[Intro]
[Verse]
Called for this place with my working hands
Sea crossing turn my inside
Left to the sound of the marching band
We sail at the change of the tide
[Verse]
When I saw Mary, her father said
He was sailing across the deep blue
Brighter new days in a promised land
She would be going there too
[Chorus]
So I keep her in my mind
There s a picture on my wall
Oh, my love is in America
My love could be anywhere at all
[Verse]
Oh, how we cried on that darkest night
Everyone leaving the land
The old generation just sitting tight
And all of us young bucks with plans
[Verse]
I m using the name of another man
To get a job here for more pay
I ll walk these strange streets for a better life
London s the place, so they say
[Chorus]
And I keep her in my mind
There s a picture on my wall
Oh, my love, she s in America
My love could be anywhere at all
Anywhere at all..
[Instrumental]
[Verse]
The music s the one thing that s travelled well
We meet up and play from our soul
The kitchen, the work yard and the Seven Bells
Gives us a glimpse of our homes
[Verse]
Maybe I ll make it to New York state
Maybe I ll just up and go
Maybe I ll get back to my hometown
See if there s work, I don t know
[Verse]
I sent many a letter to no avail
Her silence is deafening to me
Maybe she lives with another man
Crossing the new country
[Chorus]
Till I know, I keep her in my mind
There s a picture on my wall
Oh, my love is in America
My love could be anywhere at all...
[Outro]