Artist: Oysterband
Lyrics of Artist: Oysterband
  1. [Lyric] Oxford Girl 1994 (Oysterband)

    [Intro] I met a man whose brother said He knew a man who knew the Oxford girl I met a man whose brother said He knew a man who knew the Oxford girl [Verse 1] Is it true what you hear? Did he do it out of fear? Was the day drawing near when a child Would start to show? Was it rage or shame Or the damage to his name? Was it something worse? Does...Learn More
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  2. [Lyric] We Could Leave Right Now (Oysterband)

    [Verse 1] We could leave right now We could just walk away It wouldn't cost a thing Hardly anyone would see The wind would hide our tracks The clouds would fill our shoes Don't be afraid Don't be afraid [Verse 2] We could leave right now Any step could be the first Any word could be the last Any door would do We can forget our names Forget each...Learn More
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  3. [Lyric] Coal Not Dole Live (Oysterband)

    [Spoken] See, you're very very quiet. Well, this is from a woman called Kay Sutcliffe who lives in a village called Aylesham in Kent. And she wrote this when two pits in the Kent coal field closed and they've shut the other one. So this is for 'em down there. It's called Coal Not Dole.  [Verse 1] It stands so proud, the wheel so still A ghostlike...Learn More
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  4. [Lyric] Too Late Now 1990 (Oysterband)

    [Verse 1] Well it's a nice bit of heritage with an electric gate You tell her: Darling, this is a happy man's estate Stop and frown now like a good dog bit your hand All these years and you still don't understand [Chorus] That it's too late now for English roses Too late now for your sunset shires Too late now to chase those milkmaids Too late now...Learn More
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  5. [Lyric] Jail Song Two (Oysterband)

    [Verse 1] We fell down, we went blind We put the jail inside our mind I had no song at all To break the prison wall [Chorus] And you don't get this one back in the cell You won't get this one back in the dark, oh no [Verse 2] Old fool on the radio Says war is peace, yes is no Lies lies lies I said Dead is dead is dead [Chorus] And you don't get...Learn More
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  6. [Lyric] Polish Plain 1994 (Oysterband)

    [Verse 1] We travel on passports Of a country that's not yet born O but its colours they are worn They are worn [Verse 2] We're riding in darkness Our papers might not be right O but the banners will be bright Will be bright [Chorus] The track goes on forever Across the Polish plain The track goes on forever Your heart is a sealed compartment On...Learn More
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  7. [Lyric] The Oxford Girl 1990 (Oysterband)

    [Intro] I met a man whose brother said He knew a man who knew the Oxford girl I met a man whose brother said He knew a man who knew the Oxford girl [Verse 1] Is it true what you hear? Did he do it out of fear? Was the day drawing near when a child Would start to show? Was it rage or shame Or the damage to his name? Was it something worse? Does...Learn More
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  8. [Lyric] Gonna Do What I Have To Do (Oysterband)

    [Verse 1] All around this country, there's trouble in the air I hear voices calling me Asking "Do you know, do you care? Do you know or do you care?" [Verse 2] One thing I know, I know we're not alone There was a million here before we came There'll be a million more when we're gone A million when we're gone [Chorus] I'm gonna do what I have to...Learn More
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  9. [Lyric] Granite Years 1994 (Oysterband)

    [Verse 1] Night has drawn the curtain Covered up their eyes The angels will not hear you Your spirit starts to rise There's music from the bar Drunken laughter down the hall Is it pain or is it pleasure You're hearing through the wall? [Verse 2] "Cruising for a bruising" Tattooed above the heart It'd take the strength of Mary To hold the boys...Learn More
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  10. [Lyric] Another Quiet Night in England 1994 (Oysterband)

    [Verse 1] Just another quiet night in England And far away the dogs are barking Just another quiet night in England Rubbish burns in an empty mall And money rides while people crawl And another quiet night goes by [Verse 2] Just another quiet night in England Sleeping in some frozen doorway Another quiet night in England Everywhere the game's the...Learn More
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  11. [Lyric] Bells of Rhymney 1994 (Oysterband)

    [Verse 1] Oh what will you give me? Say the sad bells of Rhymney Is there hope for the future? Say the brown bells of Merthyr Who made the mine owners? Say the black bells of Rhondda And who killed the miners? Say the grim bells of Blaina [Verse 2] They'll plunder willy-nilly Say the bells of Caerphilly They have fangs, they have teeth Shout the...Learn More
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  12. [Lyric] New York Girls Live (Oysterband)

    [Verse 1] As I rolled down on South Street A woman I did meet She asked me just to see her home She lived on 14th Street [Chorus] And aweigh, you Santy My dear Annie Oh you New York girls Can you dance the polka? [Verse 2] And when we got to 14th Street We stopped at Number 4 Her mother and her sisters came To greet us at the door [Chorus] And...Learn More
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