Lyrics
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Across the fields of sorrow, where the famine laid us low
Our children cried for hunger, as the blight began to grow
The land we once relied on, turned barren and so cold
Now tales of desolation and despair are often told
[Pre-Chorus]
Dark clouds gather in the sky
Echoes of the days gone by
[Chorus]
Oh, the fields of sorrow
No food for tomorrow
We sing and we dance
In the shadow of chance
[Verse 2]
In the year of forty-seven, when the crops began to fail
We prayed for our survival, but our hopes were to no avail
With empty hands and stomachs, we watched the seasons pass
The fields that once brought plenty, now were barren, dry, and vast
[Pre-Chorus]
Dark clouds gather in the sky
Echoes of the days gone by
[Chorus]
Oh, the fields of sorrow
No food for tomorrow
We sing and we dance
In the shadow of chance
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
From the towns to distant valleys, the famine's grip was tight
Families torn asunder, in the endless, hopeless night
The ships that carried promise, to a land across the sea
Became our only refuge, from the famine's misery
[Pre-Chorus]
Dark clouds gather in the sky
Echoes of the days gone by
[Chorus]
Oh, the fields of sorrow
No food for tomorrow
We sing and we dance
In the shadow of chance
[Bridge]
The landlords took their due, while the people starved in pain
We cursed their cruel oppression, as we prayed for the rain
In the wake of devastation, only memories remain
Of the fields that once were golden, now forever stained
[Verse 4]
Through the years we wandered, in lands so far from home
With hearts forever haunted, by the famine's silent moan
We built our lives from nothing, yet we never can forget
The fields of sorrow calling, in the whispers of regret
[Pre-Chorus]
Dark clouds gather in the sky
Echoes of the days gone by
[Chorus]
Oh, the fields of sorrow
No food for tomorrow
We sing and we dance
In the shadow of chance
[Outro]
Oh, the fields of sorrow
No food for tomorrow
We sing and we dance
In the shadow of chance
[End]
