Lighthouse Keepers Dream

C F The sailor stands upon the dock C Am Admiring his craft F C That sits just at the waterline Am All freshly painted last F C Eager to get underway, F G Heave to and raise the sails F C Am But he'd never be the same again F G Am If he'd lived to tell the tale C F Sailing the North Cumberland C Am That cold, relentless strait F C At the wheel all night while an eastern gale Am Left us pondering our fate F C But the skipper knew his boat like other F G Men may know their wives F C Am And we sailed through the canal locks F G Am In the early morning light F C The old sailors will tell you F G The sea's no easy life. F C Am And if you don't believe me, boys, F G Am Well then go and ask me wife. C F I recall a lighthouse keeper C Am In some forgotten bay F C Am He gave us tea and oranges, and he listened to me play F C G He said "I've been here for years, 20 years and more, F C Am and me son comes down from Halifax F G Am In summer time, for sure" F C The old sailors will tell you F G The sea's no easy life. F C Am And if you don't believe me, boys, F G Am Well then go and ask me wife. C F Well have you ever been to Rustico? C Am The boys there like their beer F C And they work a lot in the Irish moss, Am And you can make a buck I hear F C Will Daley got too drunk one night F G after selling a big load, F C Am And he laid there on the road and died F G Am God only knows what for. F C The old sailors will tell you F G The sea's no easy life. F C Am And if you don't believe me, boys, F G Am Well then go and ask me wife.