Lyrics

[Verse 1] You told me tales of love and glory Same old sad songs, same old story The sirens sing no lullaby And no one knows but Lorelei [Verse 2] Castles out of fairytales Timbers shivered where once there sailed The lovesick men who caught her eye And no one knew but Lorelei [Chorus] River, river, have mercy Take me down to the sea For if I perish on these rocks My love no more I'll see [Verse 3] I've thought of you in far-off places I've puzzled over lipstick traces So help me God, I will not cry And then I think of Lorelei [Verse 4] I travel far and wander wide No photograph of you beside me Ol' Man River's not so shy And he remembers Lorelei [Chorus] River, river, have mercy Take me down to the sea For if I perish on these rocks My love no more I'll see [Verse 5] If I should float upon this stream And see you in my madman's dream I'd sink into your troubled eyes And none would know 'cept Lorelei [Chorus] River, river, have mercy Take me down to the sea For if I perish on these rocks My love no more I'll see [Verse 6] But if my ship, which sails tomorrow Should crash against these rocks, my sorrows I will drown before I die It's you I'll see, not Lorelei