Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Eleventh Earl Of Mar , by - Genesis. Release date: 31.12.2006
Song language: English
Eleventh Earl Of Mar |
| The sun had been up for a couple of hours |
| Covered the ground with a layer of gold |
| Spirits were high and the raining had stopped |
| The larder was low, But boy that wasn’t all |
| Eleventh Earl of Mar |
| Couldn’t get them very far |
| Daddy! |
| Oh Daddy, You Promised |
| Out on the road in the direction of Perth |
| Backwards and forwards in a circle they went |
| Found a city half open and ready to greet |
| The conquering heroes, with blisters on their feet |
| Eleventh Earl of Mar |
| Somehow got them all this far |
| Daddy! |
| You Promised, You Promised |
| See the Stewart all dressed up |
| He’s got eyes in the back of his head |
| Who came in a cockleshell boat |
| That could only just float |
| Couldn’t even lift a sword |
| Dressed too fine and smelling of wine |
| Daddy you’ve got to go! |
| Here come the bishop all dressed up |
| He’s gonna bless you if you’re ready to pay |
| One wave of his funny old stick |
| There’s a band of light across your eyes |
| Waited a week still they hadn’t appeared |
| That glorious timing that everyone feared |
| So they’re riding along on the crest of a wave |
| They’re headed for London, And that will be their grave |
| Eleventh Earl of Mar |
| Well he couldn’t get them down that far |
| Daddy! |
| I’m waiting, I’m waiting |
| Time to go to bed now |
| Never seems too keen |
| To be a guest now |
| In a house of dreams |
| Flying from a hillside |
| Beckoning the trees |
| A sailboat’s awning |
| Mimicking the breeze |
| I’m fighting gravity falling |
| My Daddy won’t let them get me |
| A voice screams seems to be calling |
| The face turns features are burning |
| Daddy, you’ve got to go! |
| See the Fifteen going by |
| Tell the Lairds and the Lords |
| They’re running backwards today |
| And once again you stand alone |
| Bury your memories bury your friends |
| Leave it alone for a year or two |
| Till the stories go hazy and the legends come true |
| Then do it again. |
| Some Things never end |
| Eleventh Earl of Mar |
| Won’t be going very far |
| You Promised, You Promised, You Promised |
| DADDY! |