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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Vashti Bunyan
Vocals
Christopher Sykes
Piano
Dave Swarbrick
Fiddle
John James
Piano
Simon Nicol
Banjo
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Vashti Bunyan
Composer
John James
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jerry Boys
Engineer
Joe Boyd
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The hound bays, the sheep, the graze
I'm counting the boats in the bay
As they float, they seem to say
"I'm counting the waves, I'm counting the waves"
The men in the boats, they wave to their wives and say
"I'm counting the hours, counting the hours
Counting the hours in the day"
[Verse 2]
I'm counting the gulls that sit on the waves
Surrounding the boats in the bay
I'm counting the miles till we're there
Where the sun and the rain and the snow
Fall on the seeds and make them grow
Fall on the rocks and make them crack
Into pebbles and into sand
Which is where I like to stand
[Verse 3]
The hound bays, the sheep, the graze
I'm counting the boats in the bay
As they float, they seem to say
"I'm counting the waves, I'm counting the waves"
The men in the boats, they wave to their wives and say
"I'm counting the hours, counting the hours
Counting the hours in the day"
[Verse 4]
I'm counting the gulls that sit on the waves
Surrounding the boats in the bay
I'm counting the miles till we're there
Where the sun and the rain and the snow
Fall on the seeds and make them grow
Fall on the rocks and make them crack
Into pebbles and into sand
Which is where I like to stand
Written by: John James, Vashti Bunyan