John Riley was a man
Born and raised in Ireland
Between rocks and pouring rain
Where winters are so cold
That nobody dies old
And you pray just to live another day
Times even get worse
English troops overrun
Devasting and killing all around
With no place left to stay
Between a rock and a hard place
Folks start gettin’ away
Till his mother said son
We’ll just can’t go on
Dying of hunger or dying of war
Don’t say nothing save yourself
Don’t look back take that ship
From clifden to yankee land
Go away boy go away
Go away and never come back
Dry your eyes kiss your mother
Say farewell to your own father
And remember “Erin go bragh”
Go away boy go away
Go away and never come back
Dry your eyes kiss your mother
Say farewell to your own father
And remember “Erin go bragh”
Just remember “Erin go bragh”
Mi limitai a salutarlo portando la mano sul cuore. In fin dei conti, la colpa di tutto stava proprio lì, nella parte sinistra del cuore.
Born and raised in Ireland
Between rocks and pouring rain
Where winters are so cold
That nobody dies old
And you pray just to live another day
Times even get worse
English troops overrun
Devasting and killing all around
With no place left to stay
Between a rock and a hard place
Folks start gettin’ away
Till his mother said son
We’ll just can’t go on
Dying of hunger or dying of war
Don’t say nothing save yourself
Don’t look back take that ship
From clifden to yankee land
Go away boy go away
Go away and never come back
Dry your eyes kiss your mother
Say farewell to your own father
And remember “Erin go bragh”
Go away boy go away
Go away and never come back
Dry your eyes kiss your mother
Say farewell to your own father
And remember “Erin go bragh”
Just remember “Erin go bragh”
Mi limitai a salutarlo portando la mano sul cuore. In fin dei conti, la colpa di tutto stava proprio lì, nella parte sinistra del cuore.
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