Father/Daughter Dance | Van Morrison

Looking for father/daughter dance songs? See our favorites here and here. Today we’re celebrating one of my favorite artists… Van Morrison. He’s just cool, it can’t be denied.

Most of these songs are about romantic love, but it doesn’t really matter. The lyrics are sort of a curious puzzle, as many lyrics from the hippie era tend to be, and the melodies are groovy and perfect to dance to.

1. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You

Have I told you lately that I love you
Have I told you there’s no one above you
Fill my heart with gladness
Take away my sadness
Ease my troubles, that’s what you do

2. Brown Eyed Girl

Hey, where did we go
Days when the rains came
Down in the hollow
Playing a new game,
Laughing and a-running, hey, hey,
Skipping and a-jumping
In the misty morning fog with
Our, our hearts a-thumping
And you, my brown-eyed girl

3. Tupelo Honey

She’s as sweet as tupelo honey
She’s an angel of the first degree
She’s as sweet as tupelo honey
Just like honey from the bee

4. Into The Mystic

We were born before the wind
Also younger than the sun
Ere the bonnie boat was won as we sailed into the mystic
Hark, now hear the sailors cry
Smell the sea and feel the sky
Let your soul and spirit fly into the mystic

5. Sweet Thing

We shall walk and talk
In gardens all misty and wet with rain
And I will never, never, never
Grow so old again.
Oh sweet thing, sweet thing
My, my, my, my, my sweet thing