Skin And Bones Lyrics

You had to die abroad
Before you'd come home
They brought back your skin & bones
A couple of days ago
Welcome home (x2)
We buried your soul
Twenty years ago
Too little to remember
Too much to forget
Welcome home (x2)

I sing the songs of fortune
And I sing the songs of pain
Take me to the holy ground
And I'll be born again

I sold my soul
To save my life
I sold the trouble
And I bought the strife

If anyone asks me
If I'd do it all again
I'd rather die in the muck
I'm up to my neck
Im all my demons
Singing the immigrants' song
Welcome home (x2)

Refrain:
When I meet St. Peter at the Pearly Gates
I'll have a drink with him
When I meet St. Peter at the Pearly Gates
I'll say let's do it all again
We'll bury the rest of you
We'll bury the best of you
We'll bury the rest of you
Tonight, tonight, tonight
Welcome home (x2)
I'll drink to St. Patrick
At Sydney harbour's gate
I'll jump into the Hundson
Just to celebrate
One thing I've learned is
That you never can go home
And never come back
Once you've gone

Carry me to bed for the very last time
And spare a thought for me
And in the dark of night
You'll hear me sing
Singing the immigrant's song
Welcome home (x2)
Refrain

We'll bury the rest of you
We'll bury the best of you
We'll bury the rest of you
Tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight
Welcome home (x2)

I sing the songs of fortune
And I sing the songs of pain
Take me to the holy ground
And I'll be born again

I sold my soul
To save my life
I sold the trouble
And I bought the strife

Refrain (x2)

Let's do it all again (x3)