Mackerel Sky Lyrics

Four strong winds are blowing through the valley

I think of you under mackerel sky

I was just a boy when I left old England

Left my mama crying on the old port side

And I, oh Lord, ran away, oh ran away, oh, ran away to sea

And I, oh Lord, ran away, oh ran away, oh, ran away to see the war

Six weeks training there on the Isle of Wight Where as a boy I'd go on holiday

Before I knew it I was jumping out of aeroplanes

Into the green of the Agean sea

And I, oh Lord, ran away, oh ran away, oh, ran away to sea

And I, oh Lord, ran away, oh ran away, oh, ran away to see the war

Our young sergeant said, fix your bayonets

Sticks and stones against the Gatling gun

We obeyed his orders and ran towards the enemy

We lost ourselves in the deafening cry

And I, oh Lord, ran away, oh ran away, oh, ran away to sea

And I, oh Lord, ran away, oh ran away, oh, ran away to see the war

The sun came between us and the enemy

They turned tail and they ran away

But before we could count our blessings

We saw our ships had sailed away

And I, oh Lord, ran away, oh ran away, oh, ran away to sea

And I, oh Lord, ran away, oh ran away, oh, ran away to see the war

In the camps there was a German officer

He let us listen to his radio

Someone found out they sent him to the front line It seems that kindness has a price to pay

And I, oh Lord, ran away, oh ran away, oh, ran away to sea

And I, oh Lord, ran away, oh ran away, oh, ran away to see the war

When the Russians came They came by horse and cart

With no pomp or ceremony

The cruel face of war tried to wipe it from our memory

We're all brothers at the end of the day

And I, oh Lord, ran away, oh ran away, oh, ran away to sea

And I, oh Lord, ran away, oh ran away, oh, ran away to sea

And I, oh Lord, ran away, oh ran away, oh, ran away to sea

And I, oh Lord, ran away, oh ran away, oh, ran away to see the war