Old Jack's Charm - Marc Almond

[00:00.0]Old Jack's Charm - Marc Almond
[00:15.22]It was in the tattoo parlour
[00:17.62]Where he engraved their names
[00:20.4]Words a winding round his shoulders
[00:23.54]Reminders now he's older
[00:33.81]In the magic of the parlour
[00:36.27]Down his arm unwinds a story
[00:39.16]Love and hate and Mum and Dad
[00:41.92]In flames of hope and glory
[00:44.93]A mermaid and a schooner
[00:47.53]Tells us he was once at sea
[00:50.32]A heart pierced by an arrow
[00:53.24]Tells us once more in love was he
[00:56.07]And a dragon spitting fire
[00:59.16]He's forgotten what that's for
[01:01.77]But tattooed on his mind
[01:04.5]Is a reminder of the war
[01:08.15]He gave up tattooing lovers
[01:10.66]Where no room for any others
[01:13.42]A line through every sweetheart
[01:15.94]With another etched below
[01:20.78]In every port a stormy girl
[01:23.44]They loved him and they loved him so
[01:26.24]Each one for all to see adorned
[01:29.22]With Cupids and with bows
[01:31.95]A mermaid and a schooner
[01:34.75]Tells us he was once at sea
[01:37.6]A heart pierced by an arrow
[01:40.7]Tells us once more in love was he
[01:43.35]And a dragon spitting fire
[01:46.41]He's forgotten what that's for
[01:49.06]But tattooed on his mind is a reminder of war
[01:55.58]In the magic of the parlour
[01:58.06]Swapping laughter swapping stories
[02:00.93]Where the words are often hard
[02:03.58]And the air is always blue
[02:06.41]He remembers all his mates from then
[02:09.59]He lost a couple maybe ten
[02:12.2]Their headstone on his forearm as a crucifix tattoo
[02:34.07]Now he leans upon the bar
[02:36.6]With a mysterious air
[02:39.52]And the ladies gather round
[02:41.7]To view his decorated arms
[02:45.29001]He'll tell them of each scroll and line
[02:48.19]And other scars not so fine
[02:51.03]And they always want to see
[02:53.77]A little more of Old Jacks Charms
[03:00.52]A mermaid and a schooner
[03:03.19]Tells us he was once at sea
[03:05.85]A heart pierced by an arrow
[03:08.79]Tells us once more in love was he
[03:11.46]And a dragon spitting fire
[03:14.56]He's forgotten what that's for
[03:17.18]But tattooed on his mind is a reminder of war