歌曲 | The Ballad of Cape Henry |
歌手 | Todd Snider |
专辑 | Peace Queer |
下载 | Image LRC TXT |
作曲 : Kimbrough, Snider | |
I served as a sailor; it was back in ’81. | |
I can’t say | |
I’m sorry; | |
I volunteered for what | |
I done.We trained and we waited; we would not be outdone. | |
Then one day six battleships came out of the rising sun. | |
So we all manned our stations. | |
We passed a jug of wine. | |
We waited with patience; we waited for a sign. | |
First thunder, then lightning, then the ringing in my ears, | |
I can still hear that screaming, even after all of these years. | |
Chorus:Cape | |
Henry, Cape | |
Henry, the battlefield’s on fire | |
With water, white water with those flames climbing higher | |
We fired our cannon at least two hours or more | |
Cape Henry, | |
Cape Henry off of that old | |
Virginia shore | |
Our deck was in tatters. | |
That smoke was thick and | |
Black.For each shot they fired we fired two right back. | |
And then I felt my shoulder, and then something knocked me down. | |
Yeah, the last thing | |
I remember was that water all around. | |
ChorusSo, | |
I woke up in | |
Richmond with a medal on my chest. | |
And I know that | |
I earned it ‘cause | |
I know that | |
I did my best. | |
We did lose that battle, but | |
I’d hear we’d won the war; | |
So, I headed back home and | |
I waited for my reward. | |
I plough this man’s field now from morning until night. | |
That war took my left arm; | |
I’m just a-working with my right. | |
I guess I fought for the freedom of some richer man up north. | |
But I still fight for something. | |
This plough goes back and forth. | |
ChorusCape | |
Henry, Cape | |
Henry off of that old | |
Virginia shore. |
zuo qu : Kimbrough, Snider | |
I served as a sailor it was back in ' 81. | |
I can' t say | |
I' m sorry | |
I volunteered for what | |
I done. We trained and we waited we would not be outdone. | |
Then one day six battleships came out of the rising sun. | |
So we all manned our stations. | |
We passed a jug of wine. | |
We waited with patience we waited for a sign. | |
First thunder, then lightning, then the ringing in my ears, | |
I can still hear that screaming, even after all of these years. | |
Chorus: Cape | |
Henry, Cape | |
Henry, the battlefield' s on fire | |
With water, white water with those flames climbing higher | |
We fired our cannon at least two hours or more | |
Cape Henry, | |
Cape Henry off of that old | |
Virginia shore | |
Our deck was in tatters. | |
That smoke was thick and | |
Black. For each shot they fired we fired two right back. | |
And then I felt my shoulder, and then something knocked me down. | |
Yeah, the last thing | |
I remember was that water all around. | |
ChorusSo, | |
I woke up in | |
Richmond with a medal on my chest. | |
And I know that | |
I earned it ' cause | |
I know that | |
I did my best. | |
We did lose that battle, but | |
I' d hear we' d won the war | |
So, I headed back home and | |
I waited for my reward. | |
I plough this man' s field now from morning until night. | |
That war took my left arm | |
I' m just aworking with my right. | |
I guess I fought for the freedom of some richer man up north. | |
But I still fight for something. | |
This plough goes back and forth. | |
ChorusCape | |
Henry, Cape | |
Henry off of that old | |
Virginia shore. |
zuò qǔ : Kimbrough, Snider | |
I served as a sailor it was back in ' 81. | |
I can' t say | |
I' m sorry | |
I volunteered for what | |
I done. We trained and we waited we would not be outdone. | |
Then one day six battleships came out of the rising sun. | |
So we all manned our stations. | |
We passed a jug of wine. | |
We waited with patience we waited for a sign. | |
First thunder, then lightning, then the ringing in my ears, | |
I can still hear that screaming, even after all of these years. | |
Chorus: Cape | |
Henry, Cape | |
Henry, the battlefield' s on fire | |
With water, white water with those flames climbing higher | |
We fired our cannon at least two hours or more | |
Cape Henry, | |
Cape Henry off of that old | |
Virginia shore | |
Our deck was in tatters. | |
That smoke was thick and | |
Black. For each shot they fired we fired two right back. | |
And then I felt my shoulder, and then something knocked me down. | |
Yeah, the last thing | |
I remember was that water all around. | |
ChorusSo, | |
I woke up in | |
Richmond with a medal on my chest. | |
And I know that | |
I earned it ' cause | |
I know that | |
I did my best. | |
We did lose that battle, but | |
I' d hear we' d won the war | |
So, I headed back home and | |
I waited for my reward. | |
I plough this man' s field now from morning until night. | |
That war took my left arm | |
I' m just aworking with my right. | |
I guess I fought for the freedom of some richer man up north. | |
But I still fight for something. | |
This plough goes back and forth. | |
ChorusCape | |
Henry, Cape | |
Henry off of that old | |
Virginia shore. |