Elton John

Sails

Elton John


I viewed in my presence
My hand on my forehead
And sighting the liners
Of mad merchant seamen
In search of the living
Or the spices of China

Lucy walked gently
Between the damp barrels
And shut out my eyes
With the width of her fingers
Said she'd guessed the number
Of bales in the back room

While the seagulls were screaming
Lucy was eating
Then we hauled up our colours
The way the mother had told us
And together we just watched the sails

While the seagulls were screaming
Lucy was eating
Then we hauled up our colours
The way the mother had told us
And together we just watched the sails

Lucy I said
In a passage of cotton kegs
Can we hold hands
I'm sure that it's warmer
Then the gulls ate the crumbs
Of Lucy's sandwich

While the seagulls were screaming
Lucy was eating
Then we hauled up our colours
The way the mother had told us
And together we just watched the sails

Eu vi na minha presença
Minha mão na minha testa
E avistando os forros
De marinheiros mercantes malucos
Em busca dos vivos
Ou as especiarias da China

Lucy andou gentilmente
Entre os barris úmidos
E fechou meus olhos
Com a largura dos dedos dela
Disse que adivinhara o número
De fardos na sala dos fundos

Enquanto as gaivotas estavam gritando
Lucy estava comendo
Então nós levantamos nossas cores
A maneira como a mãe nos disse
E juntos nós apenas olhamos as velas

Enquanto as gaivotas estavam gritando
Lucy estava comendo
Então nós levantamos nossas cores
A maneira como a mãe nos disse
E juntos nós apenas olhamos as velas

Lucy, eu disse
Em uma passagem de barris de algodão
Podemos dar as mãos
Tenho certeza que é mais quente
Então as gaivotas comeram as migalhas
Do sanduíche de lucy

Enquanto as gaivotas estavam gritando
Lucy estava comendo
Então nós levantamos nossas cores
A maneira como a mãe nos disse
E juntos nós apenas olhamos as velas