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The Moonfleet Overture The Village of Moonfleet... The Light On The Bay Have A Care For Two Days And Nights... Go Where Your Heart Believes The Escape And So It Was... The Days Of Our Age The Secret Of The Locket With Heavy Heart... My Heart's Surrender Treasure And Betrayal Moonfleet Bay The Storm Greater Love In The Years That Followed... The Moonfleet Finale© All song lyrics are the property of respective authors, artists and labels and are strictly for non-commercial use only.
The Moonfleet Overture
Album Moonfleet & Other StoriesBy Chris de BurghWritten by Chris de Burgh
Instrumental
The Village of Moonfleet...
Album Moonfleet & Other StoriesBy Chris de BurghWritten by Chris de Burgh
Narration
The Light On The Bay
Album Moonfleet & Other StoriesBy Chris de BurghWritten by Chris de Burgh
Last night, I saw it there,
Shining in the dark again,
The light that all men seem to fear;
They say that sailors were drowning in the bay,
And people kept away,
Waiting for the riches that a wreck would bring,
When the morning comes,
And now the ghost of Blackbeard walks again,
To haunt the ones who would not hear the pain;
“help me ---
help me ---“;
I took the old path down, down to where the graveyard lay,
The place I knew when I was young,
They say that Blackbeard had hidden precious stones,
Amongst the ancient bones,
So I set off to the darkness down below,
By the candle glow,
T’was then I heard the voices, saw a light,
And started on the journey of my life;
Have A Care
Album Moonfleet & Other StoriesBy Chris de BurghWritten by Chris de Burgh
With the voices getting nearer I knew that I had to hide,
I got up behind a coffin, then I saw who was inside,
By the skin and bones of Blackbeard I lay there in the dark,
T’was then I heard a whisper above the beating of my heart;
“Have a care, have a care,
T’was evilly come by and no good will you find there,
Have a care, have a care,
T’was evilly stolen, only pain and sorrow there - have a care!”
So t’was from the world of smugglers that I hid myself that night,
And when they left I opened up the coffin for a look inside,
But instead of Blackbeard’s diamonds, in the locket at his heart,
Only verses from the Bible and a voice came from the dark;
“Have a care, have a care,
T’was evilly come by and no good will you find there,
Have a care, have a care,
T’was evilly stolen, only pain and sorrow there - have a care!”
“What shall we do with the boy who’s hiding,
what shall we do with the boy who’s hiding,
what shall we do with the boy who’s hiding, early in the morning?”
“Lock him in the vault so he can’t get out boys,
Lock him in the vault so he can’t get out boys,
Lock him in the vault so he can’t get out boys, early in the morning!”
For Two Days And Nights...
Album Moonfleet & Other StoriesBy Chris de BurghWritten by Chris de Burgh
Narration
Go Where Your Heart Believes
Album Moonfleet & Other StoriesBy Chris de BurghWritten by Chris de Burgh
Freedom calls,
And in your heart you have been waiting,
For this moment to come,
Within these walls,
You have heard words of inspiration,
That have opened your eyes;
I am old but there’s a wisdom that comes with years,
You are young and it’s so easy when you have no fears;
Go, go where your heart believes,
Your memories are waiting,
It’s the only way to find out who you are;
In this life, there is a road that you must follow,
To the left or the right,
One is wide but the other is hard and narrow,
Take this one, and you can call it your own;
There will be so many voices trying to turn you round,
Take a moment just to listen, then carry on;
Go, go where your heart believes,
Your memories are waiting,
It’s the only way to find out who you are;
There will be times when you’re lost and lonely,
And you will have no-one beside you,
And that is when you’ll find the hidden one inside,
Who will help you through;
Go, go where your heart believes,
Your memories are waiting and your dreams are on their way;
Go, go to your destiny,
You know I will be with you every step of the way, go;
(Go where your heart believes,)
Freedom calls;
(Go to your destiny,)
Go where your heart believes.
