Please visit ArthurDavenport.com Credits: Composed and Produced, with Vocal and Guitar Performed by Arthur Davenport. Recorded and Mixed by Art Davenport at the Good Read Music Studio in Hilo, Hawai'i Adam Davenport - Roadie, Gopher, Sound Tech, Assistant Engineer, Extra Ears. Violin, Viola and Mandolin parts composed by Ted Fenstermacher, and recorded by Daniel Bower at the Moonlight Forest Recording Studio. Mastered by Jeff Lipton at Peerless Mastering, Boston, MA Assistant Mastering Engineer: Maria Rice ******* *********** Performed by the Davenport Family Band: Arthur Davenport - Fingerpicking Rhythm Guitar, Lead Vocals. Bill "Bajo" Davenport - Bass Guitar, Backing Bass Vocals. Dave Davenport - Lead Guitar, Backing Tenor Vocals. Pete Davenport - Rhythm and Chimes Guitar, Backing Variable Vocals. And the Fenstermacher family band: Ted Fenstermacher, Violin Tad Fenstermacher, Viola Theodore Fenstermacher, Mandolin Arthur recorded on the Garageband audio recording program, using a Rode NT2 microphone channeled through a Mackie mixer, using acoustic instruments for all of the song. Guitar and Bass parts on Martin D28. No computer noises or sounds, fake or simulated instruments, loops, dubs, samples or plug-ins were used to record this all-natural record, made without any artificial ingredients. (The instruments and vocals were recorded with standard Garageband presets for basic male vocals and acoustic instruments.) Proudly Made in the U.S.A. by progeny of ancestors of the U.K. and Teutonic diasporas. Dedicated to The Leviathans, and Stan Rogers. ******** *********** Chords: Am-C-G-D, Am-C-D, F-G-Am, F-G-Am-C, F-G-C Lyrics: Jonathan Leviathan Lyrics and Music by Arthur Davenport, © ℗ 2017 Good Read Music LLC All along the watery way, so good to find a friend to play and keep the rhythm of the waves, as we sail away. I’m floating in my boat they call “The Dave”. He flies through the water, beneath the waves. We pass the hours that spin by, with ballads, chanteys and lullabies. Just off shore, I found a friend, Jonathan Leviathan. Strange it seems, though is true, he came up from the blue. I was out a fishing, but not catching, when the whale came by. Much to my wonder, he came over, and looked me in the eye. He told me without saying, “we shared a dream last night”. Your melody, my harmony, it was musical delight. Now all of this came to me in his language, I don’t know how we managed to understand without words. So wonderful, and so absurd. I was half way to seventy, captain of a dingy. He, a young whale, just out of academy. He looked at me intuitively, right through me. He said his name was Jonathan, can we play a song? It went… (Instrumental break) For three of us we come here, we only leave alone. In between awake and dream we’re living nature’s song. The dancing drummer dives into the rhythm of the waves. So good where me and you can find the time to play. Jonathan Leviathan, you have been such a good friend. I hate to see you go away. But I know you’re hungry from your long journey. And it’s time for dreaming on, into the great beyond, down through the inky blue, the deep blue beyond. Fare thee well dear Jon! ******* ******* ******* Contact the website for information on how to get Instrumental and Solo versions of this song. www.ArthurDavenport.com