Sailors Allegory. TS.200, The

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T:Sailors Allegory. TS.200, The
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B:Thomas Sands' MS,1810,Lincolnshire
R:Song
C:George Saville Carey 1743-1807
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Z:vmp.Ruairidh Greig, 2011
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w:Life's like a ship in con---stant mo-tion, Some-times high a-nd some-times low.
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w:Where ev'-ry-one must br-ave th-e o--cean, What-so-ev--er winds may blow.
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w:If un-ass-ail'd by squall or show---er, waft-ed by the gen---tle gales
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w:Le-t's n-ot lose th-e f-av' r-ing hour, Whilst s-uc-cess at-tend our sails.
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W:But if wayward winds should bluster
W:Let us not give way to fear
W:But let us all our patience muster
W:And learn from reason how to steer
W:Let judgement keep you ever steady
W:That's a ballast seldom fails
W:If dangers rise, be ever ready.
W:To manage well the swelling sails.
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W:Trust not too much to your own opinion
W:Whilst your vessel's under way
W:Let good example bear dominion
W:That's a compass will not stray
W:When thundering tempests make you shudder
W:Or Boreas o'er the surface rails
W:Let good discretion guide the rudder
W:And providence attend the sails
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W:Then when you're safe from danger riding
W:In some welcome port or bay
W:Hope be the anchor you confide in,
W:And care awhile in slumbers lay:
W:Then when each can's with liquor flowing
W:And good fellowship prevails
W:Let each heart with rapture glowing
W:Drink success unto our sails