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The BoatmanI work upon the water, the waves are my homeThe rising tides they're my next of kin I spend my days, I earn my pay I am the boatman, I serve the wind I will carry you to lands divine Safely and surely I will ferry you there But I cannot tarry long, I know To leave the land I love is the sorrow that I bear My boat in the harbor she's safe from the storm But sailing they built her for I will find my way by the sun and the stars I cannot dwell long upon the shore Do you till of the earth? Oh tell me your tale By our troubles we are two, though we travel now as one Set your feet upon the land, in the morning I will go My face once again I will turn to the sun CHORUS FIRST VERSE (© 1984 by Harvey Reid) As recorded on #104 "Of Wind & Water" As re-released on #126 "Capo Voodoo: Songs" |