Story Behind The Song
after reading Herman Melville's "Moby Dick"
i was inspried to write a tune about the whalers of the 19th Century...
| Song Length |
4:06 |
Genre |
Folk - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Language |
English |
| |
Lyrics
v1
out on the sea at 17 born for the wind and water
high on the masthead i did feel like i could touch the Father
with the wind in the sail we journeyed round Perdition's Flame
round the Cape a plenty
iron fire strikes the heart like coals
boiling the gold out of their souls
chorus
if we make it through it will be alright
it wont take much longer
4 years gone from New Bedford halls
we'll be sailing home again
after they fall
v2
just like a man who'se lost his love
the prow comes to meet the water
search for the signs to get the gold
i watch for the birds above her
aloft in the tops'l running free so many times
watching the rolling thunder
lord knows my heart lies 'neath these waves
the ship is my home the water is my grave
chorus
if we make it through it will be alright
it wont take much longer
4 years gone from a foreign call
we'll be sailing home again
after they fall
chorus
if we make it through it'll be alright
it wont take much longer
i will stand by my captain's side
while the Cape of Storms blows wilder
chorus
if we make it through it will be alright
it wont take much longer
4 years gone from New Bedford halls
we'll be sailing home again
after they fall