Longfellow Serenade lyrics were inspired by the 19th-century American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Neil Diamond chose to reference Longfellow specifically after recalling an instance in which, while in his teens, he had used one of the poet’s works to successfully seduce a significantly older woman.
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Longfellow Serenade Lyrics
Longfellow serenade
Such were the plans I’d made
For she was a lady
And I was a dreamer
With only words to trade
You know that I was born for a night like this
Warmed by a stolen kiss
For I was lonely
And she was lonely
Ride, come on baby, ride
Let me make your dreams come true
I’ll sing my song
Let me make it warm for you
I’ll weave his web of rhyme
Upon the summer night
We’ll leave this worldly time
On his winged flight
Then come, and as we lay
Beside this sleepy glade
There I will sing to you
My Longfellow serenade
Longfellow serenade
Such were the plans I made
But she was a lady
As deep as a river
And through the night, we stayed
And in my way, I loved her as none before
Loved her with words and more
For she was lonely
And I was lonely
Ride, come on baby, ride
Let me make you dreams come true
I’ll sing my song
Let me sing my song
Let me make it warm for you
I’ll weave this web of rhyme
Upon the summer night
We’ll leave this worldly time
On his winged flight
Then come, and as we lay
Beside this sleepy glade
There I will sing to you
My Longfellow serenade.
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Some Interesting Facts About Longfellow Serenade and Neil Diamond
Longfellow Serenade lyrics and music were composed and released in 1974 by the American singer-songwriter Neil Diamond. The song was produced by Tom Catalano, and included on Diamond’s album Serenade.
“Longfellow Serenade” spent two weeks at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in November 1974. It became Neil Diamond’s second #1 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart, following his 1972 single, “Song Sung Blue”. 
Neil Diamond described “Longfellow Serenade” in the liner notes to his 1996 compilation album, In My Lifetime: “Occasionally I like using a particular lyrical style which, in this case, lent itself naturally to telling the story of a guy who woos his woman with poetry.”
The title of the song is a reference to the 19th-century American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Neil Diamond chose to reference Longfellow specifically after recalling an instance in which, while in his teens, he had used one of the poet’s works to successfully seduce a significantly older woman.
