Tag: Mark-Knopfler
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The Man’s Too Strong
The Man’s Too Strongby Dire Straits (Mark Knopfler) I’m just and ageing drummer boyAnd in the wars I used to playAnd I’ve called the tuneTo many a torture sessionNow they say I am a war criminalAnd I’m fading awayFather please hear my confession I have legalised robberyCalled it a beliefI have run with the moneyAnd…
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Why Aye Man
Why Aye Manby Mark Knopfler We had no way of staying afloatWe had to leave on the ferry boatEconomic refugeesOn the run to GermanyWe had the back of Maggie’s handTimes were tough in GeordielandWe got wor tools and working gearAnd humped it all from Newcastle to here Why aye man, why aye, why aye manWhy…
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The Sultans of Swing
The Sultans of Swing by Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits Verse 1]You get a shiver in the darkIt’s raining in the park, but meantimeSouth of the river, you stop, and you hold everythingA band is blowing Dixie, double-four timeYou feel alright when you hear the music ring [Verse 2]Well, now you step insideBut you don’t…