The Pogues - Thousands Are Sailing (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012) paroles de chanson

paroles de chanson Thousands Are Sailing (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012) - The Pogues



The island it is silent now
But the ghosts still haunt the waves
And the torch lights up a famished man
Who fortune could not save
Did you work upon the railroad
Did you rid the streets of crime
Were your dollars from the white house
Were they from the five and dime
Did the old songs taunt or cheer you
And did they still make you cry
Did you count the months and years
Or did your teardrops quickly dry
Ah, no, says he, ′twas not to be
On a coffin ship I came here
And I never even got so far
That they could change my name
Thousands are sailing
Across the western ocean
To a land of opportunity
That some of them will never see
Fortune prevailing
Across the western ocean
Their bellies full
Their spirits free
They'll break the chains of poverty
And they′ll dance
In Manhattan's desert twilight
In the death of afternoon
We stepped hand in hand on Broadway
Like the first man on the moon
And "The Blackbird" broke the silence
As you whistled it so sweet
And in Brendan Behan's footsteps
I danced up and down the street
Then we said goodnight to Broadway
Giving it our best regards
Tipped our hats to Mister Cohen
Dear old Times Square′s favorite bard
Then we raised a glass to JFK
And a dozen more besides
When I got back to my empty room
I suppose I must have cried
Thousands are sailing
Again across the ocean
Where the hand of opportunity
Draws tickets in a lottery
Postcards we′re mailing
Of sky-blue skies and oceans
From rooms the daylight never sees
Where lights don't glow on Christmas trees
And we danced to the music
And we dance
Thousands are sailing
Across the western ocean
Where the hand of opportunity
Draws tickets in a lottery
Where e′er we go, we celebrate
The land that makes us refugees
From fear of Priests with empty plates
From guilt and weeping effigies
And we danced to the music
And we dance



Writer(s): PHILIP CHEVRON


The Pogues - The Pogues In Paris - 30th Anniversary Concert At the Olympia

1 Streams of Whiskey (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
2 If I Should Fall From Grace With God (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
3 The Broad Majestic Shannon (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
4 Greenland Whale Fisheries (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
5 A Pair of Brown Eyes (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
6 Tuesday Morning (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
7 Kitty (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
8 The Sunnyside of the Street (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
9 Thousands Are Sailing (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
10 Lullaby of London (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
11 The Body of an American (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
12 Young Ned Of The Hill - Live At The Olympia, Paris / 2012
13 Boys From the County Hell (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
14 Dirty Old Town (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
15 Bottle of Smoke (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
16 The Sickbed of Cuchulainn (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
17 Sally MacLennane (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
18 Rainy Night In Soho (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
19 The Irish Rover (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
20 Star of the County Down (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
21 Poor Paddy On the Railway (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
22 Fairytale of New York (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)
23 Fiesta (Live At the Olympia, Paris In 2012)




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