Percys Song Lyrics - Fairport Convention

Translate: German | French | Spanish | Italian | Russian | Portuguese

Send "Percys Song" Ringtone to your Cell

Bad news bad news come to me where i sleep"
Turn turn turn again
"say one of your friends is in trouble deep"
Turn turn to the rain and the wind
"tell me the trouble tell me once to my ear"
Turn turn turn again
"joliet prison and ninety-nine years"
Turn turn to the rain and the wind
"oh what's the charge of how this came to be?"
Turn turn turn again
"manslaughter in the highest degree"
Turn turn to the rain and the wind
I sat down and wrote the best words i could write
Turn turn turn again
Explaining to the judge i'd be there on wednesday night
Turn turn to the rain and the wind
Without a reply i left by the moon
Turn turn turn again
And was in his chambers by the next afternoon
Turn turn to the rain and the wind
"would you tell me the facts" i said without fear
Turn turn turn again
"that a friend of mine could get ninety-nine years"
Turn turn to the rain and the wind
"a crash on the highway flew the car to a field"
Turn turn turn again
"there was four persons killed and he was at the wheel"
Turn turn to the rain and the wind
"but i knew him as good as i'm knowing myself"
Turn turn turn again
"and he wouldn't harm a life that belonged to someone else"
Turn turn to the rain and the wind
The judge he spoke out of the side of his mouth
Turn turn turn again
Saying "the witness who saw he left without doubt"
Turn turn to the rain and the wind
"that may be true he's got a sentence to serve"
Turn turn turn again
"but ninety-nine years he just don't deserve"
Turn turn to the rain and the wind
"too late too late for his case it is sealed"
Turn turn turn again
"his sentence it is passed and cannot be repealed"
Turn turn to the rain and the wind
"but he ain't no criminal and his crime it is none"
Turn turn turn again
"what happened to him could happen to anyone"
Turn turn to the rain and the wind
At that the judge jumped forward and his face it did freeze
Turn turn turn again
Saying "could you kindly leave my office now please?"
Turn turn to the rain and the wind
His eyes looked funny and i stood up so slow
Turn turn turn again
With no other choice except for to go
Turn turn to the rain and the wind
I walked down the hallway and i heard his door slam
Turn turn turn again
I walked down the courthouse stairs and did not understand
Turn turn to the rain and the wind
And i played my guitar through the night to the day
Turn turn turn again
And the only tune my guitar could play was "the old cruel rain and the wind

Send "Percys Song" Ringtone to your Cell