Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Shiver Me Timbers , by - Tom Waits. Release date: 14.10.1974
Song language: English
Shiver Me Timbers |
| I’m leavin' my fam’ly |
| Leavin' all my friends |
| My body’s at home |
| But my heart’s in the wind |
| Where the clouds are like headlines |
| On a new front page sky |
| My tears are salt water |
| And the moon’s full and high |
| And I know Martin Eden’s |
| Gonna be proud of me |
| And many before me |
| Who’ve been called by the sea |
| To be up in the crow’s nest |
| Singin' my say |
| Shiver me Timbers |
| 'Cause I’m a-sailin' away |
| And the fog’s liftin' |
| And the sand’s shiftin' |
| I’m driftin' on out |
| Ol' Captain Ahab |
| He ain’t got nothin' on me, now |
| So swallow me, don’t follow me |
| I’m trav’lin' alone |
| Blue water’s my daughter |
| 'n I’m gonna skip like a stone |
| So please call my missus |
| Gotta tell her not to cry |
| 'Cause my goodbye is written |
| By the moon in the sky |
| Hey and nobody knows me |
| I can’t fathom my stayin' |
| Shiver me timbers |
| 'Cause I’m a-sailin' away |
| And the fog’s liftin' |
| And the sand’s shiftin' |
| I’m driftin' on out |
| Ol' Captain Ahab |
| He ain’t got nothin' on me |
| So come and swallow me, follow me |
| I’m trav’lin' alone |
| Blue water’s my daughter |
| 'n I’m gonna skip like a stone |
| And I’m leavin' my family |
| Leavin' all my friends |
| My body’s at home |
| But my heart’s in the wind |
| Where the clouds are like headlines |
| Upon a new front page sky |
| And shiver me timbers |
| 'Cause I’m a-sailin' away |