Artist: | Eddie Coffey (English) |
User: | Claude St louis |
Duration: | 130 seconds |
Delay: | 12 seconds |
Chord names: | Not defined |
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Comment: | - |
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Oh the harbour is empty there's salt in the air, and now that the
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Springtime has come, and the seagulls are playing up there on the cord
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But where have the little boats gone;
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My father once told me when I was a boy, that I would grow old and be
Strong, and I'd fish on the Grand Banks and be just like him, but where have the little boats gone
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And each night I pray to the Lord up above, my children will know
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Right from wrong; and I pray that someday they won't ask me and say,
Oh where have the little boats gone.
SPOKEN
You know the stress of a seaman is a fate that he holds; and the courage his faith has to give; but now we'll all face the future with
Calm and clear eyes it'll help us our whole life to lead
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Oh the years have gone by I'm a father myself, and it's sad cause me kids are too young, to find food for to eat or put shoes on their feet,but where have the little boats gone
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Oh the boats and the trays they are only remains of the good things that once used to be, oh but God made the birds and the flowers and trees, and God put the fish in the sea,
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We're the hardiest people with the heartiest laugh so we just pretend we don't care, you can break you can shatter the vase if you will but the scent of the rose is still there
CHORUS and repeat last line