Behind the ritual Van Morrison  

G Drinking wine in the alley, drinking wine in the alley 
Making C time, drinking that G wine 
Out of my D mind  C in the days gone  G by 

G Making time with Sally, drinking that wine 
In the days gone C by, talking all out of my G mind 
Drinking that D wine, C talking all out of my G mind 

G Spin and turning in the alley, spin and turning in the alley 
Like a Whirling C Dervish in the alley, drinking that G wine 
Drinking D wine, making C time in the days gone G by 

G Boogie woogie child in the alley drinking that wine, 
making C time, talking all out of my G mind 
Drinking D wine C in the days gone G by,  

Behind the ritual, behind the ritual,  
behind the ritual. In the days gone by, drinking that wine 
Making time, drinking that wine way back in time 

Spin and turn and rhyme in the alley Spin and turning, 
making up rhymes, talking all out of my mind 
Talking that jive, drinking that wine in the days gone by 

Drinking wine in the alley, drinking that wine 
Making time, talking all out of my mind 
Drinking that wine making time in the alley 

Behind the ritual, behind the ritual 
You find the spiritual, you find the spiritual 
Behind the ritual in the days gone by 

Drinking wine in the alley, drinking wine in the alley 
Making time, talking all out of my mind 
Drinking that wine in the days gone by, days gone by 

Spin and turn talking that jive Spin and turn talking that jive 
all out of our minds Drinking that sweet wine 
Making time, making time in the days gone by 

Behind the ritual, behind the ritual 
Behind the ritual, behind the ritual 
Drinking that wine making time in the days gone by 





Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah 
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah 
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah 

Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah 
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah 
Behind the ritual, making time in the days gone by 

In the days gone by, in the days gone by 
Drink that wine, making time 
Getting high in the days gone by, drinking that wine 

Getting high behind the ritual 
Getting high behind the ritual 
Drinking that wine in the days gone by 

Behind the ritual, behind the ritual 
Behind the ritual, behind that spiritual 
In the days gone by drinking that wine and getting high 

So high behind the ritual, so high behind the ritual 
So high in the days gone by 
Drinking that wine making time, making time 

Stretching time, stretching time 
Drinking that wine, stretching time 
Stretching time in the days gone by behind the ritual 

Behind the ritual 
Behind the ritual