Álbum Privateering de Mark Knopfler - Canciones

Privateering

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Redbud TreeVer letra 3:19

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letra de Redbud Tree
Hunted down, I came upon

A place of ferns and grass

Gathered to a redbud tree

And now their footsteps pass

Where I crouch in dread

Discovery my certain death

Her leaves reaching for my head

As I suspend my breath

Redbud tree, shelter me, shelter me

Redbud tree, shelter me, shelter me

Those days of fear are gone

Yet I am pledged to her

As to my only one

My lovely protector

Redbud tree, shelter me, shelter me

Redbud tree, shelter me, shelter me

Redbud tree, shelter me, shelter me

Redbud tree, shelter me, shelter me
Haul AwayVer letra 4:01

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It was a windless night when you left the ship

You never were a steady bold one

I gave my hand, ah, but you did slip

I'm a living man and you're a cold one

Haul away, haul away for home

My love's as fair as a girl can be

My wedding ring is a heavy gold one

Now you lie alone in the deep dark sea

I'm a living man and you're a cold one

Haul away, haul away for home

The morning brings, Lord, a fresh young breeze

To fill our sails and end the doldrums

Our lucky ship speeds across the sea

I'm a living man and you're a cold one

Haul away, haul away for home
Don't Forget Your Hat 5:15
PrivateeringVer letra 6:19

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Yon's my privateer

See how trim she lies

To every man a lucky hand

And every man a prize

I live to ride the ocean

The mighty world around

To take a little plunder

And to hear the cannon sound

To lay with pretty women

To drink Madeira wine

To hear the rollers thunder

On a shore that isn't mine

Privateering we will go

Privateering, yo ho ho ho

Privateering we will go

Yo ho ho, yo ho ho

The people on your man o' war

Are treated worse than scum

I'm no flogging captain

And by God I've sailed with some

Come with me to Barbary

We'll ply there up and down

Not quite exactly

In the service of the Crown

To lay with pretty women

To drink Madeira wine

To hear the rollers thunder

On a shore that isn't mine

Privateering we will go

Privateering, yo ho ho ho

Privateering we will go

Yo ho ho, yo ho ho

Look'ee there's my privateer

She's small but she can sting

Licensed to take prizes

With a letter from the King

I love the streets and taverns

Of a pretty foreign town

Tip my hat to the dark-eyed ladies

As we sally up and down

To lay with pretty women

To drink Madeira wine

To hear the rollers thunder

On a shore that isn't mine

Privateering we will go

Privateering, yo ho ho ho

Privateering we will go

Yo ho ho, yo ho ho

Britannia needs her privateers

Each time she goes to war

Death to all her enemies

Though prizes matter more

Come with me to Barbary

We'll ply there up and down

Not quite exactly

In the service of the Crown

To lay with pretty women

To drink Madeira wine

To hear the rollers thunder

On a shore that isn't mine

Privateering we will go

Privateering, yo ho ho ho

Privateering we will go

Yo ho ho, yo ho ho
Miss You BluesVer letra 4:18

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letra de Miss You Blues
Miss you blues, baby, miss you blues

Miss you blues, baby, miss you blues

You never used to look behind you, that isn't what you'd do

Didn't leave a thing behind you but the miss you blues

Who's gonna take your place, fill your shoes?

Who's gonna take your place, fill your shoes?

You never used to look behind you, that isn't what you'd do

Didn't leave a thing behind you but the miss you blues

Miss you blues, baby, miss you blues

Miss you blues, baby miss you blues

You never used to look behind you, that isn't what you'd do

Didn't leave a thing behind you but the miss you blues

Walk alone down the avenue

Walk alone down the avenue

You never used to look behind you, that isn't what you'd do

Didn't leave a thing behind you but the miss you blues

Miss you blues, baby, miss you blues

Miss you blues, baby, miss you blues

You never used to look behind you, that isn't what you'd do

Didn't leave a thing behind you but the miss you blues
Corned Beef CityVer letra 3:32

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letra de Corned Beef City
Early in the morning

