cd: Sultana
track 9: One Hand For The Ship
One hand for the ship
And one for the sailor
Take no risk that you can ill afford
One hand for the ship
And one for the sailor
You’re no good to either overboard
Everything learned from early on
Revolves around those tales
Careless sailors lost beneath the waves
Lesser men who met
The roiling caldron down below
Over and over
We hear that same refrain
CHORUS
Ah beware the windward side
In a frigid northern blow
Mind your grip when duties are Assigned
The halyards and the lifelines
Are friends you need the most
Heed well the voices
Of a thousand sailors ghosts (saying)
CHORUS
God forbid your legacy
Be a man who died too soon
One who chose to use that second hand
Younger fools and older wise men
See it different ways
Taunting and flaunting
The balance of their fate
One moment you’re secure
The next your life is over
CHORUS
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Words & Music by Kyle Aughe