Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Thief, artist - Wolf People. Album song Fain, in the genre АльтернативаDate of issue: 29.04.2013
Record label: Jagjaguwar
Song language: English
Thief |
| I am a thief of high renown |
| I’ve spent a life in hiding |
| And now the irons are locked around my hands and feet |
| As we make our way along the road |
| They sent the service after me |
| With all their dogs and rifles |
| Now all along the track they drag me back |
| To Newgate and my trial |
| And apprentice I was |
| When first burned in the hand |
| You thought me a beggar |
| Never a journeyman |
| A suit of black silk |
| A cornelian ring |
| I ride at the pleasure of the king |
| But who was I to you? |
| A beggar or the fool who wore a stolen sword |
| And scaled the prison walls to spare you servitude |
| Oyer and Terminer |
| Breaker of shackles |
| Filer of irons |
| A Sheppard to gaolers |
| A meal for the lions |
| The lords and the gentlemen |
| Bring silver to see |
| The apprentice who sets himself free |
| And where will you be when I slip my bonds again? |
| To discard those who called me friend |
| And live among the riches I have won |
| Oyer and Terminer |
| The crowds they rally round me |
| And liveried javelin men |
| The city marshal handing me a silver cup as if I were a noble man |
| I am a thief of high renown |
| I’ve spent my life escaping |
| My joyous street procession leads to Tyburn and the pole |