Lyrics
[Intro]
[Fiddle and Bodhrán Riff]
[Verse 1]
In the gas-lit streets of London’s heart,
Echoes of footsteps, shadows dart.
Jack's blade gleams under moon’s eerie light,
His sinister deeds cloaked by the night.
[Chorus, Mandolin Overdrive]
Beware, beware, the Ripper’s night,
Through Whitechapel's streets, he takes his flight.
A shadow lurking, in the mist,
Jack's cold embrace, with death's own kiss.
[Instrumental Interlude, Tin Whistle]
[Verse 2]
Misty evenings wear a veil of dread,
Streets whisper tales of the dread he's spread.
Silent screams echo, a ghastly plight,
Victims shrouded in the darkest blight.
[Chorus, Mandolin Overdrive]
Beware, beware, the Ripper’s night,
Through Whitechapel's streets, he takes his flight.
A shadow lurking, in the mist,
Jack's cold embrace, with death's own kiss.
[Verse 3]
A lass walks alone, her steps unsure,
Her fate sealed by a man so impure.
Quick and silent, with precision grim,
Another life lost to his heinous whim.
[Chorus, Mandolin Overdrive]
Beware, beware, the Ripper’s night,
Through Whitechapel's streets, he takes his flight.
A shadow lurking, in the mist,
Jack's cold embrace, with death's own kiss.
[Bridge]
[Bagpipes]
[Verse 4]
Through Whitechapel’s maze, he prowls with zest,
His blade, a curse upon the oppressed.
None can catch him, the shadowed reaper,
London’s dark, the price gets steeper.
[Chorus, Mandolin Overdrive]
Beware, beware, the Ripper’s night,
Through Whitechapel's streets, he takes his flight.
A shadow lurking, in the mist,
Jack's cold embrace, with death's own kiss.
[Verse 5]
Warnings unheeded by those who roam,
Too many lost on their way home.
Each corner hides a story untold,
Of a terror in the night, bold and cold.
[Chorus, Mandolin Overdrive]
Beware, beware, the Ripper’s night,
Through Whitechapel's streets, he takes his flight.
A shadow lurking, in the mist,
Jack's cold embrace, with death's own kiss.
[Verse 6]
As history's pages yet unfold,
Jack's tale of horror is retold.
A caution to heed, when night draws near,
Beware the Ripper still lingers here.
[Outro] [Fiddle and Bodhrán Riff]
