"Tell me quick" said Old McFee
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"What's this all have to do with me?"
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"I've spent all my time at sea a loner."
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"Is there something else I should know?"
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"Something hidden down below the level of your conversation?"
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Well he turned away before the answer
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Though I yelled aloud he refused to hear
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It became to clear
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So it went as we put out
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I was left in constant doubt
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Everything I asked about seemed private
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The captain strolled the bridge one night
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I stopped him in the evening light
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To ask him would it be all right to join him
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But he stood there like some idol
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And he listened like some temple
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And then he turned away
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All along the fateful coast
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We moved silent like a ghost
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The timeless sea of tireless host possessed us
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The wind came building from the cold northwest
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And soon the waves began to crest
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Crashing cross the forward deck
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All hands lost
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I alone survived the sinking
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I alone possessed the tools
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On that ship of fools
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Ship Of Fools
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| Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
