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Men They Couldn't Hang Dover Lights Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.05/10 [22 votes]Album: Waiting for Bonaparte / Original Release Date: 1988Genre: Singer/SongwriterSong Duration: 3 min 42 sec
MEN THEY COULDN'T HANG
- Dover Lights Lyrics / with translationsWaiting for morning on the ferry boat deck 5 miles out of Calais
Tired and cold and wet to the skin watching the waves and the spray
Ten years have gone by like the roll of the tide since I signed for the
merchant marine
Now all I want is dry land and a home in a country that I've rarely seen
Home, hurry home
To valleys green
And cliffs so tall and so white
Home, hurry home
I can see the lights of Dover through the night
Teachers of England instructed me well, strength comes from iron and fire
Freedom was won from the barrel of a gun, law comes from palace and spire
I carried the wealth of this land 'cross the sea till the ships and the cargoes
grew slack
Now many Jack Tar is washed up in a bar and many ships will never come back
The ship's bar is closed, there's a gang of fifteen talking of flags and of
blood
Drunken with fighting the face of John Bull stands for violence, England and God
Did I dream of a homeland so distantly remembered
Of warmth, work, welfare, peace for all?
Tired and cold and wet to the skin watching the waves and the spray
Ten years have gone by like the roll of the tide since I signed for the
merchant marine
Now all I want is dry land and a home in a country that I've rarely seen
Home, hurry home
To valleys green
And cliffs so tall and so white
Home, hurry home
I can see the lights of Dover through the night
Teachers of England instructed me well, strength comes from iron and fire
I carried the wealth of this land 'cross the sea till the ships and the cargoes
grew slack
Now many Jack Tar is washed up in a bar and many ships will never come back
The ship's bar is closed, there's a gang of fifteen talking of flags and of
blood
Drunken with fighting the face of John Bull stands for violence, England and God
Did I dream of a homeland so distantly remembered
Of warmth, work, welfare, peace for all?
Facts about Dover Lights
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Dover Lights is written by Paul Simmonds, Ricky Mcguire, Phil Odgers, Stefan Cush, Jon Odgers.
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It is first released in 1988 as part of Men They Couldn't Hang's album "Waiting for Bonaparte" which includes 14 tracks in total. This song is the 2nd track on this album.
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Dover Lights falls under the genres Singer, Songwriter.
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Dover Lights song length is 3 minutes and 42 seconds.
Who wrote Dover Lights lyrics?
Dover Lights is written by Paul Simmonds, Ricky Mcguire, Phil Odgers, Stefan Cush, Jon Odgers.
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When was Dover Lights released?
It is first released in 1988 as part of Men They Couldn't Hang's album "Waiting for Bonaparte" which includes 14 tracks in total. This song is the 2nd track on this album.
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Which genre is Dover Lights?
Dover Lights falls under the genres Singer, Songwriter.
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How long is the song Dover Lights?
Dover Lights song length is 3 minutes and 42 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Paul Simmonds, Ricky Mcguire, Phil Odgers, Stefan Cush, Jon OdgersRecord Label(s): 2007 The Men They Couldn t Hang
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