Amsterdam - John Martyn

The night the kid left Amsterdam

The night the kid left Amsterdam

The night the kid left Amsterdam

The night the kid left Amsterdam

The night the kid left Amsterdam

The night the kid left Amsterdam

The night the kid left Amsterdam

The night the kid left Amsterdam

The night the kid left Amsterdam

The night the kid left Amsterdam

The night the kid left Amsterdam

The night the kid left Amsterdam

There was ladies around the casket

There was whores lying on the bed

There was some of them in silks and satins

There were some of them dressed in red, yeah

There were some moving in colours bright

And there were two little children there too

The wind had changed all concerned

And left this violent blue

The night the kid left Amsterdam

There was nobody who could understand why

The night the kid left Amsterdam

There was nobody who could understand why

Sweet sailor, sail through

Stay safe, runs true

Sweet sailor, steer clear

There’s nothing but trouble 'round there

The night the kid left Amsterdam

The night the kid left Amsterdam

The night the kid left Amsterdam

The night the kid left Amsterdam

There was Mad Jack raving

And little tiny long haired Hugh

All the hustling boys

Are just admiring the view

I swear I was crying

And I know that you would have been too

The wind had changed everyone concerned

It just left this violent blue

The night the kid left Amsterdam

There was nobody who could understand why

The night the kid left Amsterdam

There was nobody who could understand why

Sweet sailor, steer through

Stay safe, runs true

Sweet sailor, steer clear

Nothing but trouble round here

The last time that I saw him

He was looking fresh feeling fine

I’d have known if my boy was drowning

I’d have thrown that kid a line

You never find me looking around the city no more like I did before

All that love lying wasted, just scattered across the floor

The night the kid left Amsterdam

The night the kid left Amsterdam

There was nobody who could understand why

The night the kid left Amsterdam

Nobody could understand why

The night the kid left Amsterdam

The night the kid left Amsterdam

The night the kid left Amsterdam