil of the night
For a strange kind of passion (?Fashion?) there's a wrong and a right
But he'll never ever fight over you"

Crap diction, that mr Kershaw, though he was about 10 when he recorded it.
If you *ever* want to hear it again I've got it on good ol' vinyl.

[smiorgan.livejournal.com]

"And his mind is half-eaten in the vale of the night...
When he goes to let the cat it's a hell of a fright"