Cooltide is an album by John Martyn. Recorded at CaVa Sound Workshops, Glasgow, Scotland. Originally released on CD by Permanent Records, catalogue number PERM CD 4.
The album marks the handover by longtime Martyn keyboard collaborator Foster Patterson to his successor Spencer Cozens. Cozens had to sit his college final examinations during the recording, and Patterson returned to deputise in his absence.
All tracks composed by John Martyn except where indicated.
(as listed on original CD release)
So cool, what a cool time
It's so cool, what a cool time
That's what you're having, I'm having one too
It's a cool cool time, running up the river
It's a cool cool time, for running down the stream
It's a cool cool time, for cutting up the profits
It's a cool cool time, for a cool cool dream
Some say the world is full of fools
Other people agree
Some say the world is full of fools
Fools will always agree
Such a cool cool time, running up the river
It's a cool cool time, to be running down to the sea
A cool cool time, running up the river
It's a cool cool time, for a cool dream
That's what you're having
It's a cool cool dream
It's a cool time, out in Arabia
It's a cool time, when all the boys come home
It's a cool cool time, out in South America
A cool cool time, when all the money rolls in
Cool time for running up the harbor
It's a cool cool time, for running to the sea
It's a cool cool time, running down the river
It's a cool cool time, for a cool dream
Meddling fools, give them a medal
Don't let them meddle with me
Meddling fools, meddling fools
Don't you meddle with me, I don't like them
It's a cool cool time, way out there in Africa
It's a cool cool time, such a cultural edge
A cool cool time, out with the brothers there
A cool cool time, driving in the wedge
Give them a medal
Give them another precious medal and put a price on it
Give that boy a medal
Ask him to put a price on it, precious medal
It's a cool time, out in Arabia
This cool time
It's a cool cool time, out in the Gulf of Arabia
It's a cool cool time, when all your sons come home?
It's such a cool time, turn your television on
It's a cool time, it's a cool time, it's just a cool cool time
Such a cool cool time, such a cool cool time
It's just a cool cool time, just a cool cool time
It's a chilling time, quite cool for killing
Just a killing time, such a cool killing time
It's a cool cool time, it's a cool cool time
It's a cool cool time, such a cool cool time
Cool time, such a cool cool time
Turn your television on
Cool time, such a cool cool time
Turn your television on
Such a cool cool time, it's a cool time
Turn your television on
It's a cool cool time, it's a cool cool time