Belfast child (video)

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1. When my love said to me, meet me down by the gallow tree,

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for it’s sad news I bring, about this old town and all that it’s offering.

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Some say troubles abound,

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some day soon they’re gonna pull the old town down.

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One day we’ll return here, when the Belfast Child sings again.

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2. Brothers, sisters, where are you now,

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as I look for you right through the crowd,

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all my life here I’ve spent

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with my faith in God, the church and the government.

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Some say troubles abound,

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some day soon they’re gonna pull the old town down.

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One day we’ll return here, when the Belfast Child sings again.

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3. So come back, Billy, won’t you come on home ?

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Come back, Mary, you’ve been away so long !

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The streets are empty, and your mother’s gone,

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the girls are crying, it’s been, oh, so long.

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And your father’s calling, come on home !

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Won’t you come on home, come on home ?

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4. Oh, come back people, you’ve been gone a while,

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and the war is raging through the Emerald isle.

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That’s flesh and blood men, that’s flesh and blood,

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all the girls are crying, but all’s not lost.

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The streets are empty, the streets are cold,

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won’t you come on home, won’t you come on home ?

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+ Life goes on. + C - G - D - C - G - D (2x)

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+ One day we’ll return here, when the Belfast Child sings again.

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+ C - G - D + When the Belfast Child sings again. + C - G - D

(The Simple Minds)