Now the time had come for Elzevir and John,
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To be sent from Holland's shore,
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And to end their days in pain and misery,
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To be slaves so far from home;
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Oh a€“ how sweet the salt sea air,
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Oh a€“ how bright the sun,
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Oh a€“ but little did they know of the storm that was to come,
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And the ship that would go down;
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Hey boys and listen well and a story I will tell,
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Send for the prisoners down below - down below!
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Hey boys and wish a€?em well and the fate that them befell,
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And pray that you will never see the day,
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You'll fight for your life on Moonfleet Bay!
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Well the storm hit hard and the waves were high,
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It was every man for himself;
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By a twist of Fate t'was on Moonfleet Bay,
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Where the ship would meet its end;
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Oh a€“ with a roar of wind and sail,
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Oh a€“ the ship was gone,
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Oh a€“ in the night, they saw a light,
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Twas the candle Grace had shone,
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And her boy was coming home;
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Hey boys the ship is down,
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Every man must swim or drown,
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Head for the breakers on the shore - on the shore!
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Hey boys for Elzevir, he put John in Fortune's care,
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For no man ever was there till that day,
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Saved from the sea on Moonfleet Bay!
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a€œWhat shall we do with the boy who's drowning?
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What shall we do with the boy who's drowning?
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What shall we do with the boy who's drowning,
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early in the morning?a€?
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a€œThrow him a rope and God go with him,
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Throw him a rope and God go with him,
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Throw him a rope and God go with him, early in the morning?a€?
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And Elzevir, he gave his life away,
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For John was the only man that day,
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Saved from the sea on Moonfleet Bay!
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The Storm
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| Chris De Burgh |
