I'm leavin' my fam'ly
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Leavin' all my friends
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My body's at home
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But my heart's in the wind
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Where the clouds are like headlines
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On a new front page sky
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My tears are salt water
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And the moon's full and high
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And I know Martin Eden's
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Gonna be proud of me
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And many before me
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Who've been called by the sea
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To be up in the crow's nest
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Singin' my say
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Shiver me Timbers
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'Cause I'm a-sailin' away
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And the fog's liftin'
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And the sand's shiftin'
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I'm driftin' on out
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Ol' Captain Ahab
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He ain't got nothin' on me, now.
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So swallow me, don't follow me
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I'm trav'lin' alone
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Blue water's my daughter
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'n I'm gonna skip like a stone
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So please call my missus
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Gotta tell her not to cry
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'Cause my goodbye is written
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By the moon in the sky
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Hey and nobody knows me
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I can't fathom my stayin'
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Shiver me timbers
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'Cause I'm a-sailin' away
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And the fog's liftin'
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And the sand's shiftin'
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I'm driftin' on out
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Ol' Captain Ahab
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He ain't got nothin' on me
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So come and swallow me, follow me
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I'm trav'lin' alone
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Blue water's my daughter
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'n I'm gonna skip like a stone
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And I'm leavin' my family
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Leavin' all my friends
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My body's at home
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But my heart's in the wind
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Where the clouds are like headlines
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Upon a new front page sky
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And shiver me timbers
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'Cause I'm a-sailin' away
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Shiver Me Timbers
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| Tom Waits |
