The Dead South - Matterhorn lyrics
[The Dead South - Matterhorn lyrics]
We started out from Bern
One sunny August morn
There was just the four of
Us against the Matterhorn
There was Albert the Australian
And John the Irishman
Me and Bill from Britain
Mad dogs in the sun
Matterhorn, Matterhorn
Men have tried and men have
Died to climb the Matterhorn
That mighty Matterhorn
Two miles up we lost John
And our rations fell below
Now Al and Bill are lying
Beneath an avalanche of snow
Now here I am alone now and
I know I cannot stop
Two more yards in front of me
Until I reach the top
Matterhorn, Matterhorn
Men have tried and men have
Died to climb the Matterhorn
That mighty Matterhorn
Now here I am a dying
Upon the Matterhorn
Not a grave for me to lie
In nor grave keep me warm
The Queen would surely knight me if
I could get back down
But it's closer here to heaven than
It is back to the ground
Matterhorn, Matterhorn
Men have tried and men have
Died to climb the Matterhorn
That mighty Matterhorn
That mighty Matterhorn
One sunny August morn
There was just the four of
Us against the Matterhorn
There was Albert the Australian
And John the Irishman
Me and Bill from Britain
Mad dogs in the sun
Matterhorn, Matterhorn
Men have tried and men have
Died to climb the Matterhorn
That mighty Matterhorn
Two miles up we lost John
And our rations fell below
Now Al and Bill are lying
Beneath an avalanche of snow
Now here I am alone now and
I know I cannot stop
Two more yards in front of me
Until I reach the top
Matterhorn, Matterhorn
Men have tried and men have
Died to climb the Matterhorn
That mighty Matterhorn
Now here I am a dying
Upon the Matterhorn
Not a grave for me to lie
In nor grave keep me warm
The Queen would surely knight me if
I could get back down
But it's closer here to heaven than
It is back to the ground
Matterhorn, Matterhorn
Men have tried and men have
Died to climb the Matterhorn
That mighty Matterhorn
That mighty Matterhorn