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A song by Carol Johnston

The Kaleidoscope Kid and the Shadow Man

Stories, Myth & Nature 3:27

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Lyrics

The Kaleidoscope Kid and the Shadow Man
One rules the day, the other the night
One wakes at dawn, the other at dusk
A sparkling bright sprite
Or a shady dim wight
One rules the night, the other the day
They stay far apart
Till they come out to play

The Shadow Man's known to be sneaky and bold
He rules in the darkness and edges I'm told
He slips around corners and catches your eye
And when morning comes
He knows he will die

The Kaleidoscope Kid and the Shadow Man
One rules the night, the other the day
They stay far apart
Till they come out to play

The Kaleidoscope Kid is gaudy and bright
He streams thru the windows to people's delight
He lands on your table, catching your eye
But when evening comes
he knows he will die

The Kaleidoscope Kid and the Shadow Man
One rules the day, the other the night
One wakes at dawn, the other at dusk
A sparkling bright sprite
Or a shady dim wight

The Shadow Man and the Kaleidoscope Kid
Once had a meeting they knew was forbid
The moon was in shadow
The sun it was too
As soon as they met, they knew what to do
They Kid played with shadow
The Man played with light
The shadows were colored, the light shaded gray
Reality frolicked in rainbow display
It came to end quickly
And remembered by few
When the moon and the sun were in shadow together
Who would have guessed it was all due to weather

The Kaleidoscope Kid and the Shadow Man
One rules the night, the other the day
They stay far apart
Till they came out to play
Till they came out to play
Till they came out to play

Second

The Kaleidoscope Kid and the Shadow Man
One rules the day, the other the night
One wakes at dawn, the other at dusk
A sparkling bright sprite
Or a shady dim wight
One rules the night, the other the day
They stay far apart
Till they come out to play

The Shadow Man's known to be sneaky and bold
He rules in the darkness and edges I'm told
He slips around corners and catches your eye
And when morning comes
He knows he will die
The Shadow Man
The Shadow Man

The Kaleidoscope Kid and the Shadow Man
One rules the night, the other the day
They stay far apart
Till they come out to play

The Kaleidoscope Kid is gaudy and bright
He streams thru the windows to people's delight
He lands on your table, catching your eye
But when evening comes
He knows he will die
The Kaleidoscope Kid
The Kaleidoscope Kid

The Kaleidoscope Kid and the Shadow Man
One rules the day, the other the night
One wakes at dawn, the other at dusk
A sparkling bright sprite
Or a shady dim wight

The Shadow Man and the Kaleidoscope Kid
Once had a meeting they knew was forbid
The moon was in shadow
The sun it was too
As soon as they met, they knew what to do
They Kid played with shadow
The Man played with light
The shadows were colored, the light shaded gray
Reality frolicked in rainbow display
It came to end quickly
And remembered by few
Who knew that's what they would do
When the moon and the sun were in shadow together
Who would have guessed it was all due to weather

The Kaleidoscope Kid and the Shadow Man
One rules the night, the other the day
They stay far apart
Till they came out to play
Till they came out to play
Till they came out to play

Third
The Kaleidoscope Kid and the Shadow Man
One rules the day, the other the night
One wakes at dawn, the other at dusk
A sparkling bright sprite
Or a shady dim wight
One rules the night, the other the day
They stay far apart
Till they come out to play

The Shadow Man's known to be sneaky and bold
He rules in the darkness and edges I'm told
He slips around corners and catches your eye
And when morning comes
He knows he will die
The Shadow Man
The Shadow Man

The Kaleidoscope Kid and the Shadow Man
One rules the night, the other the day
They stay far apart
Till they come out to play

The Kaleidoscope Kid is gaudy and bright
He streams thru the windows to people's delight
He lands on your table, catching your eye
But when evening comes
He knows he will die
The Kaleidoscope Kid
The Kaleidoscope Kid

The Kaleidoscope Kid and the Shadow Man
One rules the day, the other the night
One wakes at dawn, the other at dusk
A sparkling bright sprite
Or a shady dim wight

The Shadow Man and the Kaleidoscope Kid
Once had a meeting they knew was forbid
The moon was in shadow
The sun it was too
As soon as they met, they knew what to do
The Kid played with shadow
The Man played with light
The shadows were colored, the light shaded gray
Reality frolicked in rainbow display
It came to end quickly
And remembered by few
Who knew that frolicking is what they would do
When the moon and the sun were in shadow together
Who would have guessed it was all due to weather

The Kaleidoscope Kid and the Shadow Man
One lives in darkness, the other in light
Opposing realms ruled by two sprites
The Kaleidoscope Kid and the Shadow Man
One rules the night, the other the day
They stayed far apart
Till they came out to play
They stayed far apart
Till they came out to play
Till they came out to play

Music video

Other versions (4)

Earlier or alternate takes Carol made of this song.

  • Version 2 3:31
  • Version 3 3:11
  • Version 4 3:23
  • Version 5 4:00