Going to meet a man

Wants a truck unloading

For cash-in-hand

You don't ask questions

When there's nothing in the bank

Got to feed the kids

And put the diesel in the tank

Bacon, egg and sausage

Double chips and beans

Tea and bread and butter

And a day on the machines

Christmas is coming

With the final demand

What you got going

For cash in hand

So it ain't too pretty

Corned Beef City

It ain't too pretty

Corned Beef City

Early in the morning

Where the trucks all stand

I've got a pocket full of folding

And a pair of jerry cans

I've got to keep it going

They're laying off at Ford

I'm only one step ahead

Of my room and board

So it ain't too pretty

Corned Beef City

It ain't too pretty

Corned Beef City

Early in the morning

Going to meet a man

Wants a truck unloading

For cash-in-hand

You don't ask questions

When there's nothing in the bank

Got to feed the kids

And put the diesel in the tank

So it ain't too pretty

Corned Beef City

It ain't too pretty

Corned Beef City
Go, LoveVer letra 4:52

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letra de Go, Love
I had to leave for certain

I like to come back now and then

Maybe I'm just returning

So I can leave again

The wind comes softly blowing

From the cold grey sea

She leans into my collar

Starts whispering to me

Go, love, if you're going

You keep looking down the track

Go, love, if you're going

I'll be here when you come back

Go, love, if you're going

Go, love, if you're going

So go, love, if you're going

Don't stay on account of me

Go, love, if you're going

If that's the way it's got to be

Go, love, if you're going

You keep looking down the track

Go, love, if you're going

I'll be here when you come back

Go, love, if you're going

Go, love, if you're going
Hot or WhatVer letra 4:54

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letra de Hot or What
She came on the river

With a gift for me

I'm in way deep

That's how it has to be

It's hot in the desert

But I'm cool in the zone

People call me lucky

But I say you make your own

I'm on a roll

Yeah, I'm on a roll

I'm runnin' hot

Baby, am I hot or what?

This is outrageous

I got all kinds of stuff

Can I dodge bullets

And can I bluff

Hot shots keep on a' coming

Looking for a fight

But the names are going down

To the left and to the right

And I'm on a roll

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm on a roll

I'm runnin' hot

Baby, am I hot or what?

It gets dark at night

That's how it goes

It gets cold in winter

Don't be surprised if it snows

You wanna play Hold'em

With my friend Mr Chan

If you lose your stack, well

You sure can't blame the man

Ha! ha! ha!

Ha! ha! ha!

I'm runnin' hot

Baby, am I hot or what?

They play with me a while

I'll read 'em like a book

Let's go have a drink or two

And talk about the scalps I took

I got a big old stack

I had me a big old day

Tomorrow I go back

Gonna take it all the way

'Cos I'm on a roll

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm on a roll

I'm runnin' hot

Baby, am I hot or what?

I said I'm runnin' hot, baby

Baby, am I hot or what?
Yon Two CrowsVer letra 4:26

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letra de Yon Two Crows
Pennies from heaven

Don't make me laugh

Here all you'll get

Is the pattering rain

Or yon two crows up over the hill

Looking for winterkill

Always at your boots

The mud behind the byre

With its clammy hold

Would mock you up a grave

Here in the mire of a wrecked sheepfold

And all you'll bring to this

Is muscle and grit

Persistence, that's just about it

What made you think

There'd be a living in sheep?

Eat, work, eat, work and sleep

Duck under the eaves

Of the bothy

To sit here, caged by rain

Somewhere to go conjure

A next move

When I have to think again

The dog lifts his gaze to plead

Believes the wizard has a magic stick

Leans his weight into my tweed

I give an unholy hand to lick

I take a swig of sheep dip

From my flask

And once again I ask

What made you think

There'd be a living in sheep?

Eat, work, eat, work and sleep

They were at this game

Two hundred years ago

Had thirty ways

Of dying young, poor souls

Laid to rest in their soggy rows

Rain on their holy books

Blood and whisky

On the tongue

And no-one watching over anyone

No-one left but your stubborn one

And the crows and rooks

Ah, the dying young

Well I'm not done

You watch me and I'll watch thee

I can still work for two men

And drink for three

And I raise my flask

To the clearing skies

To you, sweepers

You carrion spies

To scavenge and survive

If you can do it so can I
SeattleVer letra 4:17

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letra de Seattle
Above the bar the TVs are showing the game

