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Let the Tall Ships Sail
04:04
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LYRICS:
Climbed on big boat and sailed away
Heard the waves and the water calling out for me
Going over yonder where the water is wide
Following the stars in the big night sky
Let the tall ships sail
As wild winds wail
If I ever I make it home
I’ll tell the tale
I heard the song that the seabirds sing
And I’m just a bird with a broken wing
So I ask all the fishes in the deep blue sea
Won't you sing another salty song with me?
Let the tall ships sail
As wild winds wail
If I ever I make it home
I’ll tell the tale
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Six More Weeks of Winter
03:00
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LYRICS:
Six more weeks of winter
Yeah that’s what the woodchuck said
Mumbled something about his shadow
Then he crawled back in his shed
But man, these days the nights are long
It's like I’m living in a dream
Sometimes I don’t know what is real
And what is make believe
So hey
I could use a little holiday
Some cheap little getaway
Where I can say, "Oooh oooh!"
But for now I got
Six more weeks of winter
Six more weeks of chicken stew
pink eye, lice and stomach flu
Ill be lucky if I make it through
i close my eyes and fantasize
That I’m somewhere faraway
Where the ocean smells like coconuts
And it tastes like lemonade
But I wake up and the dream is gone
And I remember where I am
When I see a crow eating a frozen dead rat
From my neighbor's garbage can
But oh
Just 42 days to go
'Till the sun melts the filthy snow
And to the tiki bar I will go
But for now I got
Six more weeks of winter
Six more weeks of freezing rain
Frozen pipes and tire chains
Driving me insane
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3. |
Crabs
02:57
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LYRICS:
Down at the bottom of the creek
No the crabs can’t sleep
So they wander around on the ground
Until the've found
A little something to eat
Down at the bottom of the creek
No the crabs can’t sleep
And they don’t have nothing to count
'Cause down there
They don't have any sheep
And they don't go not rock 'n' roll
They don't have hearts
But they've sure got soul
So just treat 'em kind and they'll be kind to you
'Cause crabs are people too
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Singing Sea Boogie
03:11
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LYRICS:
Fish are jumping
I guess they’re hunting
‘Cause every now and then
They catch a fly or something
Down by the singing sea
Sand crabs crawling
Over my shoulder
Pretty lady over there drinking cola cola
Down by the singing sea
While you’re seeping I’ll float between the waves
Hear the country music from a radio faraway
Down by the singing sea
Sticks make a bridge
That spans the ditch
That protects the process from the witch
Down by the singing sea
Shells all fall
From the castle wall
See the water rise up
And drown them all
Down by the singing sea
Hey baby won’t you lay me down in the shade of that coconut tree
‘Cause I declare there’s nowhere that a coconut would rather be
Down by the singing sea
Down by the singing sea
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All of Us
00:45
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LYRICS:
All of us is you and me and him and her and she and we
All of cross rivers and streams, eat green beans and tangerines
All of us turn up the radio, where we're going, man, I don't know
But I go where you go and you go where I go
All of us!
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7. |
In My Socks
02:35
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LYRICS:
Don’t ask me to your barbecue
I might rather stay at home
Don’t ask to the movies
I might rather go alone
I don’t mean to be antisocial
I’m just little unorthodox
I’m kinda like an antique clock
Sometimes I tick sometimes I tock
But you can’t understand me man, till you walked a mile in my socks
Everybody’s different
Yeah I read it in a magazine
But I declare I love you
If you’re pink, polka dotted or green
But people are complicated
Like the vernal equinox
You can’t put folks in a little box
You don’t understand a wolf, ‘cause you understand a fox
And you can’t understand me man till you walked a mile in my socks
I’ve had my share of hard knocks
So don’t judge a person by the way she walks
‘Cause one mans pier is another man’s dock
One gets mumps and one gets chicken pox
One like cream cheese and one likes lox
But you can’t understand me man till you walked a mile in my socks
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8. |
Where I Oughta Be
01:12
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LYRICS:
The roads are crossed
And I don't know what's in front of me
One way's home
And the other's to the sea
So toss a coin
And put your hand in my hand
Head's I follow you
Tail's you follow me
But either way I'm where I oughta be
I can see the painted purple mountains
And I can see the river meet the stream
And all I know
When I open up my eyes
Is that all I need is right in front of me
So either way I'm where I oughta be
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Best Night of the Year
01:55
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LYRICS:
Let's have a laugh
The past is past
And everything's pretty in the looking glass
Gimme a kiss and make a wish
There's so much magic on a night like this
Daddy's down in the kitchen
Making a shoo-fly pie
Mama's down in the laundry room
Singing "Edelweisse"
Me, I'm in the music room
Where the light are low
Trying to find the perfect song
On the radio
Could it be?
Is it here?
The best night of the year?
Let's have a laugh
The past is past
And everything's pretty in the looking glass
Gimme a kiss and make a wish
There's so much magic on a night like this
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All the World & You & Me
02:00
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Hello my friends
Hello!
I’m so glad you’re here with me today
So are we!
The sun shines in the sky
In the sky!
And my eyes are open wide
Open wide!
As we grow up together everyday
Caring for and sharing everything we see
‘cuz we’re all a family
All the world and you and me
Yes we’re all a family
I can see the rivers and the streams
Running through the valley searching for the sea
While all the little birds up in trees
Share their friendly songs in sweet harmony
‘cuz we’re all a family
All the world and you and me
Yes we’re all a family
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11. |
New Amsterdam
02:39
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Walter Martin is a multi-award-winning songwriter. Martin has released seven studio albums since embarking on a solo career in 2014. His solo career follows many years of writing, playing and touring in rock 'n' roll bands The Walkmen and Jonathan Fire*Eater. ... more
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