"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" ROBERTA FLACK

A 1957 folk song written by political singer/songwriter Ewan MacColl for Peggy Seeger, who was later to become his wife. Roberta Flack's rendition catapulted it into a timeless classic.



The first time
Ever I saw your face
I thought the sun
Rose in your eyes
And the moon
And the stars
Were the gifts
You gave
To the dark
And the endless skies
My love
To the dark
And the endless skies

And the first time
Ever I kissed your mouth
I felt the Earth
Move in my hand
Like the trembling
Of a captive bird
That was there
At my command
My love
That was there
At my command
My love

And the first time
Ever I lay with you
I felt your heart
So close to mine
And I knew our joy
Would fill the Earth
And last
Til the end of time
My love
And it would last
Til the end of time
My love

The first time
Ever I saw your face
Your face
your face
your face