But we're not watching it, we're hardly focussing

Through the windows in the fading day

1st Avenue is turning grey

Do you ever look at me and see another man

Let's get two more beers and try to make a plan

Sometimes it feels as though I have a key

But every time I try it it won't turn for me

Seattle - you've got to love the rain

And we both love rain

We both love rain

We watched the city skyline from the ferry deck

And you put your arms around my neck

We talked of looking just out of town

Now it's looking like a dream shot down

I still believe that there's somewhere for us

But now it's something that we don't discuss

And you're the best thing I ever knew

Stay with me, baby, and we'll make it to

We'll make it to

Seattle - you've got to love the rain

And we both love rain

We both love rain

Seattle - I want you just the same

And we both love rain

We both love rain
Kingdom of GoldVer letra 5:22

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letra de Kingdom of Gold
The high priest of money looks down on the river

The dawn coming up on his kingdom of gold

When the rim of the sun sends an arrow of silver

He prays to the gods of the bought and the sold

He turns to his symbols, his ribbons of numbers

They circle and spin on their mystical scroll

He looks for a sign while the city still slumbers

And the ribbons and the river forever unroll

In his kingdom of gold, his kingdom of gold

Kingdom of gold, his kingdom of gold

Kingdom of gold

On the horizon an enemy haven

Sends traces of smoke high up into the sky

A pack of dog jackals and a rabble of ravens

Who'll come for his fortress, his castle on high

In his kingdom of gold, kingdom of gold

Kingdom of gold, his kingdom of gold

Kingdom of gold

His axes and armour will conquer these devils

The turbulent raiders will falter and fall

Their leaders be taken, their camps burned and levelled

They'll hang in the wind from his citadel walls

In his kingdom of gold, kingdom of gold

Kingdom of gold, kingdom of gold

Kingdom of gold
Got to Have SomethingVer letra 4:01

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letra de Got to Have Something
Well if you ain't got whiskey

Don't tell me that you ain't got gin

If you ain't got whiskey

Don't tell me that you ain't got gin

Well I got to have something

Need to get my medicine

Well I can play your fish fry

Play for change in town

I can play your fish fry

I can play for change in town

Well I got to have something

Keep me from going down

Well let me play you one thing

Somebody must have just got paid

Yeah, let me play you one thing

Somebody must have just got paid

Well I got to have something

Even if I don't get laid

Yes, if you ain't got whiskey

Don't tell me that you ain't got gin

If you ain't got whiskey

Don't tell me that you ain't got gin

Well I got to have something

Need to get my medicine

Yeah, I got to have something

Need to get my medicine
Radio City SerenadeVer letra 5:13

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letra de Radio City Serenade
You've got to have no credit cards

To know how good it feels

The howling of the bridges

The sidewalks bound with steel

Sitting on the sidewalk

With a party to arrange

May you never change

I stay out when I want to

Still she takes me back

Don't know another girl

Would cut me so much slack

Every wounded soldier

Needs a lady with a light

To help him through the night

So blow a kiss to Radio City

My forever silhouette

Oh, you are so pretty

My beautiful Rockette

You've got my arms

And the crosstown horns

Going on - we've got it going on

Have I got you a river view

This one tops the list

Got a head full of you

And Irish Mist

I know I owe it

To the lady by the sea

Who still looks out for me

So blow a kiss to Radio City

My forever silhouette

Oh, you are so pretty

My beautiful Rockette

You've got my arms

And the crosstown horns

Going on - we've got it going on

You've got my arms

And the crosstown horns

Going on - we've got it going on

We've got it going on
I Used to CouldVer letra 3:36

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letra de I Used to Could
Well, all down the 40 I never used to lift

Thirteen gears, double clutch shift

All those horses underneath the hood

I don't do it no more but I used to could

GMC Cannonball going like a train

All down the 40 in the driving rain

All those horses underneath the hood

I don't do it no more but I used to could

Well I don't hang around 'cause it ain't no good

Like the big bad wolf in the neighborhood

Chasin' after Little Red Riding Hood

I don't do it no more but I used to could
Gator BloodVer letra 4:15

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Hammer on a skillet up they come

Showman whanging on a ballyhoo drum

Watch out, people I'm a greedy man

Swallowed all the fishes in the frying pan

Blood, gator blood, I got gator blood

Chicken on a hotplate gobbledegook

Come on up, honey and take a look

Mighty fine weather this time of year

Shake a tail feather you chicken you hear

Blood, gator blood, I got gator blood

Chicken on a hotplate it's gonna dance

Gonna lose these chickens my first chance

Don't you know I'm a flim flam man

A chicken show it ain't worth a damn

Gator blood, I got gator blood

I got a country boy, he's a bird who sings

Butter paddle, buck 'n wing

Kid's got a winner bonafide hit

I'm gonna have my dinner on a spit

Blood, gator blood, I got gator blood

Hoopla, humbug, howdy-do

Gonna make you into chicken stew

Alligator in the mud

Don't you know I got gator blood

Gator blood, I got gator blood

Never lend a dollar to your good friend Tom

Hogwash Holler is where he's from

If you got treasure all in a vault

And he gets you, baby that's your own fault

Gator blood, I got gator blood
BluebirdVer letra 3:27

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letra de Bluebird
Got crows in my pasture

