02. Penelope
03. Clearest Indication
04. Scolding Wife
05. Stumbling In
06. A Boat Like Gideon Brown
07. Widow In The Window
08. French Perfume
09. Yarmouth Town
10. Barque In The Harbor
11. Own True Way
12. Fortune
When you're in love there's no time and no space
There's a permanent smile on your face
Your friends all complain that you're going insane
But the truth is that they're just afraid
Hey (hey) hey somewhere
You threw your fear in the sea of no cares
Hey (hey) hey somewhere
You threw your fear in the sea of no cares
When you decide that what counts is inside
Your friends all say it's a lie
But there's no brighter light than the look in her eyes
When you're walking her home through the night
Hey (hey) hey somewhere
You threw your fear in the sea of no cares
Hey (hey) hey somewhere
You threw your fear in the sea of no cares
Let yourself go with the tide
There's an angel by your side
Tonight
Throw your fear in the sea
Back at the bar getting cynically stoned
Your friends are drinking alone
But it's funny 'cause they don't even cross your mind
When she asks you into her home
Hey (hey) hey somewhere
You threw your fear in the sea of no cares
Hey (hey) hey somewhere
You threw your fear in the sea of no cares
You threw your fear in the sea (2x)
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Every day-ay-yay-yay-yay-yah
Penelope works in the market
Down in the coconut trees
She's saving up all her money
To go to America across the sea
She once had an uncle
He lived in Detroit town
They got all his postcards
But his body has never been found
To this day-ay-yay-yay-yay-yah
To this day-ay-yay-yay-yah
To this day-ay-yay-yay-yay-yah
To this day-ay-yay-yay-yah
She got a job as a domestic
Workin' for the minimum wage
To all her friends back home in Jamaica
They say 'You really got it made in the shade'
But they don't see her sweat and grime
And her bendin' on her knees
She wishes she was back in Jamaica
Beneath the coconut trees
Every day-ay-yay-yay-yay-yah
Every day-ay-yay-yay-yah
Every day-ay-yay-yay-yay-yah
Every day-ay-yay-yay-yah
Every day-ay-yay-yay-yay-yah
Every day-ay-yay-yay-yah
Every day-ay-yay-yay-yay-yah
Every day-ay-yay-yay-yah
Penelope is back in the market
She found what it was all about
And oh no she doesn't regret it
She's just glad that she got out
But others aren't so lucky
They're there until the day they die
Trapped in the steel and the concrete
No beach, no moon, no sky
Every day-ay-yay-yay-yay-yah
Every day-ay-yay-yay-yah
Every day-ay-yay-yay-yay-yah
Every day-ay-yay-yay-yah
Every day-ay-yay-yay-yay-yah
Every day-ay-yay-yay-yah
Every day-ay-yay-yay-yay-yah
Every day-ay-yay-yay-yah
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You left in the morning
You left without a word
Did you get what you came for
Is this what I deserve
All I know is the silence
Was the loudest thing I'd ever heard
Where do we stand
What am I supposed to do
Give me the clearest indication
I'm not alone with you
Reach out your hand
In a world I thought I knew
I need the clearest indication
The clearest indication from you
Did we have all we wanted
And let it slip away in time
Like a country divided
51 to 49
Years ago, I suppose
We just can't seem to make up our minds
Where do we stand
What am I supposed to do
Give me the clearest indication
I'm not alone with you
Reach out your hand
In a world I thought I knew
I need the clearest indication
The clearest indication from you
In times like these it's hard to see
With any kind of clarity
What's the point of wondering anymore
So much I just can't figure out
I'd love to know without a doubt
For sure
For sure
Where do we stand
What am I supposed to do
Give me the clearest indication
I'm not alone with you
Reach out your hand
In a world I thought I knew
I need the clearest indication
The clearest indication from you
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Well I came into a scolding wife a few short years ago
And ever since I lead a life of misery and woe
My wife she is a tyrant around the rule within
Ah she'd sell me to the devil for a glass or two of gin
Sure I'll get up and go to work as mild as any man
And she'll get up and dress herself and go and have her dram
And I chance to say a word it's well I know my due
She'll follow me with the fire shovel up and down the room
And if the devil'd take her I'd thank him for his pain
I swear to God I'll hang meself if I get married again
And if the devil'd take her I'd thank him for his pain
Though I swear to God I'll hang myself if I get married again
When I get up at breakfast time she'll tap me on the head
When I come home at dinner time I'll find her drunk in bed
When I come home at supper time, with patience I must stop
'Cause she drinks what's in the teapot and I must drink the slop
