Black Pine Trees Songtext
von Chris Heers

The pine trees were painted black with waves of scarlet gold
And everyone was coming home
I hitched my horse and I walked into this bar
Piano player play me one more
′Cause I been ridin' too long that′s for sure
And that's for sure

I turn nineteen in an hour and you could say my camp is cold as Hell
But that's okay
I′m gonna get as drunk as I can

′Cause I just came in from the black pine trees
Piano player play one more for me
And if you play the one about Athenry
Keep 'em coming if you see me cry

We came here from Dublin four years ago
A long way in a wooden boat
I lost my pa to a Rebel hangman′s rope
Don't think my mom and sister know
Pa he was a troublemaker that′s for sure
And that's for sure


If I had a pot of gold you could say that I would try for home
But that′s okay
I'm gonna get as drunk as I can

'Cause I just came in from the black pine trees
Piano player play one more for me
And if you play the one about Athenry
Keep ′em coming if you see me cry

Well the war is over everybody is coming home but I got no place to go
I hear tell there′s a zinc mine to work 'round here
And I can lift a heavy load

Tomorrow I′ll be sober that's for sure that′s for sure
I know you're ′bout to close and you could say my money's almost gone
But that's okay
Gonna get as drunk as I can

′Cause I just came in from the black pine trees′
Piano player play one more for me
And if you play the one about Athenry
Keep 'em coming if you see me cry


If you play that one
Keep ′em coming
Keep 'em coming
If you play that one
Keep ′em coming