Loomings

Lyrics

[ISHMAEL] Some years ago Never mind how long precisely Having little or no money in my purse And nothing particular to interest me on shore I thought I would sail about a little See the watery part of the world It's a way I have of driving off the spleen and regulating the circulation Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth When there's a damp, drizzly November in my soul Whenever I find myself bringing up the rear of every funeral parade I meet When it's all I can do just to stop myself from knocking people's hats off in the street That's when I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can This is my substitute for the pistol And the thousand mermaids sing: [ALL] Come hither, broken hearted Here is another life Here are wonders supernatural Here is the face of God without dying [ISHMAEL] Oh the ocean, the sea Every landsman needs water Trapped in plaster Tied to counters Nailed to benches Chained to desks [ALL] Every Sunday they head to the shore and gaze upon the waters Silent sentinels Ocean reveries [ISHMAEL] Meditation and water are wedded forever And this is the key to it all [ALL] Oh the sea and sky [ISHMAEL] Time has vanished- I have banished the clerks and clocks [ALL] Oh the wind and waves [ISHMAEL] Let me wonder away and marvel at god and marvel at man I see myself in the water [ALL] I see myself in the water