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The Trawlerman's Song Lyrics

Artist: Mark Knopfler
Album: Shangri-La

weâ‚¬â„¢re taking on water
diesel and stores
laying up awhile
before iâ‚¬â„¢m back on board
theyâ‚¬â„¢re patching her up
to go fishing again
theyâ‚¬â„¢re welding her rudder
scrubbing her keel
scars on her belly
need time to heal
in the dock
with the trawlermen

i know all the people
thereâ‚¬â„¢s nobody new
soon weâ‚¬â„¢ll be leaving
with the same old crew
on the green water
the tumbling sea
they ainâ‚¬â„¢t running
like the good old days
timeâ‚¬â„¢s just slipping
down the old slipways
in the dock
so dear to me

dark is the night
i need a guiding light
to keep me
from foundering
on the rocks
my only prayer
is just to see you there
at the end
of my wandering
back in the dock

i could use a layoff
getting my strength back
but thereâ‚¬â„¢s a loan to pay off
and a few skipjack
so itâ‚¬â„¢s a turnaround
back in the southerly wind
pirates coming 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
i need a guiding light
to keep me
from foundering
on the rocks
my only prayer
is just to see you there
at the end
of my wandering
back in the dock

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