Sea Song

from It's the Ones Who've Cracked That the Light Shines Through (2003) by Jeffrey Lewis

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When you’re at sea,
Please be careful
Of the storms and the sharks
And the whales and the dark
Watch out for wrecks
Swab the decks
Steady at starboard
And hard to port
While a hand made of water picks you up and puts you down.

When you’re at sea
With your hands on the wheel
Keep it under control
Looking through your port hole
And a giant turtle on the back of another
It’s the oceans grandmother on the back of the turtle
With the head of a bird
And this tower of turtles
Is eternal immortal
Right outside of your port hole
And the ocean so deep
Gently rocks you to sleep

When you’re at sea
Tucked into your bunk bed
Put a shell to your ear
And the sound that you hear
Is all the thoughts inside your head
Upside down and backwards
So it turns into one word

When you’re at sea
All alone in your cabin
Watching the waves blow
And reading a book
Sing a sea song
Write some lines in your log
Patch all the cracks
Check all the maps
And the north star will stay
Just as far, far away
And a hand made of water picks you up and puts you down again
And the ocean so deep gently rocks you to sleep

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from It's the Ones Who've Cracked That the Light Shines Through (2003), released June 1, 2003
Jeffrey Lewis, LightningLewis Music ASCAP

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Native New Yorker Jeffrey Lewis is a comic book writer/artist and a musician. Jeffrey Lewis and his band tour the world, mixing folk with noise and sharing stages with the likes of Stephen Malkmus, The Mountain Goats, and more. Jeffrey has albums out on Rough Trade, Moshi Moshi and Don GIovanni Records, and has been featured by NPR, The History Channel, The NY Times and more. ... more

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