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Dire Straits - Portobello Belle
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Barry Beckett
Barry Beckett
Keyboards
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Lead Vocals
Pick Withers
Pick Withers
Drums
John Illsley
John Illsley
Bass Guitar
David Knopfler
David Knopfler
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jerry Wexler
Jerry Wexler
Producer
Barry Beckett
Barry Beckett
Producer
Thelbert Rigby
Thelbert Rigby
Tape Operator
Jack Nuber
Jack Nuber
Engineer
Bobby Hata
Bobby Hata
Mastering Engineer
Paul Wexler
Paul Wexler
Mastering Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Gregg Hamm
Gregg Hamm
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

Belladonna's on the high street Her breasts upon the off beat And the stalls are just the side shows Victoriana's old clothes And yes, her jeans are tight now She gonna travel light now She got to tear up all her roots now She got the turn up for the boots now She thinks she's tough She ain't no English rose Oh, but the blind singer He's seen enough and he knows Yes, and he do a song About a long gone Irish girl Oh, but I got one for you Portobello belle She sees a man upon his back there Escaping from a sack there And Belladonna lingers Her gloves they got no fingers Yeah, the blind man singing Irish He gets his money in a tin dish Just a corner serenader Upon a time he could have made her, made her Yeah, she thinks she's tough She ain't no English rose Oh, but the blind singer He's seen enough and he knows Yes, and he do a song About a long gone Irish girl Oh, but I got one for you Portobello belle Yes, and these barrow boys are hawking And a parakeet is squawking Upon a truck, there's a rhino She get the crying of a wino And then, she gets the reggae rumble Belladonna's in the jungle But she is no garden flower There is no distress in the tower Oh, Belladonna walks Belladonna taking a stroll But she don't care about your window box Or your buttonhole Yes, and she sing a song About a long gone Irish girl Oh, I got one for you Portobello belle Portobello belle
Writer(s): Mark Knopfler Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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