The Escape
Album Moonfleet & Other StoriesBy Chris de BurghWritten by Chris de Burgh
And so it began,
The story how Elzevir would look after John as his own son,
And the smugglers betrayed on Moonfleet Bay
by Maskew looking now at Elzevir’s gun;
Then a shot rang out in the morning light,
Maskew fell, a hole between his eyes,
But it was his own men who brought him down,
and they also got poor John – oh, they also shot poor John;
Oh, it’s a dangerous world boys,
Oh, with the smuggling crew,
Oh, it’s a dangerous life boys,
When you’re running from the Revenue,
When you’re running from the Revenue;
And so to escape it came now for Elzevir to pick up the boy,
and carry him away,
For he could not walk with a bullet in the leg,
and they made for the safety of the Purbeck cave;
T’was there that John would read one night,
The words in the locket by candlelight,
For the Bible verses held the key to Blackbeard’s hidden treasure,
at the bottom of a Castle well;
Oh, it’s a dangerous world boys,
Oh, in a smuggler’s life,
Oh, in the Days of our Age boys,
That’s where the secret of the Treasure lies,
That’s where the secret of the Treasure lies.
Oh we're going to be rich boys,
The treasure we will find,
Blackbeard's bones are dancing here tonight;
Yes, we're going to be rich boys, the treasure we will find,
At fourscore-feet-deep-well-North is where it lies!
And So It Was...
Album Moonfleet & Other StoriesBy Chris de BurghWritten by Chris de Burgh
Narration
The Days Of Our Age
Album Moonfleet & Other StoriesBy Chris de BurghWritten by Chris de Burgh
The days of our age are threescore years and ten,
And though men be so strong that they come,
To fourscore years, yet is their strength then,
But labour and sorrow, so soon passeth it away,
And we are gone;
And as for me, my feet are almost gone,
My treadings are well nigh slipped,
But let not the waterflood drown me,
Neither let the deep swallow me up;
So going through the Vale of Misery,
I shall use it for a well,
Till the pools are filled with water;
For thou hast made the North and the South,
Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.
The Secret Of The Locket
Album Moonfleet & Other StoriesBy Chris de BurghWritten by Chris de Burgh
In those verses of the Bible,
A message was concealed,
And soon for John,
The secret was revealed;
Deep in a Castle well,
The treasure could be found,
Blackbeard’s diamond,
Fourteen fathoms down;
“Have a care, have a care, have a care,
T’was evilly come by;”
Though running as an outlaw with a price upon his head,
To his darling Grace,
He had to go instead,
To tell her of his love and all the riches he would bring,
With Blackbeard’s diamond,
And buy her a wedding ring;
“Have a care, have a care, have a care,
T’was evilly come by;”
With Heavy Heart...
Album Moonfleet & Other StoriesBy Chris de BurghWritten by Chris de Burgh
Narration
My Heart's Surrender
Album Moonfleet & Other StoriesBy Chris de BurghWritten by Chris de Burgh
This is my heart’s surrender,
This is my chosen moment,
This is the time to tell you I love you,
Then I have to say goodbye;
And I will miss you when winter comes,
And when the summer is here,
And I will listen to wind and wave,
And I’ll pray that you’ll never forget,
The one who is breathing your name;
Somewhere, there’s a heart that’s waiting for this day to come again,
Someday I will come to take you to a world where love cannot hide anymore;
So don’t cry for me, don’t cry for me, I will return;
You say you’ll always love me,
A candle in your window,
Forever shines where an angel waits to bring me home again;
Back to the place where I’ll always be,
With every dream that I have,
For like a tree with the deepest roots,
No storm can bring us down;
Somewhere, there’s a heart that’s waiting for this day to come again,
Someday I will come to take you to a world where love cannot hide anymore;
Don’t cry for me, don’t cry for me, I will return;
This is my heart’s surrender.
Treasure And Betrayal
Album Moonfleet & Other StoriesBy Chris de BurghWritten by Chris de Burgh
It was on the trail of riches,
We set off upon that day,
To the Castle keep of Carisbrooke,
To where the treasure lay,
And soon I found the diamond,
At the bottom of the well,
But that traitor of a Turnkey,
To his death below he fell;
“Have a care, have a care,
T’was evilly come by and no good will you find there,
Have a care, have a care,
T’was evilly stolen, only pain and sorrow there - have a care!”
Then across the sea to Holland,
With the jewel in my hand,
Where we went to sell our treasure,
At the house of Aldebrand,
When he said it was no diamond,
Through the window it was tossed,
But that wicked man was lying,
And we were caught in a double-cross;
“Have a care, have a care,
T’was evilly come by and no good will you find there,
Have a care, have a care,
T’was evilly stolen, only pain and sorrow there - have a care!”
