POGUES - Turkish Song Of The Damned lyrics

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I come old friend from hell tonight<br>Across the rotting sea<br>Nor the nails of the cross<br>Nor the blood of christ<br>Can bring you help this eve<br>The dead have come to claim a debt from thee<br>They stand outside your door<br>Four score and three<br>Did you keep a watch for the dead man's wind<br>Did you see the woman with the comb in her hand<br>Wailing away on the wall on the strand<br>As you danced to the turkish song of the damned<br><br>You remember when the ship went down<br>You left me on the deck<br>The captain's corpse jumped up<br>And threw his arms around my neck<br>For all these years I've had him on my back<br>This debt cannot be paid with all your jack<br><br>And as I sit and talk to you I see your face go white<br>This shadow hanging over me<br>Is no trick of the light<br>The spectre on my back will soon be free<br>The dead have come to claim a debt from thee