Oh, No More

歌詞

Years ago when I was young I cast my nets into the sun And with my father's hands upon my shoulder Hauled them home The nets moved like a living thing All from the codfish held within And homeward bound we'd laugh and sing An honest man's work done We'd throw our fortunes to the wind But now we'll just remember when (There were) lots of fish in Bonavist Harbour Oh, no more Lots of fishing in around here Oh, no more We'd throw our fortunes to the wind Me boys we'll not do that again Oh, no more The sea had turned my father's eyes A blue much deeper than the skies That granted us our daily prize King Cod, in all his glory And like my father I grew strong And proud I was to carry on For in his footsteps I belonged Ah, but that's another story For times change faster than the wind And now we just remember when Jack was every inch a sailor Oh, no more Four and twenty years a whaler Oh, no more For times change faster than the wind Me boys we won't fish here again Oh, no more My father's eyes are still as blue But his hands are softer than I knew There's nothing much for him to do But smoke and drink and remember And every day I sit and face The spectre of my father's face Dying at an icebound pace His heart and soul, December He'd give his life to ride the wind Instead we just remember when Lukey's boat was painted green Oh, no more Finest boat you've ever seen Oh, no more I was the boy who built the boats Oh, no more I was the boy who sailed them Oh, no more I'd give my life to ride the wind And to be fishing once again Oh, no more, Oh, no more, Oh, no more...