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Hand Over Hand (feat. The Salty Wailers)

from Sea Shanties of the 70s, 80s and Today! by Wellington Sea Shanty Society

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Blow wind and crack your cheeks
(Hand over hand and shoulder to shoulder)
I ain’t seen land in fifty weeks
(My hands getting slow and my bones getting older)
Spent half my life across the line
(The bones of my brothers at the bottom of the ocean)
Staring back at the wake that boils behind
(“Brother come down and join us”)
Hand over hand and shoulder to shoulder
My hands getting slow and my bones getting older
The bones of my brothers at the bottom of the ocean
Sing out, “Brother come down and join us”
Sing of the girl I left on shore
Though I can’t remember her face no more
But I hear her voice when a warm wind blows
It beckons me down to the depths below
Hand over hand and shoulder to shoulder …
Heave-ho and break your back
Work your skin to the bone while the boss gets fat
In the deep I dwell with the ones I love
Staring back at the fools that toil above
Hand over hand and shoulder to shoulder … (× 4)

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from Sea Shanties of the 70s, 80s and Today!, released August 30, 2022

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