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Adrift on the Open Main

from Mother Transit Authority by Don Paris Schlotman

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Th' storm rent asunder
As the lighting plundered
Our ship in the dead o' the sea
Waves crash through walls
As the mizzenmast falls
Our Lady struck down in calamity
The frigate's been fragged
And the crew's beyond shagged
And the Captain is losing his voice
We’ve lost half our wheel
And most of our keel
Direction no longer a choice
    Adrift on the open main
    I hope to see your face again
     Some sweet day!
The first mate is grumbling
And our stomachs have stopped rumbling
The Captain is losing his sight
No sign of land
And we’re well out of hand
"There will be mutiny tonight!"
    Adrift on the open main
    I hope to see your face again
    Adrift on the open main
    I hope to see your face again
     Some sweet day!
     Some sweet day!
“Away from those lifeboats
You yellow-bellied turncoats!
I’m not going down with the ship!”
But the captain’s remarks
Fell on the deaf ears of sharks
As we took off and gave him the slip
    Adrift on the open main
    I hope to see your face again
    Adrift on the open main
    I hope to see your face again
     Some sweet day!
     Some sweet day!
     Some sweet day!
     Some sweet day!

credits

from Mother Transit Authority, released April 1, 2011
Don Paris Schlotman - Vocals, harmonica
E.W. Harris - Guitar, Concertina
Drunken Lonely Sailors: Niall Connolly, Ryan Morgan

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Don Paris Schlotman Brooklyn, New York

Don Paris Schlotman is a Brooklyn-based solo musician.

The seventh son of a lightning bolt and a mountain lion. Plays music the way some people fall over. His artificial left eye can see 4 seconds into the future.

Past:
bass in neo-noir band Toshio; bass/synth in Brian Bonz & The Major Crimes; guitar and vocals in Dolphins Don't Love; bass and vocals in The Sky Captains of Industry; more
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