《Vinegar Hill》歌词

[00:00:00] Vinegar Hill - Black 47

[00:00:31] The sun was settin' the rocks on fire

[00:00:35] The fields blisterin' with the heat

[00:00:38] When the militia came marchin' through our town

[00:00:42] Knockin' sparks off the little streets

[00:00:46] The priest watched them from his front door

[00:00:50] The sweat sparklin' on his skin

[00:00:53] When they burned his little chapel down

[00:00:57] He grabbed his missal and his gun

[00:01:01] I must go down to Wexford town

[00:01:05] Where the lightnin cracks the air

[00:01:08] And the people sing of freedom

[00:01:12] They've banished all despair

[00:01:16] The coward dies a million times

[00:01:20] The freeman dies just once

[00:01:22] So here's to you revolution

[00:01:27] May your flame keep burnin' 'til

[00:01:31] We meet our Armageddon

[00:01:35] Up high on Vinegar Hill

[00:01:54] The priest's name was Citizen Murphy

[00:01:58] I didn't like him much

[00:02:01] He didn't believe in the rights of man

[00:02:05] Just the power of the Catholic Church

[00:02:09] But I never saw a man as brave

[00:02:13] I'd follow him to hell

[00:02:16] Or to death in Enniscorthy

[00:02:20] On that godforsaken hill

[00:02:24] I must go down to Wexford town

[00:02:28] Where the lightnin' cracks the air

[00:02:31] And the people sing of freedom

[00:02:35] They've banished all despair

[00:02:40] The coward dies a million times

[00:02:43] Freeman dies just once so here's to you revolution

[00:02:50] May your flame keep burnin' 'til

[00:02:54] We meet our Armageddon up high on Vinegar Hill

[00:03:22] I get down on my knees everyday

[00:03:25] And I pray to my God

[00:03:27] But his face he has turned away

[00:03:29] From his people

[00:03:33] I have racked my brains for a compromise

[00:03:36] But to what end

[00:03:38] Only one question remains

[00:03:44] Why have you deserted me oh Christ

[00:03:52] The Bishop advises that

[00:03:53] All arms must be surrendered

[00:03:56] Leaving ourselves defenseless

[00:03:59] Against His Majesty and His royal plunderers

[00:04:03] But if the Bishop be a pawn

[00:04:06] I must ask myself whether it is better

[00:04:09] To die like a dog in a ditch

[00:04:12] Or rise up with my people the poor against the rich

[00:04:19] I return to my prayers

[00:04:22] And reflect upon Your tortured lips

[00:04:26] But not a word do I hear

[00:04:28] Just a veil of silence around the crucifix

[00:04:33] And I remember the Bishop's words

[00:04:36] "When faith is gone all hope is lost"

[00:04:40] Well so be it I will rise up with my people

[00:04:45] And to hell with the eternal cost

[00:05:03] Sun beat down on the fields of corn

[00:05:07] The sweat was in our eyes

[00:05:10] When we heard the militia approachin'

[00:05:14] With their trumpets and their fifes

[00:05:19] The priest rode by on his silver horse

[00:05:22] The fire had cleansed his soul

[00:05:25] He said "Let's strike a blow for freedom boys"

[00:05:29] Then we blew that scum right off the road

[00:05:33] I must go down to Wexford town

[00:05:37] Where the lightnin' cracks the air

[00:05:40] And the people sing of freedom

[00:05:44] They've banished all despair

[00:05:49] The coward dies a million times

[00:05:53] The freeman dies just once so here's to you revolution

[00:05:59] May your flame keep burnin' 'til

[00:06:03] We meet our Armageddon up high on Vinegar Hill