Look at me up at 5:00 a.m. And the ships keep coming through It's 150 steps up to the place where I work It's a lighthouse tower on the wharf Most of the time there's nothing much to do Just check the bulbs and the wires Most of the time there's nothing much to do Sometimes I help out spotting fires But you'll never know when you're gonna need me And I'll be here waiting when you need me Oh, you'll never know when you're, you're gonna need me I'll be here, I'll be here ♪ Last summer, there was a force ten gale Hurricane size from the Belle Isle Hell, we lost one sailor in that blow You never know Oh, you'll never know when you're, you're gonna need me I will be here waiting when you need me Well, you'll never know when you're, you're gonna need me 'Cause I'll be here waiting I'll be waiting if you need me Oh, now, I'll be here I'll be here if you need me I will be, oh, I will be I'll be here