Lyrics"Haul Away On The Halyard"
Music & Lyrics by Scott Cooley.
Dead in the water black flies everywhere (oh no too slow) Sunscreenin' and sweatin' and prayin' for air (oh no too slow) Might as well drop the sails and go for a swim But all we need is a puff and we're destined to win Way oh heave ho haul away on the halyard In the days of old the ships were all tall (oh no too old) Took twenty men to hoist them all (oh no too old) For sails they had many, we've only got two If we only had wind, a main and genny would do Way oh heave ho haul away on the halyard It's simple today, our halyards are short (oh no too slow) Instead of racing for pay, we're racing for sport (oh no too slow) With no lady luck to blow us away We'll get those sails up and sing anyway Way oh heave ho haul away on the halyard Well back in the day, it took them too long (oh no too long) By the time they were done, they could sing a whole song (oh no too long) Our halyards rigged to the cockpit, don't have to go on deck All we need is a breeze and we might even get wet Way oh heave ho haul away on the halyard No one will ever say that we worked too hard (no not too hard) With technology bought with a credit card (oh no credit card) They'll say we pushed buttons, sat around and drank Our winches electric, we don't even have to crank Way oh heave ho haul away on the halyard Sailing's easy today, everything's quick (oh no too slow) But finding the wind is no magic trick (oh no too slow) So I'll call out a tune, and you can all sing along It's time to beat the doldrums, and sing a windsong Way oh heave ho haul away on the halyard Since we're going nowhere fast (oh no too slow) We've got to prepare so we don't come in last (oh no too slow) We've got plenty of time to take it up slow So let's sing while we work like the days of old Way oh heave ho haul away on the halyard We'll haul it up one yard at a time (oh no too slow) Hand over hand as the sails slowly rise (oh no biding our time) Finally a gust is starting to blow Yo ho hey and away we go Way oh heave ho haul away on the halyard Copyright © ℗ 2006 by Scott Cooley. All rights reserved. |
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