Lorelei — текст песни (Pogues)

You told me tales of love and glory
Same old sad songs, same old story
The sirens sing no lullaby
And no-one knows but Lorelei
By castles out of fairytales
Timbers shivered where once there sailed
The lovesick men who caught her eye
And no-one knew but Lorelei
River, river have mercy
Take me down to the sea
For if I perish on these rocks
My love no more I`ll see
I`ve thought of you in far-off places
I`ve puzzled over lipstick traces
So help me God, I will not cry
And then I think of Lorelei
I travel far and wander wide
No photograph of you beside me
Ol` man River`s not so shy
And he remembers Lorelei
River, river have mercy
Take me down to the sea
For if I perish on these rocks
My love no more I`ll see
If I should float upon this stream
And see you in my madman`s dream
I`d sink into your troubled eyes
And none would know `cept Lorelei
River, river have mercy
Take me down to the sea
For if I perish on these rocks
My love no more I`ll see
But if my ship, which sails tomorrow
Should crash against these rocks,
My sorrows I will drown before I die
It`s you I`ll see, not Lorelei