《John Riley》歌词

[00:00:00] John Riley (约翰·莱利) - Tim O'Brien

[00:00:20] John Riley came form Galway town in the years of the Irish hunger

[00:00:26] And he sailed away to America when the country was much younger

[00:00:32] The place was strange and work was scarce and all he knew was farming

[00:00:39] So he followed his other Irish friends to a job in the US Army

[00:00:45] Adventure calls and some men run and this is their sad story

[00:00:51] Some get drunk on demon rum and some get drunk on glory

[00:01:02] They marched down Texas way to the banks of the Rio Grande

[00:01:08] They built a fort on the banks above to taunt old Santa Anna

[00:01:14] They were treated bad paid worse and then the fighting started

[00:01:20] The more they fought the less they thought of the damned old US Army

[00:01:26] Adventure calls and some men run and this is their sad story

[00:01:31] Some get drunk on demon rum and some get drunk on glory

[00:01:53] When the church bells rang on Sunday morn it set his soul a shiver

[00:01:59] He saw the Senoritas washing their hair on the far side of the river

[00:02:08] John Riley and two hundred more Irish mercenaries

[00:02:14] Cast their lot right or not south of the Rio Grande

[00:02:20] Adventure calls and some men run and this is their sad story

[00:02:26] Some get drunk on demon rum and some get drunk on glory

[00:02:48] They fought bravely under the flag of the San Patricios

[00:02:54] Till the Yankees soldiers beat them down at the battle of Churubusco

[00:03:01] Then fifteen men were whipped like mules

[00:03:04] And on the cheeks were hot iron branded

[00:03:07] Made to dig the graves of fifty more who a hanging fate had handed

[00:03:13] Adventure calls and some men run and this is their sad story

[00:03:19] Some get drunk on demon rum and some get drunk on glory

[00:03:57] John Riley stands and drinks alone at a bar in Vera Cruz

[00:04:03] He wonders if it matters much if you win or if you lose

[00:04:11] I'm a man who can't go home a wanderer says he

[00:04:16] A victim of some wanderlust and divided loyalty

[00:04:23] Adventure calls and some men run and this is their sad story

[00:04:29] Some get drunk on demon rum and some get drunk on glory

[00:04:35] Adventure calls and some men run and this is their sad story

[00:04:40] Some get drunk on demon rum and some get drunk on glory