Tom Jones — Ill Dress You in Mourning

Day after day and night after night You work like a slave You hardly sleep you're fighting to keep The promise you gave Watching from high above you They would be so proud of you For the sacrifice you had to make But how much more can your heart take? I'll dress you in mourning Or I'll dress you in white Tonight at the sunset They'll have to drag me from the ring On shoulders high or leave me dying I'll dress you in mourning Or white satin and pearls You'll be a lady And people who once passed you by Will fight in vain to entertain you I'd give my life to buy you a house With curtains of lace Rings for your fingers, perfumes and cream To soften your face You should be bathed in sunlight Pray that I win this one fight Then you'll have the finest clothes to wear You'll face the world with pride I swear I'll dress you in mourning Or I'll dress you in white When my fight is over Being dressed in joy or sorrow No more will you beg or follow I'll dress you in mourning Or I'll triumph tonight This town we were born in Will long remember how one night A kid who couldn't read or write Refused to win or lose without a fight