If you don`t know where I come from 
You better stear clear of my trail 
From the dark side of London 
And that`s way beyond the pale 
My grandpa came from Russia 
Stowed away hidden in some bales 
And he took my grandma dancing 
To the air raid sirens hail 

Saint George used his sword 
On the immigrant poor 
`Cos he can`t kill no dragon 
If I was in those shoes 
I`d say Soweto`s gonna happen here too 
I gotta get a message through 
Tell everybody the news 

And with the winter coming... 

Crossing all the borders 
Through the smoke of war and rain 
Papers out of order 
On a military train 
A coat a bag a baby 
Status: refugee 
These are the people of my family 

Don`t anybody know that 
This city was made 
Of immigrant blood and money 
If I was in those shoes 
A blackshirt with the playboy blues 
I gotta get a message through 
Tell everybody the news 

And with the winter coming... 

Now there`s a rocker in Vladivostok 
Got every side by Jerry Lee 
But for accidents of disorder 
That guy could well be me 
I want everybody to know this 
I want everyone to hear 
Immigration built the nation 
You got a bloodclaat standing here 

Now Saint George used his sword 
On the immigrant poor 
`Cos he can`t kill no dragon 
If I was in those shoes 
I`d say Soweto`s gonna happen here too 
I gotta get a message through 
Tell everybody the news 

And with the winter coming... 

Don`t anybody know that 
The city was made 
Of immigrant blood and money 
If I was in those shoes 
A blackshirt with the playboy blues 
I gotta get a message through 
Tell everybody the news 

And with the winter coming..