“What shall we do with the boy who’s stealing?
What shall we do with the boy who’s stealing?
What shall we do with the boy who’s stealing, early in the morning?”
Throw him into jail let him rot forever,
Throw him into jail let him rot forever,
Throw him into jail let him rot forever, early in the morning!”
“Have a care, have a care,
T’was evilly come by and no good will you find there,
Have a care, have a care,
T’was evilly stolen, only pain and sorrow there - have a care!”
Moonfleet Bay
Album Moonfleet & Other StoriesBy Chris de BurghWritten by Chris de Burgh
Alas poor John, he was a prisoner,
Fortune’s fool for many a day,
Blinded by that cursed diamond,
With his freedom, he must pay;
And so it was for faithful Elzevir,
Cast in chains for ten long years,
With never a word of blame or anger,
Just for John, t’was only tears;
Oh oh oh, only tears,
Oh oh oh...
Blow, wind blow,
And send them home again,
Set the sails for England’s way,
Many a heart is grieving for them,
Bring them back to Moonfleet Bay;
And as for Grace,
She’d still be waiting,
Waiting for her only love,
Every night a candle burning at her window,
Should he come;
Oh oh oh, should he come,
Oh oh oh...
Blow, wind blow,
And send them home again,
Set the sails for England’s way,
Many a heart is grieving for them,
Bring them back to Moonfleet Bay;
Blow, wind blow,
And send them home again,
Set the sails for England’s way,
Many a heart is grieving for them,
Bring them back to Moonfleet Bay;
Many a heart is grieving for them,
Bring them back to Moonfleet Bay!
The Storm
Album Moonfleet & Other StoriesBy Chris de BurghWritten by Chris de Burgh
Now the time had come for Elzevir and John,
To be sent from Holland’s shore,
And to end their days in pain and misery,
To be slaves so far from home;
Oh – how sweet the salt sea air,
Oh – how bright the sun,
Oh – but little did they know of the storm that was to come,
And the ship that would go down;
Hey boys and listen well and a story I will tell,
Send for the prisoners down below - down below!
Hey boys and wish ‘em well and the fate that them befell,
And pray that you will never see the day,
You’ll fight for your life on Moonfleet Bay!
Well the storm hit hard and the waves were high,
It was every man for himself;
By a twist of Fate t’was on Moonfleet Bay,
Where the ship would meet its end;
Oh – with a roar of wind and sail,
Oh – the ship was gone,
Oh – in the night, they saw a light,
Twas the candle Grace had shone,
And her boy was coming home;
Hey boys the ship is down,
Every man must swim or drown,
Head for the breakers on the shore - on the shore!
Hey boys for Elzevir, he put John in Fortune’s care,
For no man ever was there till that day,
Saved from the sea on Moonfleet Bay!
“What shall we do with the boy who’s drowning?
What shall we do with the boy who’s drowning?
What shall we do with the boy who’s drowning,
early in the morning?”
“Throw him a rope and God go with him,
Throw him a rope and God go with him,
Throw him a rope and God go with him, early in the morning?”
And Elzevir, he gave his life away,
For John was the only man that day,
Saved from the sea on Moonfleet Bay!
Greater Love
Album Moonfleet & Other StoriesBy Chris de BurghWritten by Chris de Burgh
Here he lies before me,
My friend for many years,
He saved me from the water,
Now I’m drowning in my tears;
Grief is but a poor word for everything I feel,
There can be no greater love;
He was there to guide me through the follies of my age,
Always there beside me, everything forgave;
Held me as a father, showing me the way,
There can be no greater love;
No fear did he have before the storm,
The fate of others was his only thought,
And though it was the way to certain darkness,
To save my life he gave his own;
For my life he gave his own,
And these words are writ in stone, where he lies;
“Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friend;”
“Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friend;”
“Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friend.”
In The Years That Followed...
Album Moonfleet & Other StoriesBy Chris de BurghWritten by Chris de Burgh
Narration
The Moonfleet Finale
Album Moonfleet & Other StoriesBy Chris de BurghWritten by Chris de Burgh
Go, go where your heart believes,
Your memories are waiting,
Your dreams are on their way;
Go, go to your destiny,
You know I will be with you every step of the way;
Go, go where your heart believes,
Another World is waiting,
All your dreams are on the way;
Go, go to your destiny,
You know I will be with you every step of the way!
