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WATCHES (Tom Lewis) cho. So keep the engine goin' round The diesel goin' up and down Keep the old ship goin' homeward bound Here's another middle watch Another hair upon me chest There's just an hour or two 'til I can go and get some rest Mornin', dogs, or afternoon The forenoon or the first Well there's none of them comes easy But the middle is the worst How did I get into this When I was just a boy My mother wouldn't let me go I was her pride and joy When she tried to stop me I just ran away to sea But mothers always know best Now that's very plain to me I'd never heard of watchkeeping I can't have been too bright I thought that when the sun went down We'd anchor for the night But my old sea-dad put me straight He said we're one in three That's four hours on and eight hours off And working in between At four o'clock next morning I was down below in Hell Scrubbin' plates and punchin' sprays And making tea as well After four long hours I was ready fit to drop I'd an hour off for breakfast And a turn-to up on top Then I heard, in submarines, There's extra money paid And only two hour watches I thought I'd got it made I quickly volunteered Only to to find I had been green That was two hours on and fours hours off And workin' in betweem After twenty years, you find There's not much left to learn And when it comes to watchkeeping You have to take your turn When you shake and just roll out And get yourself below Your "offo's " waiting for relief So off-watch he can go Here's another middle watch Another hair upon me chest There's just an hour or two 'til I can go and get some rest Mornin', dogs, or afternoon The forenoon or the first Well, there's none of them comes easy But the middle is the worst Copyright Tom Lewis From Tom Lewis album "Surfacing" Self Propelled Music Salmo B.C. @sailor @submarine filename[ WATCHES SGL APR99 |
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