He's got a voice that brings him silver,
And a heart that reaps him gold
Delivery of chivalry
From a hundred years ago
And he sings his songs of freedom,
And of loneliness and joy,
He speaks of kings and he speaks of queens,
And he sings of girls and boys
But I don't ever, I don't stand a chance when
Compared to this man, friends
No I can't ever, I can't ever be the
Man he was.
And if you listen to his drum beat,
You can hear it far and wide
He sings a major key for a minor fee
Keeping rhythm and in time
And his ships, they run like clockwork
To the bosun's beating drum
For the night they hide where the dragons fly,
And the shantyman sings his song.
But if you'd ever stop to pause and listen,
You'd see what is missing
But all your eyes and all your ears
Are vacant,
Eluding time
But I don't ever, I don't stand a chance when
Compared to this man, friends
No I can't ever, I can't ever be the
Man he was.
And if you listen to his drum beat,
You can hear it far and wide
He sings a major key for a minor fee
Keeping rhythm and in time
And his ships, they run like clockwork
To the bosun's beating drum
For the night they hide where the dragons fly,
And the shantyman sings his song.
But if you'd ever stop to pause and listen,
You'd see what is missing
But all your eyes and all your ears
Are vacant,
Eluding time