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Mark Knopfler - The Trawlerman's Song (The Studio Albums 1996-2007)
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Lyrics

We're takin' on water
Diesel and stores
Layin' up awhile
Before I'm back on board
They're patchin' her up
To go fishin' again
Fishin' again
Weldin' her rudder
Scrubbin' her keel
Scars on her belly
Need time to heal
In the dock
With the trawlerman
I know all the people
There's nobody new
Soon we'll be leavin'
With the same old crew
On the green water
The tumblin' sea
Ain't runnin'
Like the good old days
Time's just slippin'
Down the old slipways
In the dock
So dear to me
Dark is the night
And I need a guidin' light
To keep me
From founderin'
On the rocks
My only prayer
Is just to see you there
At the end
Of my wanderin'
Back in the dock
Ba, da
Ba, da
Ba, da-da
Ba, da
Ba, da
Ba, da-da
I could use a layoff
Gettin' my strength back
But there's a loan to pay off
And a few skipjack
So it's a turnaround
Back in the southerly wind
Southerly wind
Pirates comin' in
To steal our gold
You can count yourself lucky
With a profit in the hold
In the dock
When we come in
Dark is the night
And I need a guidin' light
To keep me
From founderin'
On the rocks
My only prayer
Is just to see you there
At the end
Of my wanderin'
Back in the dock
Ba, da
Ba, da-da
Ba, da-da
Ba, da-da
Ba, da-da
Ba, da
Written by: Mark Knopfler

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