歌词
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 railroads?
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 down 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 Mr. Cohen
Dear old Time 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 dance 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 dance to the music and we dance
专辑信息
1.Tuesday Morning
2.Love You 'Till The End
3.Thousands Are Sailing
4.Dirty Old Town
5.Young Ned Of The Hill
6.Sally MacLennane
7.The Sick Bed Of Cuchulainn
8.The Irish Rover (with The Dubliners)
9.Misty Morning, Albert Bridge
10.Greenland Whale Fisheries
11.Rain Street
12.The Body Of An American
13.If I Should Fall From Grace With God
14.Whiskey In The Jar (with The Dubliners)
15.A Rainy Night In Soho
16.Fairytale Of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl)
17.The Old Main Drag
18.The Parting Glass
19.Streams Of Whiskey
20.Turkish Song Of The Damned
21.Fiesta
22.Boys From The County Hell
23.Kitty
24.A Pair Of Brown Eyes
25.Repeal Of The Licensing Laws
26.Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
27.The Sunnyside Of The Street
28.The Limerick Rake
29.Summer In Siam
30.The Broad Majestic Shannon