The Immigrant Lad

Текст песни Eric Burdon & The Animals - The Immigrant Lad

And here I sit with a tear in my eye
The Waters of Tyne in between you and I
And here I sit with a tear in my eye
The Waters of Tyne in between you and I

As a child I dreamed of her
On the far banks of the river
I knew she could not be reached
For my mind was forever wandering
Far above his head
As he tried his best to teach me
The river was muddy and black
Black as the coal she carried
Impossible to cross
Many men had tried
The old sailor told me
Another life is lost

And here I sit with a tear in my eye
The Waters of Tyne in between you and I
And here I sit with a tear in my eye
The Waters of Tyne in between you and I

Black was the colour of my childish dreams
Impressions that would last
Black coal, coal black
Pit jacker's face
Escaping the coal dust blast
Blind pony stumble into the light of day
To retire in the green fields forever
And I'll build me a bridge of steel
To beat the black river forever
I'll beat that black river forever
I'll beat that muddy river forever

And here I sit with a tear in my eye
The Waters of Tyne in between you and I
And here I sit with a tear in my eye
The Waters of Tyne in between you and I