Belle Isle Lyrics

Turn the headlights on and off

Hold your breath, flash your brights

And sit tight

Creeping along the empty bridge mile

Make your way to the lonely Belle Isle



Cram your ears

Take pains to hear

The lap-lap of the river

Amidst what you wait to be delivered

Coming in the shape of a bottom-heavy boat

Coming from up north, strong smelling of liquid hope!



Drink it!

All down!

Drink it all down, drink drink drink it!



We haul whiskey, rum, and beer

Shouldered the risk to bring it here

A brand new way to seek your fortune

Up from the gutters of any old port town



We'll even toss you a generous offer

Help you to set up and make your own brew

In your spare time, generate a little goose

To ease the day's worries

And soothe the day's hurries



Drink it!

All down!

Drink it all down, drink drink drink it!



A dry city is like a dead city

With its tongue so rough

And the truth so nitty-gritty

How can the young things keep at bay

The dark shadows if they can't drink them away!



Drink it!

All down!

Drink it all down, drink drink drink it!

Drink...

Drink...

Drink!