April is a cruel time
Even though the sun may shine
And world looks in the shade as it slowly comes away
Still falls the April rain
And the valley's filled with pain
And you can't tell me quite why
As I look up to the grey sky
Where it should be blue
Grey sky where I should see you
Ask why, why it should be so
I'll cry, say that I don't know
Baby once in a while I'll forget and I'll smile
But then the feeling comes again of an April without end
Of an April lonely as a girl
In the dark of my mind I can see all too fine
But there is nothing to be done when I just can't feel the sun
And the springtime's the season of the night
Grey sky where it should be blue
Grey sky where I should see you
Ask why, why it should be so
I'll cry, say that I don't know
I don't know
Rod Evans - Vocals
Ritchie Blackmore - Lead Guitar
Jon Lord - Keyboards
Nicky Simper - Bass Guitar
Ian Paice - Drums
DEEP PURPLE was, unusually, the band's third album, recorded
between January and April 1969. It was the last album to feature
the band's original line up, which survived until June 1969. The
album was their most ambitious at the time; combining hard rock
and classical music together - hardly the most obvious
combination. The track "April" was a taste of things to come later
that year - the "Concerto for Group and Orchestra"....
The song notes that appear before the lyrics on each track are
the sleeve notes that were issued with the original gatefold
album, but later deleted.