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LEAVING NANCY (Eric Bogle) In comes the train and the whole platform shakes Then it stops with a shudder and a screaming of brakes The parting has come and my weary soul aches I'm leaving my Nancy-O But you stand there so calmly, determinedly gay And you talk of the weather and events of the day But your eyes tell me that your tongue doesn't say Goodbye, Nancy-O cho: So come a little closer, put your head upon my shoulder And let me hold you one last time before the whistle blows My suitcase is lifted and stowed on the train A thousand regrets whirl around in my brain The ache in my heart is a black sea of pain I'm leaving my Nancy-O But you stand here so calmly, so lovely to see But the grip of your hand is an unspoken plea You're not fooling yourself, and you're not fooling me Goodbye my Nancy-O But our time has run out and the whistle has blown So here I must leave you standing alone We had so little time and now the time's gone Goodbye my Nancy-O And as the train starts gently to roll And as I lean out to wave and to call I see your first tears trickle and fall Goodbye my Nancy-O Copyright Eric Bogle Sung by Eric Bogle on 'Bogle live in person' - recorded live in Germany, February 1977, Folkclub Munster - Autogram & Folk Records, Nottuln, Germany - ALLP-211 BACKGROUND. This song was written for my mother after she had come to say goodbye at the Railway Station when I emigrated to Australia. She was only allowed to come to see me off on the condition that no tears were shed. And she was very good, she almost kept her promise, but broke down just as the train was pulling out of the station. Eric Bogle. Eric wrote this song in April 1971. @parting filename[ LEAVNANC EX apr00 |
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