Words and Music by James Taylor from his 1997 album "Hourglass." [Intro] Yellow and rose            yellow and rose            yellow and rose    A7sus    A7sus     A7sus    [Verse 1] Oh boy   Botany Bay Watching the water go by         Here’s your home so far away Here is a tear for your eye    Here is a vast and unknown land               Here are the strangers on the sand [Verse 2] Oh seeds of the universe Ever endeavour to grow            Tiny pieces of everything Into the water they go        Everything changes for the strangers on the shore They are blue and green no more they are yellow and rose [Chorus] Yellow and rose            yellow and rose   A7sus     A7sus    [Verse 3] Down under got the south side this groovy crazy planet Watching from the outside it’s as smooth as a gravy sandwich        People play music night for day               One caught the sun in a sekere [Verse 4] Seeds of the universe Ever endeavour to grow            Tiny pieces of everything Into the water they go        Everything changes for the strangers on the shore They are blue and green no more they are yellow and rose [Bridge]   Remember when we thought we were in California? We thought it was the eye Of the hurricane                Old gypsy woman she tried to warn you "You’ll be back this way again   Hungry for the rain It’s written in your hand plain."                       [Verse 5] Seeds of the universe Ever endeavour to grow            Tiny pieces of everything Into the water they go        Everything changes for the strangers on the shore They are blue and green no more they are yellow and rose [Outro]   Yellow and rose            yellow and rose             yellow and rose                    They are yellow and rose.             A7sus    A7sus    A7sus    A7sus   A7sus    A7sus    A7sus    A7sus   A7sus    A7sus    A7sus    A7sus   A7sus    A7sus    A7sus    A7sus