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Tony Norwell
Miscellaneous
Somewhere Down In Maryland
Somewhere Down In Maryland
D 4/4 Tony Norwell
Somewhere down in Maryland â so far across the sea -
I met a thousand people there â with feelings just like me.
They all wanted peace down there â they wanted to be free â
Somewhere down in Maryland â so far across the sea.
In the bars and in the cafes â round the harbour â in the streets â
There were all the kinds of people there â youâd think youâd ever meet.
There were princes â there were paupers â ever wanting to be free â
Somewhere down in Maryland â so far across the sea.
Maryland â oh Maryland â so long â so far away â
I loved you so much â Iâm going back to see you some old day;
Maryland â oh Maryland â so long - so far away â
As sure as heck â Iâm going back â to see you some old day!
Baltimore stood shining, sprawling â round its Harbourplace â
That once was old and wild and hard â now has a postcard face.
And all the while I wondered there â at what they thought of me â
Somewhere down in Maryland â so far across the sea.
In Washington â they washed the town â well it seemed so prime and clean â
The tour bus guide was great to hear and the White House looked so green!
But it wasnât us who burned it â at least it wasnât me â
Somewhere down in Maryland â so far across the sea.
In Main Street in Annapolis â where Kunte Kinte once was sold â
With its ancient pubs and houses there â as quaint as they were old.
You could have been in England there â as anywhere could be â
Somewhere down in Maryland â so far across the sea.
I met you there â but sometimes â I wish I never had;
Though I hardly got to know you â you made me feel so glad.
To be down there at that time â as young as I could be â
Somewhere down in Maryland â so far across the sea.
If I ever got a letter â come winging across the sea â
Iâd be as sure as I could be then â that youâd remembered me.
But as the weeks and months go by â I see that that wonât be â
Somewhere down in Maryland â so far across the sea.