Тексты песен «Fairport Convention»

Oh it's like a storm at sea And everything is lost, And the fretful sailors calling out their woes, As to the waves they're tossed. Oh they are all gentlemen, And never will they know If there is a reason each of them...

Lookin' through the window to see which way the wind blows It seems as though a hurricane is due today Sunny on the outside, stormy on the inside Stormy weather's always best for making hay Here comes Everlastin',...

Jack O'Diamonds, on the move Jack O'Diamonds, one-eyed knave On the move, hits the street Bumps his head, on the ground Well, he's a scout, you're born to lose Shouldn't stay Jack O'Diamonds is a hard card to play...

Jack O'Rion was the finest fiddler ever fiddled on the string He could drive young ladies wild with a tune his wires would sing He could fiddle the fish out of salt water, water from a marble stone Or milk from out a...

There were three men come out of the west, their fortunes for to try And these three men made a solemn vow, John Barleycorn would die They've ploughed, they've sown, they've harrowed, thrown clods upon his head Till...

She's a lady of pleasure, she's a lady of joy And she has no illusions of grandeur You can get what you want when your money's up front She's a sailor-lad's port in a storm A sailor-lad's port in a storm To some she's...

(Dave Swarbrick, Sandy Denny, Dave Pegg) There's no excuse for torture, that you ought to know Let it live, let it breathe, let it go Yonder stands a scarecrow, he's hollow in his robes Let it live, let it breathe, let...

London River, oh, the London River All the love, I have I'll give her London River, oh, the London River That's the river for me First time that I set my eyes upon her I tell no lie, upon my honor Sights and...

You generals all and champions bold that takes delight in fields That knocks down churches and castle walls but now to death must yield We must go and face our daring foes and with a sword and shield I often fought with...

A holiday, a holiday, and the first one of the year Lord Donald's wife came into the church, the gospel for to hear And when the meeting it was done, she cast her eyes about And there she saw little Matty Groves,...

We used to say That come the day We'd all be making songs Or finding better words These ideas never lasted long The way is up Along the road The air is growing thin Too many friends who tried Were blown off this...

Well, that big dumb blonde with Gorgeous George And Turtle, a friend of theirs, with his cheques all forged And his cheeks in a trunk with a cheese in the cash You're all gonna be there at that million dollar bash, and...

Please, Mr Lacey, let me work your loving machine Please, Mr Lacey, let me work your loving machine Will you let me control the handles, you know it's the best thing I've ever seen Well, Mr Lacey, where'd you learn...

(Dave Swarbrick, Dave Pegg) Night-time girl, rocking in a chair Whiles her time away combing up her yellow hair Night-time girl, rocking in a chair Looking in the mirror with a wide eyed stare Night-time girl, when...

Hey, come and make it easy Hey, come and make it black It's no use to be free If lies are all the truth they see They'll screw up what you do When you're through Hey, come and make it easy Hey, come and make it black...

In Nottamun Town, not a soul would look up Not a soul would look up Not a soul would look down Not a soul would look up Not a soul would look down To show me the way to fair Nottamun Town When the king and the queen...

When the stone is grown too cold to kneel In crystal waters I'll be bound Cold as stone, weary to the sounds upon the wheel Now be thankful for good things below Now be thankful to your maker For the rose, the red...

Calling all olive branches and laid-off doves There is work to do before you say good-bye Who can see them turning to the face of love? Though I hear them pleading with me, "Don't let us die'' As I sit, I can see...

He used to be the only man I would see He used to be the only good man for me Oh, he used to be my one sure thing Look at me now, what you see, it isn't me Look at me now, just a leaf without a tree Oh, he used to be...

Forever, forever, the road goes on forever. If your wheels are burning up the miles, And you're wearing down shoe leather. And your face is frozen in a smile, And the road goes on forever. Forever, forever, the...