I'm Darby the tinker and my brother is Tam
We go where the work is, my boys, and we work where we can
With the mending and fixing, it's together we stay
Intending our fortunes to t...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Richard Thompson
[Verse 1]
Oh, holy man save you from a dance with the Devil
Jesus save you from the bottle of gin
Voodoo save you from a sleepwalk woman
Who's gonna save you from the rattle wi...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Richard Thompson
The urchins are writhing around in the mud,
Like eels playing tag in a barrel
The old Sally Army sound mournful and sweet
As they play an old Chrissmassy carol...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Richard Thompson
You're going to give yourself away
One of these nights
Your gaze of compassion
Just a little too right
Your hug of encouragement
A little too tight
And then he'll know
It's the lit...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Richard Thompson
[Verse 1]
I'm longing for a storm to blow through town
And blow these sad old buildings down
Fire to burn what fire may
And rain to wash it all away
[Chorus 1]
But the stor...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Richard Thompson
Lovers pair off and they fall into bed
The same old lies trip off the tongue
A few lonely hearts stand and prop up the room
The night is young
Envy the bodies asleep on the floor
...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Richard Thompson
Don't think my love is something that you can play with
I'm not the one to spend the time of day with
You learn to hide love, you lock it up or find it gone
You think you need me, ...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Richard Thompson
This old house is a-tumbling down
The walls are gone but the roof is sound
The landlord's deaf, he can never be found
It's time to ring some changes
They'll arrest you son if you ...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Richard Thompson
Someone knocking at your front door
Could be the one you're looking for
To hang a dream on, to hang a dream on
I might be the one, I just might be
You might be waiting for the lik...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Richard Thompson
My mind keeps on telling me that this is no good
And my heart is aching, that tells me I should
But only time will show the wiser
I've fallen in love with a girl that's not mine
If...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - Richard Thompson