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Dover Lights
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Singer/Songwriter
Dover Lights was released on January 1, 1988 by The Men They Couldn't Hang as a part of the album Waiting for Bonaparte
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1988
LabelThe Men They Couldn't Hang
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM57

Credits

Lyrics

Waiting for morning on the ferry boat deck
Five miles out of Calais
I'm tired and I'm cold and I'm 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 that 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 through the barrel of a gun
Law comes from palace and spire
I carried the wealth of this land 'cross the sea
'Til the ships and the cargoes grew slack
Now many Jack Tar is washed up in a bar
Many ships will never come back
Home, hurry home
To valleys green and cliffs so tall and so white
The ship's bar is closed, there's a gang of fifteen
Talking of flags and of blood
Drunken with biting the face of John Bull
Stands for violence, England and God
Did I dream a dream of the homeland
So distantly remembered?
Of warmth, work, welfare, peace for all
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
Written by: Jon Odgers, Paul Simmonds, Phil Odgers, Ricky Mcguire, Stefan Cush
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