"Epistle To Dippy" #19 3/11/1967

An epistle is another term for a letter. Donovan wrote the song as an open letter to an old chum nicknamed "Dippy" serving in the British Army in Malaysia. Back then it was possible for an English soldier to be bought out of his active service, so the pacifist Donovan did just that for his friend. Jimmy Page played guitar here. Hey, I don't quite understand the song's meaning, either.