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Sixteen Men

from The People I Know by Crazy Old Maurice

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There were sixteen men on the edge of the dock
And a thousand more come just for seeing us off
The scent of the wind blowing over the waves
We were dead where we stood, we were led to our graves

If they told me then I would not see home again
I’d have stayed on the land, plant my feet with you in hand

It was sixteen days since we set out to sea
I said to my friend “I don’t feel all that free.
If something goes wrong there’ll be nowhere to run.”
In less than an hour the storm had begun

If they told me then I would not see home again
I’d have leapt to the sea thinking only of you and me

There were fifteen men washed away out to sea
And left on the wreckage my pistol and me
At that moment I wanted for nothing of food
Of shelter or drink, no I just wanted you

If they told me then I would not see home again
I’d have stayed on the land, plant my feet with you in hand

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from The People I Know, released March 20, 2012

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