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WILD NIGHT WAVES
Words and Music
Verse 1: Verse 2: She was yar, sleek of form A bit battered by the latest storm But underneath, strong as could be A sweeter craft had I never seen Work on her Was a labor of love Into the night under the stars above But a ship so fine Belongs at sea Not docked and tied to the likes of me Reprise (him): I can never be your Port of Call I'm not safe harbor, no I'm nothing at all I'll use you up And I'll cast you away Get underway Before I ask you to stay Instrument interlude 16 - 32 bars Verse 3: When she had rested A month and a day The crescent moon shone Again on the bay Like a ghost in the shadows pale She beckoned me And made ready to sail Reprise (her): "Board my ship and we'll sail away I hear the words you're unable to say Better to drown than to fade away We'll ride together on the wild night waves" Reprise (him): I can never be your Port of Call I'm not safe harbor, no I'm nothing at all I'll use you up And I'll cast you away Get underway Before I ask you to stay Instrument interlude 16 - 32 bars Epilogue (him) And at the end When my days are through And last look upon the crescent moon I'll recall a Fair Ship made port that day how I loved her, but sent her on her way I see her now, rounding the bay Now at last I can finally say "I'll board your ship and we'll sail away We'll ride forever on the wild night waves" |