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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Pogues
Performer
Philip Chevron
Guitar
James Fearnley
Accordion
Brian Clarke
Alto Saxophone
Jem Finer
Banjo
Darryl Hunt
Bass Guitar
Terry Woods
Mandolin
Andrew Ranken
Drums
Joey Cashman
Tenor Saxophone
Spider Stacy
Tin Whistle
Paul Taylor
Trombone
Eli Thompson
Trumpet
Kirsty MacColl
Vocals
Shane MacGowan
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Philip Chevron
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Nick Lacey
Assistant Engineer
Chris Dickie
Engineer
Steve Lillywhite
Producer
Lyrics
You told me tales of love and glory
Same old sad songs, same old story
The sirens sing no lullaby
And no one knows but Lorelei
Castles out of fairytales
Timbers shivered where once there sailed
The lovesick men who caught her eye
And no one knew but Lorelei
River, river have mercy
Take me down to the sea
For if I perish on these rocks
My love no more I'll see
I've thought of you in far-off places
And puzzled over lipstick traces
So help me God, I will not cry
And then I think of Lorelei
I travel far and wander wide
No photograph of you beside me
Ol' Man River's not so shy
And he remembers Lorelei
River, river have mercy
Take me down to the sea
For if I perish on these rocks
My love no more I'll see
If I should float upon this stream
And see you in my madman's dream
I'd sink into your troubled eyes
And none would know 'cept Lorelei
Oh, river, river, river have mercy
Take me down to the sea
For if I perish on these rocks
My love no more I'll see
But if my ship, which sails tomorrow
Should crash against these rocks
My sorrows I will drown before I die
It's you I'll see, not Lorelei
Writer(s): Philip Chevron
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