Eric Burdon - The Immigrant Lad Lyrics

CREDETEMI HO IMPIEGATO 40 ANNI A RITROVARE QUESTA MUSICA ..
la cercavo dappertutto... era dentro di me... adesso forse ...non lo so... ma ho un po di paura....

And here I sit with a tear in my eye, the waters of Tyne in between you and I
And here I sit with a tear in my eye, the waters of Tyne in between you and I

As a child I dreamed of her, on the far banks of the river
I knew she could not be reached, for my mind was forever wondering
Far above his head, as he tried his best to teach me
The river was muddy and black, black as the coal she carried
Impossible to cross, many men had tried
The old sailor told me, another life is lost

And here I sit with a tear in my eye, the waters of Tyne in between you and I
And here I sit with a tear in my eye, the waters of Tyne in between you and I

Black was the colour of my childish dreams, impressions that would last
Black coal, coal black pit yacka's face, escaping the coal dust blast
Blind pony stumblin' to the light of day, to retire in the green fields forever
And I'll build me a bridge of steel, to beat the black river forever
I'll beat that black river forever, I'll beat that muddy river forever

And here I sit with a tear in my eye, the waters of Tyne in between you and I
And here I sit with a tear in my eye, the waters of Tyne in between you and I

Conversation in a London Bar:
Cockney: I don't know why you geezers come down to London all the time, 'cause you look so miserable all the time, y'know
Geordie: That's true, I havna been too happy but what brought us down here was three years on the docks and I just come down here for work and for money and get a bit few, few more quid in me pocket
Cockney: Yeah, but coming down to the smoke, mate, you need people to see , you'll need friends, to goin' to see because it's a hard town down here

Such a really unique band and album. Nobody was doing what they were doing.

And here I sit with a tear in my eye, the waters of Tyne in between you and I
And here I sit with a tear in my eye, the waters of Tyne in between you and I

As a child I dreamed of her, on the far banks of the river
I knew she could not be reached, for my mind was forever wondering
Far above his head, as he tried his best to teach me
The river was muddy and black, black as the coal she carried
Impossible to cross, many men had tried
The old sailor told me, another life is lost

And here I sit with a tear in my eye, the waters of Tyne in between you and I
And here I sit with a tear in my eye, the waters of Tyne in between you and I

Black was the colour of my childish dreams, impressions that would last
Black coal, coal black pit yacka's face, escaping the coal dust blast
Blind pony stumblin' to the light of day, to retire in the green fields forever
And I'll build me a bridge of steel, to beat the black river forever
I'll beat that black river forever, I'll beat that muddy river forever

And here I sit with a tear in my eye, the waters of Tyne in between you and I
And here I sit with a tear in my eye, the waters of Tyne in between you and I

Dank u wel TheMultisuperstarr
sharing with everyone of us he he

I lost the copy of this song 30 years ago. Never knew what it was call. just remember - the river was moody and black Thanks google search

Long beach ship yard it reminds me

That's simply brilliant. I loved Eric since I was 4 or 5 and I keep discovering more and more. What a great artist.

The best Eric and his band ever recorded. Over the years I've turned many on to this under rated work of art.

Victor -- This isn't the same band he had for his first few albums.  However, it may have been his most talented group of musicians.  Friend gave me this album for my 16th birthday in 1968.  No hits on it; but became one of my favorites.  Good stuff

@naramino1 I think you are forgetting ALAN PRICE who was in the original Animals - he is a fantastic musician

@EnosEverything My bad.  Quality stuff.

For some reason I cannot remember this !!! I love Eric Burdon especially his "acidhead "period my thanks for posting this , I 'm always happy to find something new from Eric !!!

Yo siempre he dicho que eric canta hermoso pero aqui canta sereno y muy bello.

fresh from ireland soooo great ^^

Una de las más bellas canciones de The Animals. Menos conocida que otras pero una verdadera joya. me hace recordar cosas vividas hace muchos años, cuando descubrimos el album en España, en 1978.Eric Burdon es uno de los genios del rock

my favourite Eric Burdon album

Hard to believe this was recorded in LA!

Fine album! Difficult to imagine that it's the same band that did the previous two or three ones!