Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson; November 7, 1943) is a Canadian musician, singer songwriter, and painter. Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in Saskatchewan and Western Canada and then busking in the streets and dives of Toronto. In 1965 she moved to the United States and, touring constantly, began to be recognized when her original songs ("Urge for Going," "Chelsea Morning," "Both Sides, Now," "The Circle Game") were covered by notable folk singers, allowing her to sign with Reprise Records and record her own debut album in 1968. Settling in Southern California, Mitchell and her popular songs like "Big Yellow Taxi" and "Woodstock" helped define an era and a generation. Her more starkly personal 1971 recording Blue has been called one of the best albums ever made. Musically restless, Mitchell switched labels and began moving toward jazz rhythms by way of lush pop textures on 1974's Court and Spark, her best-selling LP, featuring her radio hits "Help Me" and "Free Man in Paris."
Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning, and the first thing that I heard
Was a song outside my window, and the traffic wrote the words
It came a-reeling up like Christmas bells, and rapping up like pipes and drums
Oh, won't you stay
We'll put on the day
And we'll wear it 'till the night comes
Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning, and the first thing that I saw
Was the sun through yellow curtains, and a rainbow on the wall
Blue, red, green and gold to welcome you, crimson crystal beads to beckon
Oh, won't you stay
We'll put on the day
There's a sun show every second
Now the curtain opens on a portrait of today
And the streets are paved with passersby
And pigeons fly
And papers lie
Waiting to blow away
Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning, and the first thing that I knew
There was milk and toast and honey and a bowl of oranges, too
And the sun poured in like butterscotch and stuck to all my senses
Oh, won't you stay
We'll put on the day
And we'll talk in present tenses
When the curtain closes and the rainbow runs away
I will bring you incense owls by night
By candlelight
By jewel-light
If only you will stay
Pretty baby, won't you
Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning
And the first thing that I heard
Was the song outside my window
And the traffic wrote the words
It came ringing up like Christmas bells
And rapping up like pipes and drums
Won't you stay
We'll put on the day
And we'll wear it 'till the night comes
Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning
And the first thing that I saw
Was the sun through yellow curtains
And a rainbow on the wall
Red, green and gold to welcome you
And crimson crystal beads to beckon
Won't you stay
We'll put on the day
There's a sun shower every second
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Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning
And the first thing that I knew
There was milk and toast and honey
And a bowl of oranges, too
And the light poured in like butterscotch
And stuck to all my senses
Won't you stay
We'll put on the day
Woke up big this Chelsea morning and the first thing that I heard
Was a song outside my window
And the traffic wrote the words
It came ringing up like Christmas bells
And rapping up like pipes and drums
Oh, won't you stay, we'll put on a day and we'll wear it till the night comes
Woke up big this Chelsea morning and the first thing that I saw
Was the sun through yellow curtains
And a rainbow on my wall
Blue, red, green and gold to welcome you
Crimson, crystal peaks to beckon
Oh, won't you stay, we'll put on a day, there's a side-show every second
Now the curtain opens on a portrait of today
And the streets are paved with passers-by
And pictures fly and papers lie
Just waiting to blow away
Woke up big this Chelsea morning and the first thing that I knew
There was milk and toast and honey
And a bowl of oranges too
And the light poured in like butterscotch
And stuck to all my senses
Oh, won't you stay, we'll put on a day and we'll talk in present tenses
Now the curtain closes and the rainbow runs away
I'll bring you incense owls by night
By candle-light, by jewel-light
If only you will stay
Pretty baby, won't you
Contigo sufrio
Conmigo vivio
Y con tus mentiras
Llenastes su vida
De desilucion
No le hables de amor
Ya no sirve un perdon
Tu tiempo ha pasado
No vengas pidiendo
Una explicacion
A ella quien la vio llorar fui yo
(Oooh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhhh...)
A ella quien la vio llorar fui yo
(Oooh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhhh...)
A ella quien la vio llorar fui yo
(Eliel!)
A ella quien la vio llorar fui yo
A ella quien la vio llorar fui yo
A ella quien la vio llorar fui yo
A ella quien la vio llorar fui yo
(Oooh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhhh...)
A ella quien la vio llorar fui yo
Y tu la hicistes llorar
Yo la hice mujer
yo soy tu hermano, no te quize ofender
Y aunque el tiempo pasa, hoy te toco perder
Y si en realidad tu quieres saber
Aqui fue usted quien fallo
Y a ella quien la vio llorar fui yo
(Oooh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhhh...)
A ella quien la vio llorar fui yo
(Oooh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhhh...)
A ella quien la vio llorar fui yo
Entonces dime que diablos le hicistes
Como pudistes, como tanto la heristes
Y aunque te duela que soy yo
De quien tu mujer se enamoro
Da la vuelta sin tu explicacion
Que a ella quien la vio llorar fui yo
(Oooh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhhh...)
A ella quien la vio llorar fui yo
(Oooh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhhh...)
A ella quien la vio llorar fui yo
(Oooh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhhh...)
A ella quien la vio llorar fui yo
A ella quien la vio llorar fui yo
(Oooh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhhh...)
A ella quien la vio llorar fui yo
A ella quien la vio llorar fui yo
A ella quien la vio llorar fui yo
A ella quien la vio llorar fui yo
A ella quien la vio llorar fui yo
A ella quien la vio llorar fui yo
(Oooh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhhh...)
A ella quien la vio llorar fui yo
A ella quien la vio llorar fui yo
(Oooh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhhh...)
A ella quien la vio llorar fui yo
Woke up big this Chelsea morning and the first thing
that I heard
Was a song outside my window
And the traffic wrote the words
It came ringing up like Christmas bells
And rapping up like pipes and drums
Oh, won't you stay, we'll put on a day and we'll wear
it till the night comes
Woke up big this Chelsea morning and the first thing
that I saw
Was the sun through yellow curtains
And a rainbow on my wall
Blue, red, green and gold to welcome you
Crimson, crystal peaks to beckon
Oh, won't you stay, we'll put on a day, there's a side-
show every second
Now the curtain opens on a portrait of today
And the streets are paved with passers-by
And pictures fly and papers lie
Just waiting to blow away
Woke up big this Chelsea morning and the first thing
that I knew
There was milk and toast and honey
And a bowl of oranges too
And the light poured in like butterscotch
And stuck to all my senses
Oh, won't you stay, we'll put on a day and we'll talk
in present tenses
Now the curtain closes and the rainbow runs away
I'll bring you incense owls by night
By candle-light, by jewel-light
If only you will stay
Pretty baby, won't you