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Hail
Written By Rory Gallagher
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- I SING AT THE CORNER MY CAP AT MY TOES,
- I SING ALL THOSE SONGS OF JOY, SADNESS AND WOE.
- THEY STAND ON THE PAVEMENT THE TENORS JOIN IN,
- THE REST WHILST MY BACK'S TURNED HAVE BIG TOOTHY GRINS.
- THEN FOR AN ENCORE I'LL WILT TO THE STAND,
- AND SNAP ON THE KEYBOARD OF MY BABY GRAND.
- THEY MOVE AWAY AS THE HAIL HITS THE GROUND,
- I'M LEFT THERE LAUGHING I'VE JUST MADE A POUND.
- THEN YOU CAME ALONG AND ASKED ME TO SING,
- THE SONG? I INQUIRED, SHE SAID - ANYTHING.
- I COVER MY EYES AND I BURST INTO SONG,
- AND WHEN I HAD FINISHED I LEFT, SHE WAS GONE.
- THEN BACK TO THE PALACE I FIND MY STEPS LEAD,
- I TAKE OFF MY SHOES AND I WATCH MY TOES BLEED.
- I SIT THERE AND WONDER WHEN YOU'LL COME AGAIN,
- I MUST GET BACK TO THE CORNER AGAIN.
- I LOOK AT THE CORNER FROM BEHIND THE DOOR,
- SOME PEOPLE ARE STANDING THERE MUST BE A SCORE.
- THERE'S NOBODY SINGING OR MOVES AT THEIR FEARS,
- EVERYBODY JOINS HANDS AND THEY HOLD BACK THE TEARS.