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Chris De Burgh
Don'T Pay The Ferryman
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“Don’t Pay the Ferryman” is a single by Chris de Burgh from the album The Getaway. It was produced in 1982. In 1983, the single reached #34 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States.
The song tells the story of a man who boards a ferryboat and sets off. A storm approaches and the ferryman demands payment from the patron. The song’s narrator warns the passenger not to pay the ferryman until the boat arrives at its destination on the other side.
The repetitive lyrics are believed to have a connection with mythology. The song describes the ferryman as “the hooded old man at the rudder,“ and seems to connect to the classic image of the Grim Reaper, a hooded being (usually a skeleton) who leads lost souls to “the other side,“ also a lyric in the song. The ferryman...
Read on...Song lines: ♪ Don't pay the ferryman ... Don't even fix a price ... Until he gets you to the other sideDon't pay the ferryman ♫
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