Uploaded by leotakka on Oct 1, 2010
From the album "No. 10, Upping St." (1986).
Lyrics:
If you don`t know where I come from
You better stear clear of my trail
From the dark side of London
And that`s way beyond the pale
My grandpa came from Russia
Stowed away hidden in some bales
And he took my grandma dancing
To the air raid sirens hail
Then Saint George used his sword on the immigrant poor
'Cos he can`t kill no dragon
If I was in those shoes
I`d say Soweto`s gonna happen here too
I gotta get a message through
Tell everybody the news
And with the winter coming...
Crossing all the borders
Through the smoke of war and rain
Papers out of order
On a military train
A coat, a bag, a baby
Status: refugee
These are the people of my family
Don't anybody know that this city was made
Of immigrant blood and money
If I was in those shoes
A black shirt with the playboy blues
I gotta get a message through
Tell everybody the news
And with the winter coming...
Now there's a rocker in Vladivostok
Got every side by Jerry Lee
But for accidents of disorder
That guy could well be me
I want everybody to know this
I want everyone to hear
Immigration built the nation
You got a bloodclaat standing here
Now Saint George used his sword on the immigrant poor
'Cos he can't kill no dragon
If I was in those shoes
I`d say Soweto`s gonna happen here too
I gotta get a message through
Tell everybody the news
And with the winter coming...
Don't anybody know that the city was made
Of immigrant blood and money
If I was in those shoes
A blackshirt with the playboy blues
I gotta get a message through
Tell everybody the news
And with the winter coming...
Uploader Comments (leotakka)
Top Comments
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A coat, a bag, a baby
Status: Refugee
THESE are the people
Of my family
Kinda says it all, doesn't it? We all deserve a safe place we can call home.
1 year ago 4
All Comments (14)
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Immigration built the nation. FACT.
6 months ago 2
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amazing last night!
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Lovely song
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fantastic
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one of mick joneses best songs
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great cd......
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2nd best song on the cd after come on every beatbox..thanks for posting
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signs
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cant wait to see them in Liverpool!!
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Thanks for putting this up. I love the tribute to immigration in the U.K.!
fanniterrette 1 year ago 5
@fanniterrette I couldn't find it on YT so I had to upload it :)
leotakka 1 year ago 2