
Master and Boatswain ft. W.H. Auden Lyrics
- Genre:Rock
- Year of Release:2024
Lyrics
At Dirty Dick's and Sloppy Joe's
We drank our liquor straight
Some went upstairs with Margery
And some, alas, with Kate
And two by two like cat and mouse
The homeless played at keeping house
There Wealthy Meg, the Sailor's Friend
And Marion, cow-eyed
Opened their arms to me but I
Refused to step inside
I was not looking for a cage
In which to mope my old age
Master and boatswain and filthy liquor on the brain
Master and boatswain, the friendship that they can't explain
The nightingales are sobbing in
The orchards of our mothers
And hearts that we broke long ago
Have long been breaking others
Tears are round, the sea is deep
Roll them overboard and sleep
Master and boatswain and filthy liquor on the brain
Master and boatswain, the friendship that they can't explain