Ferry 'Cross The Mersey

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Life goes on day after day
Hearts torn in every way
So ferry 'cross the Mersey
'Cause this land's the place I love
And here I'll stay

People, they rush everywhere
Each with their own secret care
So ferry 'cross the Mersey
And always take me there
The place I love

People around every corner
They seem to smile and say
We don't care what your name is boy
We'll never turn you away

So I'll continue to say
Here I always will stay
So ferry 'cross the Mersey
'Cause this land's the place I love
And here I'll stay

And here I'll stay
Here I'll stay

Ferry 'Cross The Mersey (unreleased cover)
Written byGerry Marsden
Performed byElvis Costello (1985, 1987)
Elvis Costello & The Attractions (1986)
Elvis Costello & The Imposters with Ian Prowse (2012)

First known performance:
June 27, 1985, Auckland, New Zealand
Last known performance:
May 13, 2012, Liverpool, England
     (16 known performances, 1 as a snippet)


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Recordings by other artists

 Artist  Year  Release  Links
Gerry & The Pacemakers  1965  single Wikipedia
 Frankie Goes To Hollywood  1983  b-side Wikipedia
 The Christians, Holly Johnson,
Paul McCartney, Gerry Marsden
 1989  single Wikipedia
 Burton Cummings  1997 Up Close and Alone (live) AllmusicAmazon
Pat Metheny  2003 One Quiet Night Wikipedia

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