The Prisoner

The Prisoner Lyrics

Song The Prisoner
Artist Jake Thackray
Album Jake In A Box Vol 3 & 4
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[00:00.00] The Prisoner - Jake Thackray
[00:13.21] Young foreign soldier evening approaches
[00:17.75] The prisoner will come from his
[00:19.93] Dark cell and kill you
[00:23.68] Prisoners go dangerous if chained
[00:26.65] In their homeland;
[00:27.89] His knife will sink into you
[00:30.71] Poor bastard soldier
[00:35.42] Do you ever remember home
[00:37.79] Do the tears ever flow
[00:40.03] Do you sing sentimental songs
[00:42.77] Of your countryside
[00:45.52] Is the grass forever green - flowers
[00:48.52] Grow there freely
[00:50.29] Can you hear singing birds Young soldier
[00:53.91] The prisoner once heard them
[01:03.16] Young foreign soldier - the path
[01:06.65] By the barley field
[01:08.08] The gate to the garden the girl
[01:10.78] In the pinafore
[01:13.69] The big bed at daybreak
[01:15.92] Where children crept in to you;
[01:18.56] The path by the barley field
[01:21.14] Poor bastard soldier
[01:25.13] Remember what you did at night time
[01:27.73] The happy kisses in the darkness;
[01:29.97] Are there some good words for love
[01:32.87] In your language
[01:35.33] Did you promise to be true to her
[01:37.78] Swear everlastingly
[01:40.12] To never ever love another one young soldier
[01:43.92] The prisoner has sworn so
[01:54.40] Young foreign soldier have you seen
[01:57.15] Dead children -
[01:58.56] The fragile legs open the bright bird escaping;
[02:04.64] Mouths pale with questions
[02:06.85] The wide eyes still fearful
[02:09.08] Yes you have seen children poor bastard soldier
[02:16.73] If the gasping mouths were yours
[02:18.68] If you recognised the shaking lips
[02:21.54] As those you had shaped with your
[02:24.03] Lifetime's caresses
[02:27.01] Would you not gouge eyes curse every Jesus Christ
[02:31.70] Would you not scream Young soldier
[02:35.38] The prisoner has done so
[02:45.04] The path by the barley field the gate to the garden
[02:49.64] The girl in the pinafore the big bed at daybreak
[02:55.73] Evening approaches the knife will sink into you
[03:00.81] Poor bastard soldier Poor bastard prisoner
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