作词 : Hornsby, John
B. R. Hornsby/
John Hornsby 
Sometimes 
I get lucky 
Most times 
I come up short 
Got to pull up the lines 
Got to move around the bend 
They say it's a dying breed 
They say it's going to disappear 
Nothing I can do, oh but pull up the load again 
The tide will rise 
And the tide will fall 
We'll be out on the water 
Before the break of dawn 
The tide will rise 
And the tide will fall 
Oh, we'll be working on the water 
When the long, long day is gone 
Full moon it was always best 
Keep a little and you sell the rest 
Living on hope that the seed is sown again 
Red sky in the evening 
Better times are coming up they say 
Well, why do 
I feel like it's all coming to an end 
The tide will rise 
And the tide will fall 
We'll be out on the water 
Before the break of dawn 
The tide will rise 
And the tide will fall 
Oh, we'll be working on the water 
When the long, long day is gone 
When the seed is broken 
Nothing left to grow on 
When you lose the seed 
It's hard to bring it on back 
Never bowed to no one 
Always went my own way 
Broke down, run around, but 
I won't run away 
And the tide will rise 
The tide will rise 
And the tide will fall 
We'll be out on the water 
Before the break of dawn 
The tide will rise 
And the tide will fall 
Oh, we'll be working on the water 
When the long, long day is gone