Potatoes rotting in the ground Starvation's curse is all around Black 47's come and gone
Mothers laying down to die Babies at their breasts so dry Black 47's come and gone
People eating grass to live The land has got no more to give Black 47's come and gone
The landlord still must have his rent Our hearts are sore, our bodies spent Black 47's come and gone
BRIDGE
Oh God, please hear my plea My back is bent with misery I try, but I cannot see A way to get beyond This time of hunger, I sit and I wonder Do You really listen or Are we alone?
New corpses greet the rising sun We'll all be dead before it's done Black 47's come and gone
Who will be the next to die? Lord above please hear our cry Black 47's come and gone
A ship is waiting at the quay Your only hope's to sail away Black 47's come and gone
Black 47 has come and gone
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