Leaving Nancy-The Dubliners

[ti:Leaving Nancy] [ar:The Dubliners] [al:The Best Of The Dubliners] [offset:0] [00:01.10]Leaving Nancy - The Dubliners [00:13.72]In comes the train and the whole platform shakes [00:19.07]It stops with a shudder and a screaming of brakes [00:24.81]The parting has come and my weary soul aches [00:30.49]I'm leaving my Nancy, oh [00:35.80] [00:36.54]But you stand there so calmly determinedly gay [00:42.28]You talk of the weather and events of the day [00:47.83]And your eyes tell me all that your tongue doesn't say [00:53.64]Goodbye my Nancy, oh [00:59.88]And come a little closer [01:05.18]Put your head upon my shoulder [01:10.80]And let me hold you one last time [01:16.72]Before the whistle blows [01:22.03] [01:23.16]My suitcase is lifted and stowed on the train [01:28.64]And a thousand regrets whirl around in my brain [01:34.63]The ache in my heart is a black sea of pain [01:39.98]I'm leaving my Nancy, oh [01:45.59] [01:46.41]But you stand there beside me so lovely to see [01:51.78]The grip of your hand is an unspoken plea [01:57.45]You're not fooling yourself and you're not fooling me [02:03.32]Goodbye my Nancy, oh [02:08.56] [02:09.62]And come a little closer [02:15.24]Put your head upon my shoulder [02:20.68]And let me hold you one last time [02:26.62]Before the whistle blows [02:32.04] [02:32.73]But our time has run out and the whistle has blown [02:38.21]Here I must leave you standing alone [02:44.08]We had so little time and now the time's gone [02:49.75]Goodbye my Nancy, oh [02:54.63] [02:56.25]And as the train starts gently to roll [03:01.42]And as I lean out to wave and to call [03:07.11]I see the first tears trickle and fall [03:12.91]Goodbye my Nancy, oh [03:18.65]And come a little closer [03:24.27]Put your head upon my shoulder [03:29.88]And let me hold you one last time [03:35.69]Before the whistle blows [03:41.55]And let me hold you one last time [03:47.18]Before the whistle blows