Sailing Ship
A Swing/ Big Band song! Many thanks to Chris Taylor – a Big Band scholar – for advice on what’s authentic and what was out of place. Produced by Shez
Leave these stupid people.
The time’s exactly right.
I have got a sailing ship,
let’s sail away tonight.
You can be the captain
I will be the crew.
I have got a sailing ship
so I can sail away with you.
Help me weigh the anchor
I’ll look out while you steer.
Come aboard my sailing ship
Let’s sail away from here.
We’ll sing along with mermaids
who will help us chart our course.
be guided by dolphins
from these weary, dreary shores.
The map says “here be dragons”
but perhaps it’s Shangri-La.
Let’s go and see what lies beyond
this half-life where we are.
Through the doldrums, ice and tempests
we’ll cross the oceans deep.
We’ll make all pirates walk the plank
and croon the Kraken back to sleep.
My ship is called “Clarita”,
her sails are big and bright.
The wind is up and the tide is high
let’s sail away tonight.
Words and music © Bruce Lawson 2018, all rights reserved.
from Bruce Lawson's personal site /2019/sailing-ship/
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