Lorelei Lyrics - Pogues

You told me tales of love and glory 

Same old sad songs, same old story 

The sirens sing no lullaby 

And no one knows but Lorelei 

Castles out of fairy tales 

Timbers shivered where once there sailed 

The lovesick men who caught her eye 

And no one knew but Lorelei 

River, river have mercy 

Take me down to the sea 

For if I perish on these rocks 

My love, no more I'll see 

I've thought of you in far-off places 

I've puzzled over lipstick traces 

So help me God, I will not cry 

And then I think of Lorelei 

I travel far and wander wide 

No photograph of you beside me 

Old man River's not so shy 

And he remembers Lorelei 

River, river have mercy 

Take me down to the sea 

For if I perish on these rocks 

My love, no more I'll see 

If I should float upon this stream 

We'll see you in my madman's dream 

I'd sink into your troubled eyes 

And none would know 'cept Lorelei 

Oh river, river, river have mercy 

Take me down to the sea 

For if I perish on these rocks 

My love, no more I'll see 

But if my ship which sails tomorrow 

Should crash against these rocks 

My sorrows, I will drown before I die 

It's you I'll see, not Lorelei