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Words and music by bob seger |
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"tell me quick" said old mcfee |
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"what's this all have to do with me?" |
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"i've spent all my time at sea a loner." |
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"is there something else i should know?" |
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"something hidden down below the level of your conversation?" |
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Well he turned away before the answer |
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Though i yelled aloud he refused to hear |
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It became to clear |
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So it went as we put out |
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I was left in constant doubt |
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Everything i asked about seemed private |
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The captain strolled the bridge one night |
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I stopped him in the evening light |
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To ask him would it be all right to join him |
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But he stood there like some idol |
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And he listened like some temple |
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And then he turned away |
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All along the fateful coast |
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We moved silent like a ghost |
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The timeless sea of tireless host possessed us |
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The wind came building from the cold northwest |
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And soon the waves began to crest |
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Crashing cross the forward deck |
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All hands lost |
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I alone survived the sinking |
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I alone possessed the tools |
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On that ship of fools |
