Patches — текст песни (Lee Dickie)

Down by the river that flows by the coal yards.
Stands wooden houses with shutters torn down
There lives a girl everybody calls Patches
Patches my darling of Old Shanty town
We plan to marry when June brought the summer
I couldn`t wait to make Patches my bride
Now I don`t see how that ever can happen
My folks say No, and my heart breaks inside
Patches oh what can I do
I swear I`ll always love you
But a girl from that place would just bring me disgrace
So my folks won`t let me love you
Each night I cry as I think of that shanty
And pretty Patches there watching the door
She dosn`t know that I can`t come to see her
Patches must think that I love her no more
I hear a neighbor tellin my father
He said a girl name of Patches was found
Floating face down in that dirty old river
That flows by the coal yards in Old Shanty Town
Patches oh what can I do
I swear I`ll always love you
It may not be right But I`ll join you tonight
Patches I`m coming to you.