Portobello Belle Lyrics by Dire Straits

Portobello Belle Lyrics

    Bella donna's on the high street
    Her breasts upon the off beat
    And the stalls are just the side shows
    Victoriana's old clothes
    And yes her jeans are tight now
    She gotta travel light now
    She's gotta tear up all her roots now

    She got a turn up on the boots now
    Yeah she thinks she's tough
    She ain't no English rose
    But the blind singer
    He's seen enough and he knows
    Yes and he do a song
    About a long gone Irish girl
    Ah but I got one for you my Portobello belle

    She sees a man upon his back there
    Escaping from a sack there
    And bella donna lingers
    Her gloves they got no fingers
    Yeah, the blind man singing Irish
    He get his money in a tin dish
    Just a corner serenader
    Upon a time he could have made her, made her
    Yeah, she thinks she's tough
    She ain't no English rose
    Ah, but the blind singer
    He's seen enough and he knows
    Yes and do a song
    About a long gone Irish girl
    But I got one for you my Portobello belle

    Yes and these barrow boys are hawking
    And a parakeet is squawking
    Upon a truck a paper rhino
    She get the crying of a wino
    And then she get the reggea rumble
    Bella donna's in the jungle
    But she ain't no garden flower
    These ain't no distress in the tower
    Oh, bella donna walks
    Bella donna taking a stroll
    But, she don't care about your window box
    Or your button hole
    Yes and she sing a song about a long gone Irish girl
    But I got one for you my Portobello belle

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