Rats in my barn

Crows in my pasture, babe

Rats in my barn

If I was you, little bluebird

I'd up and find another farm

I've got nightshade in my meadow

Ragweed in my corn

Nightshade in my meadow

And ragweed in my corn

If I was you, little bluebird

I'd be long gone

Yes, I got squirrels in my rafters

Weevils in my hay

Squirrels in my rafters

Weevils in my hay

If I was you, little bluebird

I'd up and fly away

Fly away, baby
Dream of the Drowned SubmarinerVer letra 4:57

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letra de Dream of the Drowned Submariner
We run along easy at periscope depth

Sun dappling through clear water

So went the dream of the drowned submariner

Far away from the slaughter

Your hair is a strawflower that sings in the sun

My darling, my beautiful daughter

So went the dream of the drowned submariner

Cast away on the water

From down in the vault, down in the grave

Reaching up to the light on the waves

So she did run to him over the grass

She fell in his arms and he caught her

So went the dream of the drowned submariner

Far away on the water

Far away on the water
Blood and WaterVer letra 5:19

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letra de Blood and Water
Blood and water bound to overflow

Blood and water bound to overflow

Well there's no more high water

But the Old Man's just waiting, I know

He was sent up on the levee

Now they've gone up country

They won't do nothing for you now

And don't go asking me

They've gone - it's all over here

Sometimes I'd see her passing

With the evening coming on

I've seen you on her pathway

I've seen you at dawn

Look over yonder at that empty shack

You know as well as I do

They ain't coming back

They're gone - it's all over here

Blood and water bound to overflow

Blood and water bound to overflow

Well there's no more high water

But the Old Man's just waiting, I know

So many promises

We broke them, every one

Kept people on the levees

With sherrifs and shotguns

They're gone - it's all over here

Look over yonder at that empty shack

You know as well as I do

They ain't coming back

They're gone - it's all over here

Blood and water bound to overflow

Blood and water bound to overflow

Well there's no more high water

No more high water

There's no more high water

But the Old Man's just waiting, I know
Today Is OkayVer letra 4:45

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letra de Today Is Okay
Well, we like to have some friends around

Do the twist to Ray Charles and James Brown

After lunch I'll maybe take a nap

I like a nap before a scrap

Honey, pass me more of them peas

Mm, I do like these

And let me have some more of those

More steak and potatoes, yeah

In a little while I'm going downtown

Maybe take me one or two rounds

I'm gonna knock that man clean out

He's going down, no doubt

Maybe I was born on a bad luck day

Born under a bad sign

But today is okay

Today's just fine

Baby you can read my mind

I'll be home just after nine

You're the best medicine I know

Tonight we're gonna let it all go

Put on that pretty silk shirt

Put on on that tight black skirt

Put on those heels so black

We can party on when I get back

Maybe I was born on a bad luck day

Born under a bad sign

But today is okay

Today's just fine
After the BeanstalkVer letra 3:54

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letra de After the Beanstalk
Well a hen can lay a golden egg but she still can't sing

A hen can lay a golden egg but she still can't sing

Well the hen's alright but the harp is everything

When he's gunning for glory a boy just won't be told

Gunning for glory a boy just won't be told

I went up three times but it never was for the gold

Oh, Mama what's the matter now

Oh, Mama what's the matter now

That old cow she wasn't milking anyhow

After the beanstalk your life's not the same

After the beanstalk your life's not the same

Well the harp's worth more than any fortune and fame

Oh, Mama what's the matter now

Oh, Mama what's the matter now

I'm still up in the morning to get behind the plough

A hen can lay a golden egg but she still can't sing

A hen can lay a golden egg but she still can't sing

Well the hen's alright but the harp is everything

Oh, Mama what's the matter now

Oh, Mama what's the matter now

I'm still up in the morning to get behind the plough