| I stand by the ocean, facing the wind
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| Makes me wonder what’s out there
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| On the horizon
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| It makes me want for a sailboat
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| To take a ride with an old friend
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| Yeah, we go where the wind blows
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| I wanna go there again with him
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| Yeah, I knew a sailor, he was one hell of a guy
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| He say in case I die
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| Pour one for the ladies, pour one for my wife
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| They’d laugh, they’d all laugh
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| With a twinkle in his eye and say
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| Here’s one for all the money
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| Here’s one for you, here’s one for me
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| Here’s one for all the sailors and the sea
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| Red morning sunshine
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| What today, what you think?
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| Well, c’mon girls, it’ll be fine
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| It’s just a kiss and a wink
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| In his last wild ride
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| You either sail or you sink
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| Either way, it’s a good time
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| So won’t you put some rocks in my drink
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| Yeah, I knew a sailor, he was one hell of a guy
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| Said we might live forever, we might not, but we might
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| So here’s one for the ladies, and one for my wife
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| They’d laugh, they’d all laugh
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| With a twinkle in his eye and say
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| Here’s one for all the money
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| Here’s one for you, one for me
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| Then he’d pour one for the sailor and the sea
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| I’ve seen the world round
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| Under up down flat
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| He said, I’m getting old now
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| You better get okay with that
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| Besides old sailors don’t die
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| Ain’t that what they say
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| You see but one night there’s a red sky
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| And it’s anchors away
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| Yeah, I knew a sailor, he was one hell of a guy
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| He said we don’t live forever, Jack
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| So on the day that I die
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| Pour one for the ladies, pour one for my wife
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| Right now he’s laughing and laughs one more time tonight
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| Here’s one for all that money
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| One for you, here’s one for me
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| Let’s all have one, that old sailor and the sea
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| I love you
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| Yeah, I need you, babe
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| Yeah, I’ll hold you, babe
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| This goes out to my grandad
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| Jack Eugene Brown
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| Send this out to Guy Clark
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| Everybody’s gotta have heroes
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| I miss mine
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| Here’s to that old sailor and the sea… |