Tuning: Standard verse 1 Cold is the clime when the autumn is turning Cuts to the bone when the wind starts to blow Not long to go till the cold watch is over Then will be my turn to sleep down below At home Katie Ann and the girls will be sleeping Maybe right now they are dreaming of me What would I give to be right there beside them How strange when I am that I dream of the sea For it's all I know the surf and the silver fishes If I've taken from them, they've taken from me And I long for the landing on the key to be standing For I'm weary of dancing to the tune of the sea verse 2 White horses prancing look fine from your window But somehow their beauty is wasted on me For when you're forced to look deep in their dark eyes Concern for your welfare is not what you see The old trawler's mine, now I don't owe a penny There's only the diesel and pay for the crew But my debts to the sea still remain on the ledger And if they're called, what the hell can I do For it's all I know the surf and the silver fishes If I've taken from them, they've taken from me And I long for the landing on the key to be standing For I'm weary of dancing to the tune of the sea REPEAT Chorus
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