HAULING ON
(Nancy Kerr)

CHORUS:
Keep hauling on
Mighty the jaws of morning
War has made the billows roar
As we keep hauling on

We set sail like bold Phoenicians
For the gold on the horizon
Every soul lost to salvation
Every song adieu adieu

Our captain is our lord and jailer
For his wealth is our starvation
Every face a mask of hunger
Every song adieu adieu
CHORUS

When adrift between two harbors
Night falls black upon the water
Terror swims in every slumber
Bidding dreams adieu adieu

With the morning wrapped in silver
Rides a shadow in the water
Eye as black as any cinder
Bidding life adieu adieu
CHORUS

Still our souls are on that water
Like white gulls caught by the weather
Every siren singing danger
Every song adieu adieu
CHORUS

[The liner notes read, A boat shadowed ominously by a shark – the crew's conscience?]

https://kerrfagan.bandcamp.com/track/hauling-on

Note from Joe Offer - Fagan sings "Rides a shadow ON the water." I had finished my transcription of all but the last verse, but you beat me to it and corrected some mistakes I made. Thanks, Gerry.