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Alan Clayson & The Argonauts - The Landlocked Sailor

from Ancient And Modern: Highlights of Half​-​a​-​Century by Alan Clayson

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lyrics

I sailed the seven seas for treasure islands
That would somehow take me nearer the public heart.
I have sailed more miles than the kittiwake flies.
I'm tantalized, but I've tried too hard
For something a mere fraction out of reach.

Heave her high on the anchor chain
With a running bowline, sailor.
Hoist her high, hoist her dry.
Sailor, rock and roll me over!

I'll aim my merchant clipper for north-west China
If the pilot gets us past the harbour's mouth -
But when the ship's becalmed and the sail is slack,
And the crew is crippled with the Yellow Jack,
There's not much you can do to comfort me.

Heave her high on the anchor chain
With a running bowline, sailor.
Hoist her high, hoist her dry.
Sailor, rock and roll me over!

Over and over and over again, it's still an unchanged game.
A fixed idea possessing me, it's always been the same.

There's a good stiff breeze for the north-west passage to China
That may lead me to the worst of dreams come true -
But when the wind is high and it's raining too,
Then any old port in a storm will do
Till one strange day I throw the anchor down.

Heave her high on the anchor chain
With a running bowline, sailor.
Hoist her high, hoist her dry.
Sailor, rock and roll me over!

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from Ancient And Modern: Highlights of Half​-​a​-​Century, released December 8, 2023

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