Lullaby of London lyrics

As I walked down by the riverside,

one evening in the spring,

heard a long gone song from days gone by

blown in on the great north wind.

Though there is no lonesome corncrake’s cry

of sorrow and delight,

you can hear the cars, and the shouts from bars,

and the laughter and the fights.

May the ghosts that howled round the house at night

never keep you from your sleep,

may they all sleep tight down in hell tonight,

or wherever they may be.

As I walked on with a heavy heart,

then a stone danced on the tide

and the song went on though the lights were gone,

and the north wind gently sighed.

And an evening breeze coming from the East

that kissed the riverside.

So I pray now, child, that you sleep tonight

when you hear this lullaby.

May the wind that blows from haunted graves

never bring you misery,

may the angels bright watch you tonight

and keep you while you sleep.

• Artist:The Pogues