Old Jack's Charm-Marc Almond

[ti:Old Jack's Charm] [ar:Marc Almond] [al:Treasure Box] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Old Jack's Charm - Marc Almond [00:15.22]It was in the tattoo parlour [00:17.62]Where he engraved their names [00:20.40]Words a winding round his shoulders [00:23.54]Reminders now he's older [00:25.14] [00:33.81]In the magic of the parlour [00:36.27]Down his arm unwinds a story [00:39.16]Love and hate and Mum and Dad [00:41.92]In flames of hope and glory [00:43.78] [00:44.93]A mermaid and a schooner [00:46.67] [00:47.53]Tells us he was once at sea [00:49.64] [00:50.32]A heart pierced by an arrow [00:52.69] [00:53.24]Tells us once more in love was he [00:55.35] [00:56.07]And a dragon spitting fire [00:58.08] [00:59.16]He's forgotten what that's for [01:01.23] [01:01.77]But tattooed on his mind [01:03.84] [01:04.50]Is a reminder of the war [01:06.64] [01:08.15]He gave up tattooing lovers [01:10.66]Where no room for any others [01:13.42]A line through every sweetheart [01:15.94]With another etched below [01:18.05] [01:20.78]In every port a stormy girl [01:23.44]They loved him and they loved him so [01:26.24]Each one for all to see adorned [01:29.22]With Cupids and with bows [01:31.13] [01:31.95]A mermaid and a schooner [01:33.77] [01:34.75]Tells us he was once at sea [01:36.99] [01:37.60]A heart pierced by an arrow [01:40.70]Tells us once more in love was he [01:43.35]And a dragon spitting fire [01:45.37] [01:46.41]He's forgotten what that's for [01:48.41] [01:49.06]But tattooed on his mind is a reminder of war [01:54.09] [01:55.58]In the magic of the parlour [01:58.06]Swapping laughter swapping stories [02:00.93]Where the words are often hard [02:03.58]And the air is always blue [02:05.46] [02:06.41]He remembers all his mates from then [02:09.59]He lost a couple maybe ten [02:12.20]Their headstone on his forearm as a crucifix tattoo [02:16.74] [02:34.07]Now he leans upon the bar [02:36.60]With a mysterious air [02:39.52]And the ladies gather round [02:41.70]To view his decorated arms [02:44.23] [02:45.29]He'll tell them of each scroll and line [02:48.19]And other scars not so fine [02:51.03]And they always want to see [02:53.77]A little more of Old Jacks Charms [02:58.15] [03:00.52]A mermaid and a schooner [03:03.19]Tells us he was once at sea [03:05.15] [03:05.85]A heart pierced by an arrow [03:08.79]Tells us once more in love was he [03:10.84] [03:11.46]And a dragon spitting fire [03:13.98] [03:14.56]He's forgotten what that's for [03:16.49] [03:17.18]But tattooed on his mind is a reminder of war