Out at daybreak to the sun
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Seas are drifting glass
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The tides were turning to the storm
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Winds were moving fast
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Women waiting at the harbour
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Silent stand around
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Weather storms another day
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For men the sea had found
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Fisherman were laying nets
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The barrels spread the bait
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The seagulls warning echoed round
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Winds that wouldn't wait
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People gathered at the harbour
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Waiting for the tide
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Eyes half closed against the spray
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And tears they cannot hide
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[Chorus:]
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Shadows falling at the harbour
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Women stand around
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Weather storms another way
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For men the sea had drowned
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Hulls were creaking crashing sails
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Rains were slating down
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The oilskins flapping, decks awash
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Slanting turning round
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Thunder roaring at the harbour
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Women drawn in fear
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Huddle up to wait the time
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And pray the sky will clear
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Howling winds and the raging waves
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Cracked upon the boats
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And torn from safety torn from life
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Men with little hope
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Ghostly echoes at the harbour
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Whispering of death
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Women weeping holding hands
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Of those they still have left
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[Chorus]
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At The Harbour
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Michael Dunford's Renaissance |