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A Pair of Brown Eyes (cover of The Pogues)

from 5 Songs about Death, EP by Try to Understand

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Cover of The Pogues

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One summer evening, drunk to hell
I sat there nearly lifeless.
An old man in the corner sang
"Where the Water Lilies Grow".
And on the jukebox, Johnny sang
About a thing called love.
And it's "How are ya, kid?"
And "What's your name?"
And "How'd ya bloody know?".

Then blood and death 'neath the screaming sky
I laid down on the ground.
The arms and legs of other men
Were scattered all around.
Some cursed then prayed, some prayed then cursed
Then prayed, then bled some more.
And the only thing that I could see
Was a pair of brown eyes that was looking at me
But when we all got back, labeled parts one to three,
There was no pair of brown eyes looking for me.

So a-roving, a-roving, a-roving I'll go
For a pair of brown eyes,
For a pair of brown eyes.

I looked at him, he looked at me.
All I could do was hate him,
As Ray and Philomena sang
Of my elusive dreams.
I saw the streams, the rolling fields
Where his brown eyes were wanting,
And I thought about a pair of brown eyes
That waited once for me.

So drunk to hell, I left the place
Sometimes crawling, sometimes walking.
A hungry sounds came across the breeze
So I gave the walls a talking.
And I heard the sounds of better days
From the old canal.
And the birds were whistling in the trees
And the wind was gently laughing.

So a-roving, a-roving, a-roving I'll go
For a pair of brown eyes,
For a pair of brown eyes.

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from 5 Songs about Death, EP, released July 29, 2017

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A poet turned songwriter. Still developing skills as a recording artist. Currently working alone with occasional collaborations, but hopefully a full band soon.

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