And if the devil'd take her I'd thank him for his pain
I swear to God I'll hang meself if I get married again
And if the devil'd take her I'd thank him for his pain
Though I swear to God I'll hang myself if I get married again
Well once I asked me scolding wife if I could go to bed
She scarce gave me an hour on the pillow to lay me head
When like a roarin' lion she came bustin' down the door
She caught me by the middle and threw me naked on the floor
And if the devil'd take her I'd thank him for his pain
I swear to God I'll hang meself if I get married again
And if the devil'd take her I'd thank him for his pain
Though I swear to God I'll hang myself if I get married again
Now me and my companions go to a public place
She'll search around the neighborhood until she finds my face
She'll hoist me up in ridicule before the company
Sayin' 'Petticoats is your master and forever more shall be'
And if the devil'd take her I'd thank him for his pain
I swear to God I'll hang meself if I get married again
And if the devil'd take her I'd thank him for his pain
Though I swear to God I'll hang myself if I get married again
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I don't mind confiding
That I make stupid mistakes
Been misled and misguided
And I'm easily led astray
You can dance with disaster
Never missing a step
Spinning faster and faster
Long after I've already slipped
But in the middle of it all
You always break my fall
In the middle of it all
Over and over
Again and again
You broke through the door
And I'm stumblin' in
I'm twisted and tangled
I'm soaked to the skin
You broke through the door
And I'm stumblin' in again
Pulled in every direction
I've a million regrets
And you're the perfect protection
When I'm down in over my head
But in the middle of it all
You always break my fall
In the middle of it all
Over and over
Again and again
You broke through the door
And I'm stumblin' in
I'm twisted and tangled
I'm soaked to the skin
You broke through the door
And I'm stumblin' in again
And there's bones in my closet
I've collected quite a few
God knows what causes an angel to love a fool
An angel to love a fool
You always break my fall
In the middle of it
Over and over
Again and again
You broke through the door
And I'm stumblin' in
I'm twisted and tangled
I'm soaked to the skin
You broke through the door
And I'm stumblin' in again
I'm stumblin' in again (4x)
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Oh Gideon lived across the bay
He's gettin' older now
His boat is big and strong and bold
She has a stalward bow
But my father's boat was second hand
One someone used before
And after every fishing trip
My father always swore
That someday he would save enough
To go to St. John's town
And buy himself a big new boat
A boat like Gideon Brown
A boat like Gideon Brown
Confederation came around
And the days of old age pension
He said 'Son I'm saving every cent'
And this you must not mention
You save the baby bonus too
And things just might turn around
And we'll have enough to buy a boat
A boat like Gideon Brown
'Cause she can punch ahead in any gale
And ride the fishing ground
I often thought how proud I'd be
In a boat like Gideon Brown
In a boat like Gideon Brown
Many years did pass away
And Dad began to fade
He didn't talk of boats too much
He said 'Son I'm afraid'
If things don't soon improve
Then I'll be underground
Before we ever get to see ourselves
In a boat like Gideon Brown
'Cause she can punch ahead in any gale
And ride the fishing ground
I often thought how proud I'd be
In a boat like Gideon Brown
In a boat like Gideon Brown
I sat and held his hand one day
And he said 'Son, that policy'
The insurance is all in your name
You're the beneficiary
And when I'm gone they'll pay you off
Then go to St. John's town
And buy yourself a big new boat
A boat like Gideon Brown
'Cause she can punch ahead in any gale
And ride the fishing ground
I often thought how proud I'd be
In a boat like Gideon Brown
In a boat like Gideon Brown
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Waiting for the nightingale to sing
Waiting for the harbor lights to dim
I've been on the outside looking in
While the widow in the window waits for him
But he won't be back
Can't you realize that?
And he's laughing at your sorrow
Waiting for a ship that won't come in
Waiting for a tear to reach her chin
I'm knockin' but she will not let me in
And he won't be back
Can't you realize that?
And he's laughing at your sorrow
How can I explain
Your love is all in vain
While he wastes your precious hours
I could fill your days with flowers
How can I replace the smile upon a face
Of a lover that I can never be
How can I begin to make you love again
And try to make you see
And he won't be back
Can't you realize that?
