Penny for the Boatman - luke thompson

By waves of wind and water

his steady oar to cross

when all you’ve left to carry

will be worth its weight in love

to be old but without aging

to hold his flashing gaze

a penny for the boat man

to carry you away

So throw your sorrow to the graveyard

with your pyramid of sins

your jacket and jewellery

you got to throw it all in

don’t fear what walls have fallen

don’t linger for to wait

a penny for the boatman

to carry you away

Back on this side of the forever

where the weary wish and wait

oh this city she’s a lover

but this river she’s my fate

and we are still bound together

we are still the same

a penny for the boat man

to carry me away