A Brother Slips Away Lyrics - Dream Attic - Richard Thompson

Seems like just the other day 

You and I, we sat and played 

'Come All Ye Tramps and Hawkers' 

And the White Cockade 

Tea was flowing, dice were rolling 

We were twenty, not much more 

And now they say I've crossed over 

To that distant shore 

And a brother slips away 

Like a ship at dawn of day 

A brother slips away 

Another brother gone 

There's a brother slips away 

I reached out my hand too late 

A brother slips away 

A brother slips away 

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Juliet, she came up smiling 

Wherever life would toss you 

You were everybody's friend 

Except the fools who crossed you 

They rained down death upon your head 

And you took it in your stride 

They'll never knock it out of you 

That good old London Pride 

And a sister slips away 

We'll sing her name to heaven's gate 

A sister slips away 

Another sister gone 

A sister slips away 

I reached out my hand too late 

A sister slips away 

Yes, a sister slips away 

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Davy, it was through your eyes 

We saw so many things 

The dusty feet of pilgrims 

The halls of mountain kings 

That old poet's vision 

Still coursing through your veins 

It breaks my heart that I will never 

See your face again 

And a brother slips away 

Like a ship at dawn of day 

A brother slips away 

Another brother gone 

A brother slips away 

I reached out my hand too late 

A brother slips away 

A brother slips away 

A brother slips away 

We'll sing his name to heavens gate 

A brother slips away 

Another brother gone 

Yes, a brother slips away 

I reached out my hand too late 

A brother slips away 

Yes, a brother slips away