And he's laughing at your sorrow
How can I explain
Your love is all in vain
While he wastes your precious hours
I could fill your days with flowers
Flowers (10x)
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It's of a bold young smuggler
From Fortune he did sail
He rode the waves from St. Pierre
And he never saw the jail
He filled her up with contraband
Perfume, smokes and rum
He hoped the fog was thick enough
To make another run
You can still see the sight
On a winter's night
Of his wake in the light of the moon
If the wind turns right
If you don't take fright
You can smell that French perfume
But the Mountie boat was waiting
As he crawled near Mortier Bay
And when they hit the spotlight
It was like the light of day
He didn't bring her head round
When they told him to heave to
He opened up the engines
And he ran for Spanish Room
You can still see the sight
On a winter's night
Of his wake in the light of the moon
If the wind turns right
If you don't take fright
You can smell that French perfume
They said they heard him laughing
With the Mounties closing in
His engines screaming murder
And his face set in a grin
The seagulls started lifting
Like an angry banshee choir
He hit the rocks at 50 clicks
And the sky lit up with fire
It's of a bold young smuggler
From Fortune he did sail
He rode the waves from St. Pierre
And he never saw the jail
And when it's cold and foggy
On the rocks near Spanish Room
They say you hear him laughing
And you smell that French perfume
You can still see the sight
On a winter's night
Of his wake in the light of the moon
If the wind turns right
If you don't take fright
You can smell that French perfume
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In Yarmouth town there lived a man
He had a little tavern by the strand
And the landlord had a daughter fair
Pretty little thing with golden hair
Won't you come down
Won't you come down
Won't you come down to Yarmouth town
One night there came a sailor man
He asked the daughter for her hand
Well I won't marry you she said
I have all I want without being wed
But if with me you'd like to linger
I'll tie some string all around my finger
As you walk by, pull on my string
I'll come down and let you right in
Won't you come down
Won't you come down
Won't you come down to Yarmouth town
Won't you come down
Won't you come down
Won't you come down to Yarmouth town
Well the very next day at closing time
The sailor man goes off to the strand
And as he walks by pulls on that string
And she came down and let him right in
Well he's never such a sight before
A string on her finger was all she wore
Won't you come down
Won't you come down
Won't you come down to Yarmouth town
Won't you come down
Won't you come down
Won't you come down to Yarmouth town
So all you men who to Yarmouth go
If ya see those girls with their hair hung low
All ya gotta do is pull their strings
And they'll come down and let you right in
Won't you come down
Won't you come down
Won't you come down to Yarmouth town
Won't you come down
Won't you come down
Won't you come down to Yarmouth town
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From a barque in the harbor I went roaming on shore
And stepped into a pub where I was oft times before
And as I was sitting and enjoying my glass
Who chanced to walk in but a young Spanish lass
She sat down beside me and kept squeezing my hand
Saying 'Sir you're a stranger not long to this land'
Will you roam, Johnny Sailor, would you roam along with me
To some lonesome spot where nobody can see
'Don't you leave me Johnny Sailor' were the words she did cry
Waving and weeping and wiping her eyes
When you reach home in your own Newfoundland
Think of the young Spaniard who kept squeezing your hand
I quickly consented with her for to roam
She lived by herself in a neat little home
She was brisk, plump and jolly and her age scarce 19
And the name of that maiden I think was Irene
One fine summer's morning our ship, she set sail
And down by the seashore lovely Irene she came
Waving her pocket handkerchief and wiping her eyes
'Don't leave me Johnny Sailor' were the words she did cry
'Don't you leave me Johnny Sailor' were the words she did cry
Waving and weeping and wiping her eyes
When you reach home in your own Newfoundland
Think of the young Spaniard who kept squeezing your hand
I'll give you farewell love on a fine summer's breeze
But love don't forget me when you're crossing the sea
And when you are married and enjoying your bride
Think on the young maiden who lay by your side
'Don't you leave me Johnny Sailor' were the words she did cry
Waving and weeping and wiping her eyes
When you reach home in your own Newfoundland
Think of the young Spaniard who kept squeezing your hand
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It's takes a lot to get to the top
And a little just to fall off quick
And I think I've seen you here before
Sometimes you fly so high
So fast it makes you sick
You won the battle lost the war
But I don't mind if you say
Everytime you talk to me
Everytime we talk
We came, we saw
We conquered and crumbled
In our own true way
We loved, we fought
We rocked and we tumbled
In our own true way
Well I believe in brotherhood
And the good of all mankind
Though I admit it's hard to find
But if you want to talk just come and knock
It don't matter what the time
Solitude is no friend of mine
And I don't mind if you say
Everytime you talk to me
Everytime we talk
We came, we saw
We conquered and crumbled
In our own true way
We loved, we fought
We rocked and we tumbled
In our own true way
I don't mind
It's hard to be from a rock in the sea
Livin' in a big steel town
Finding unfamiliar faces all around
You heard 'em tell stupid jokes
You heard 'em laugh everytime you spoke
But you don't let nobody put you down
But I don't mind if you say
Everytime you talk to me
Everytime you talk to me
Everytime we talk
We came, we saw
We conquered and crumbled
In our own true way
We loved, we fought
We rocked and we tumbled
In our own true way
In our own true way
And I don't mind
If you say
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There's lots of fish in Bonavist harbor
Lots of fish right in around here
Boys and girls are fishing together
45 from Carbineer
Catch a hold this one, catch a hold that one
Swing around this one, swing around she
Dance around this one, dance around that one
Diddle um this one, diddle um dee
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