LYRICS
Use A− / A+ to adjust text sizeBlack Diamond Bay
VerseUp on the white verandaShe wears a neck tie and a panama hatHer passport shows her face fromAnother time and place she looks nothing like thatAnd all of the remnants of herRecent past are scattered in the wild windShe walks across the marble floor where aVoice from the gambling room is calling her to come on inShe smiles walks the other wayAs the last ship sails and the moon fades away>From Black Diamond Bay(Continue as above through remaining verses)As the morning light breaks openThe Greek walks down and he asks for a rope and a pen that will writePardon monsieur the Desk Clerk saysCarefully removes his fez, am I hearing you rightAnd as the yellow fog is liftingThe Greek is quickly heading for the second floorShe passes him on the spiral staircaseThinking he's the Soviet ambassadorShe starts to speak but he walks awayAs the storm clouds rise and the palm branches swayOn Black Diamond BayA Soldier sits beneath the fan doingBusiness with the Tiny Man who sells him a ringLightning strikes the lights blow outThe Desk Clerk wakes he begins to shout can you see anythingThen the Greek appears on the second floor in hisBarefeet with a rope around his neckWhile the loser in the gambling roomLights up a candle says open up another deckBut the dealer says attendez-vous sil vous plaitAs the rain beats down and the cranes fly away>From Black Diamond BayThe Desk Clerk heard the Woman laugh as heLooked around in the aftermath and the soldier got toughHe tried to grab the Woman's handSaid here's a ring it cost a grand she said that ain't enoughThen she ran upstairs to pack her bags while aHorse-drawn taxi waited at the curbShe passed the door that the Greek had locked where aHand-written sign read Do not disturbShe knocked upon it anywayAs the sun went down and the music did playOn Black Diamond BayI've got talk to someone quick but theGreek said go away and kicked the chair to the floorHe hung there from the chandelier sheCried help there's danger near please open up the doorThen the volcano erupted and theLava flowed down from the mountain high aboveThe Soldier and the Tiny Man wereCrouched in the corner thinking of forbidden loveThe Desk Clerk says it happens every dayAs the stars fell down and the fields burned awayOn Black Diamond BayAs the island slowly sank theLoser finally broke the bank in the gambling roomThe dealer said it's too late now you canTake your money but I don't know how you'll spend it in the tombThe Tiny Man bit the Soldier's ear as theFloor caved in and the boiler in the basement blewWhile she's out on the balcony where aStranger tells her my darling je vous aime beaucoupShe sheds a tear then begins to prayAs the fire burns on and the smoke drifts awayOn Black Diamond BayI was sitting home alone one night inLA watching old Cronkite on the seven o'clock newsIt seems there was an earthquake thereLeft nothing but a panama hat and a pair of old Greek shoesDidn't seem like much was happening so ITurned it off and went to grab another beerSeems like every time you turn around there'sAnother hard luck story that you're gonna hearAnd there's really nothing anyone can sayAnd I never did plan to go anywayTo Black Diamond BayInstrumental verse
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