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I see the thunderheads gather in the northern sky |
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And my heart is sinking in the threatening tide |
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'Cause my portside's heavy with the worries of life |
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And the worries of dying on the starboard side |
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Well, I wonder, am I really stouthearted enough? |
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'Cause the ocean is rolling and these waters are rough |
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There's a storm cloud brewing in the sky above |
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So let my vessel be sturdy, let my anchor be tough |
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'Cause the clouds are known to gather |
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And the wind is prone to blow |
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I'll keep her steady as a river |
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When the wild wind comes to blow |
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Well, I've already been delivered |
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So I'll keep her steady as she goes |
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Well, I shiver in the wake of the raging storm |
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And my rigging is tattered and these sails are torn |
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Let me cast this cargo overboard |
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But I ain't setting my headings for no change in course |
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Though the clouds are known to gather |
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And the wind is prone to blow |
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I'll keep her steady as a river |
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When the wild wind comes to blow |
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I've already been delivered |
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So I'll keep her steady as she goes |
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So when you can't find the faith to slumber |
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When you're thrown by every swell |
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You know that you're not going under |
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With the captain at the helm |
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So keep her steady as a river |
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When the wild wind comes to blow |
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You've already been delivered |
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So just keep her steady as she goes |
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So keep her steady as she goes |
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Steady as she goes |