Don't be concerned, it will not harm you

We all know that love is more elusive than a butterfly, but nobody had put it into those words until a 23-year-old folk balladeer penned a song in 1966 that was pressed by the ill-fated World Pacific Records. It was a pretty good song, a fine song, making it to No. 5 on the Billboard chart. But where did it get Bob Lind?

We had to check. A search of the artist's website shows he's still live and kicking out the music. He closed out a European tour in September at the Hanbury Club in Brighton, England, and most recently appeared at the Broward Folk Club in Deerfield Beach, Fla.

It being Lind's birthday and all -- happy 65th! -- we thought we'd share those sweet lyrics today. Supposedly "Butterfly" was cut as a B side to "Cheryl's Goin' Home" but that might just be wackipedia talking. Anyway, here it is unabridged, with the chord progression: C/Dm/G7/C/Dm/G7/Dm/G7/C(easy!)

Now go chase down that fleeting shadow...

You might wake up some mornin'
To the sound of something moving past your window in the wind
And if you're quick enough to rise
You'll catch a fleeting glimpse of someone's fading shadow
Out on the new horizon
You may see the floating motion of a distant pair of wings
And if the sleep has left your ears
You might hear footsteps running through an open meadow

Don't be concerned, it will not harm you
It's only me pursuing somethin' I'm not sure of
Across my dreams with nets of wonder
I chase the bright elusive butterfly of love

You might have heard my footsteps
Echo softly in the distance through the canyons of your mind
I might have even called your name
As I ran searching after something to believe in
You might have seen me runnin'
Through the long-abandoned ruins of the dreams you left behind
If you remember something there
That glided past you followed close by heavy breathin'

Don't be concerned, it will not harm you
It's only me pursuing somethin' I'm not sure of
Across my dreams with nets of wonder
I chase the bright elusive butterfly of love