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Alone beside the Tullan strand
Washed by the wild Atlantic Sea
I sit upon this wishing chair
'Wish to God that you were there
If only I were young again
So to right my mistakes along the way
Maybe then I would travel other roads
And you'd be here with me today
Where stormy winds sing to the western shore
On cliffs above the ocean swell
Rest a while upon the wishing chair
'Wish to God that you were there
I was foolish in the ways of love
Now I wish my days away in vain
Wishes rise like the Atlantic tide
That's dashed against the rocks upon the strand
Upon the Tullan strand
So young people that are free
Take advice from one who got it wrong
Take care not to give your heart away so soon
Wait 'til your true love comes along
Or we may meet beside the Tullan strand
Where now I sadly dream what might have been
Alone upon the wishing chair
I wish to God that you were there (x3)
Upon the wishing chair
I have fought and I've lied
I've loved and I've cried
I've had riches and empty begging bowls
Along the way I broke some hearts
And had mine torn clean apart
Either way I'd just pack a bag and down the road
I'd roll
I threw dice with the devil and lost my soul
Won it back on the next roll
I've felt sweet angels rocking me to sleep
I've drank with gangsters, knelt with priests
Seen the beauties and the beasts
And they say that you can tell a man
By the company he keeps
CHORUS
And I've been tumblin' round like a leaf on the autumn breeze
Never knowing where I'll settle down
Don't know what I'm looking for, only know, must be more
Than tumblin' round from town to town
I tried so hard to belong but I always got it wrong
And ended up a prisoner of my design
And my old mother she'd say one for me on her holy rosary
And for every bead she prayed on I left another place behind
I was there when the viper tempted Eve
But she couldn't be deceived
'cos the poison wouldn't close those pretty eyes
And when she held me to blame, I kissed her all the same
Then she got on with her own life and I got on a train
CHORUS
And I've been tumblin' round like a leaf on the autumn breeze
Never knowing where I'll settle down
Don't know what I'm looking for, only know, must be more
Than tumblin' round from town to town
There's a stool in every bar in every corner of the
world
And on each stool there sits a fool like me who loves a girl
I don't know anything about her I don't even know her name
And every night she's different but she makes me feel the same
My beautiful girl with no name
Whoever you are I adore your
Pretty face pretty hair
I'm sorry I don't mean to stare
My beautiful girl with no name
I see her walk right by me every night in every town
And if by chance she throws a glance my heart begins to pound
There's always in her eyes a sparkle always on her lips a smile
Does she know as on she goes she's drivin' me wild
My beautiful girl with no name
Whoever you are I adore your
Pretty eyes pretty mouth
Pretty north and pretty south
My beautiful girl with no name
My beautiful girl with no name
Whoever you are I adore your
Pretty style pretty grace
I love all of your pretty ways
My beautiful girl with no name
Well she'll come and go and never notice me but I don't mind
For to cage a bird of paradise must surely be a crime
What's more if she told me her story I might solve her mystery
Only to discover she's as ordinary as me
My beautiful girl with no name
Whoever you are I adore you
I don't need you to kiss and tell
'cos I don't want to break your spell
My beautiful girl with no name (x3)
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