Passage West Songtext
von John Spillane

I met my love in Passage West
The sun was sinking down to rest
The river to the stars confessed was
The dark-haired woman I loved best
We wandered down by the chapel square, and there was magic in the air
And Mother Nature gently pressed the burning river to her breast
I offered her a golden ring, my hand, my heart, and everything
I offered her a sweet love nest by the flowing banks of Passage West
Oh, love, will you go, will you go, will you go?
Or, love, will you stay, will you stay, will you stay?
Oh, love, will you go, will you go, will you go?
Or, love, will you stay, will you stay, will you stay?
We watched the ferry come and go
We watched the river ebb and flow
The tide breathe in, the tide breathe out
We watched Passage flowers grow
The ghostly forms of the hungry years in sad procession did appear
But hope and sorrow made their way
For their passage west to Americay Oh, love, will you go, will you go, will you go?
Or, love, will you stay, will you stay, will you stay?
Oh, love, will you go, will you go, will you go?
Or, love, will you stay, will you stay, will you stay?
The famine queen stood tall and proud
On either bank, the people bowed
From Passage West came a Fenian yell, "Rule, Britannia!
Rule in Hell!" The grass grows green on the other side
And mighty ships sail out the tide to far-flung harbors
Across the sea, far away from Passage, my love and me
Oh, love, will you go, will you go, will you go?
Or, love, will you stay, will you stay, will you stay?
Oh, love, will you go, will you go, will you go?
Or, love, will you stay, will you stay, will you stay?
I met my love in Passage West
The sun was sinking down to rest
The river to the stars confessed was
The dark-haired woman I loved best