I′m the grizzled old skipper of the ship Lorelei A rum-runnin' rascal with a patch on one eye And the coast guard don′t scare me I can give him the slip But the mermaid on shore, she worries my ship Steer away, steer away, steer away And keep free of the shallows and make for the wide open sea Steer away, steer away From the rocks and the shoals Where the sirens' sweet singing will shiver your soul Now the sea nymph she combs out her long golden hair Turns in the wind and she takes on the glare And the glint of the sun and the tint of the sea I'm half blind and giddy and crazy as she Steer away, steer away, steer away And keep free of the shallows and make for the wide open sea Steer away, steer away From the rocks and the shoals Where the sirens′ sweet singing will shiver your soul Now for twenty some years I′ve been making this trip A backyard sailor on a make-believe ship Drinkin' rum on the deck in an old easy chair On a tired old tug boat I′d meant to repair Steer away, steer away, steer away And keep free of the shallows and make for the wide open sea Steer away, steer away From the rocks and the shoals Where the sirens' sweet singing will shiver your soul All those long afternoon′s I've spent eyeing that girl The weathervane mermaid with gold painted curls A backyard sailor in in an old easy chair On a rotten old tug boat I′ll never repair Steer away, steer away, steer away And keep free of the shallows and make for the wide open sea Steer away, steer away From the rocks and the shoals Where the sirens' sweet singing will shiver your soul Steer away, steer away, steer away And keep free of the shallows and make for the wide open sea Steer away, steer away From the rocks and the shoals Where the sirens' sweet singing will shiver your soul
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