Shanty - Mekons

Let a captain come lead us and chart us a course

Through the icebergs, the fog and the hail

On the dog watch a strange fear invaded my heart

And my blood froze like rain on the sail

With a «Yo» and a «Ho» and there’s one thing I know

We’re not in the same boat at all

With a «Yo» and a «Ho» and the wind starts to blow

As we float off the edge of the world

A long list of saints will watch over me

As I’m casting my nets in the sea

A long list of saints just as long as your arm

A candle is burning for me

With a «Yo» and a «Ho» and there’s one thing I know

We’re not in the same boat at all

With a «Yo» and a «Ho» and the wind starts to blow

As we float off the edge of the world

(Brendan Croker now)

Concrete and steel and a flame in the night

Cromarty, Dogger and Bight

A diver gets bends when he’s pulled up too tight

All the fish can play tune on him bone

With a «Yo» and a «Ho» and there’s one thing I know

We’re not in the same boat at all

With a «Yo» and a «Ho» and the wind starts to blow

As we float off the edge of the world

We float off the edge of the world

As we float off the edge of the world

As we float off the edge of the world