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Arrogant Worms
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I have been since seventeen a shipwreck balladeer
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Tragedy and misery are what makes my career
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Watery graves are my stock and trade, but it's getting harder
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For all the boats that now do float are returning safely to the harbour
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There hasn't been a shipwreck scene since 1965
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And I find I cry each time a crew returns alive
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I only cheer when gales appear and threaten fresh disaster
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They pass by, the boat survives, only my career's in tatters
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They're building ships too good today, and I'm the one who suffers
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They don't get rent from aft to stern and their halls never rupture
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Not dashed on rocks and never tossed to heaven on a wave
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You may think it well and good but my livelihood sails away
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There once were found, twenty in town, who wrote about shipwrecks
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When boats sank lots, just like rocks, 'twas good as it gets
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But the golden ages passed away and I'm barely survivin'
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The balladeers are dead I fear and workin' in advertisin'
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They're building ships too good today and it's hurtin' me
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Why can't even one poor soul fall into the dark sea
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And be ripped apart by hungry sharks in a bloody spree
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You may think it well and good, but my livelihood sails away
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Oh the only tragedy left to sing about is me
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That government bastard's been sent to take my job from me
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That inspector's making sure the ships are seaworthy
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He can try, no way will I ever give up hope
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When he went by, I did pry a big hole in his boat
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They're building ships too good today, so I helped one along
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How sweet it is to once again hear the tortured song
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Of a man afloat a sinking boat, who knows he will die today
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You might think it bad not good, but my livelihood's here to stay
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It's here to staaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
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