PARTS: Soprano-Alto Tenor-Bass All Harmonise
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238 - Six Months In A Leaky Boat
Reference audio https://youtu.be/cSGpLto1yxU?t=93
NO INTRO. SINGERS BEGIN THIS SONG
VERSE 1
When I was a young boy
I wanted to sail ‘round the world.
That's the life for me,
Liv-ing on the sea.
Spirit of a sail-or,
Cir-cum-nav-i-gates the globe.
The lust of-a pi-o-neer
Will ac-knowl-edge no fron-tier
PRE-CHORUS 1
I re-mem-ber you by, thun-der-clap in the sky,
Light-ning flash, tem-pers flare
'Round the horn if you dare.
CHORUS 1
I just spent six months in a leak-y boat,
Luck-y just to keep a-float
VERSE 2
A-o-te-a-ro-a.
Rug-ged in-di-vid-u-al,
Glis-ten like a pearl
At the bot-tom of the world.
The tyr-an-ny of dis-tance
Did-n't stop the cav-a-lier
So why should it stop me?
I'll con-quer and stay free.
PRE-CHORUS 2
Ah, come on all you lads,
Let's for-get and for-give.
There's a world to ex-plore,
Tales to tell back on shore.
CHORUS 2
I just spent six months in a leak-y boat
Six months in a leak-y boat
INSTRUMENTAL over verse
PRE-CHORUS 3
Ship-wrecked love can be cruel,
Don't be fooled by her kind.
There's a wind in my sails,
Will pro-tect and pre-vail.
CHORUS 3
I just spent six months in a leak-y boat,
No-thing to it, leak-y boat.
INSTRUMENTAL to end.
This song was released in 1982 by New Zealander band, Split Enz. Words and music by Tim Finn, Neil Finn, Eddie Rayner, Nigel Griggs and Noel Crombie.