Songs

Ceremony

(Edward Sheehy)

just the other day crossing the Atlantic
we forgot to pay bread to the lord
man overboard
funny how the time passes by so slowly
thinking of a rhyme
I sit and stare
your turn declare

you don’t understand half the words I offer
if I touch your hand
with no disguise
you turn your eyes

running out of wine
we’ve been gone a month now
better drop a line
fish while we can
soon we’ll hit land

knowing that you’re tired
I will row till morning
build yourself a fire
when we hit land
I’ll clap my hands