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| "Mister Can't You See" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Buffy Sainte-Marie | |
| from the album Moonshot | |
| Released | 1972 |
| Genre | Folk |
| Length | 3:19 |
| Label | Vanguard |
| Songwriter(s) | Mickey Newbury Townes Van Zandt |
| Producer(s) | Norbert Putnam Buffy Sainte-Marie |
"Mister Can't You See" is a song written by Mickey Newbury and Townes Van Zandt that first appeared on Newbury's 1968 debut album Harlequin Melodies. Newbury's original version was slow and dominated by strings and a very simple drumbeat, with his voice telling a tale of nature's power and beauty. The actual title of the song comes from the line "can't you see the river flowing".