Sailor’s Boots

Lyrics

If I had been born 200 years ago Well I would've been a sailor A-sailing I would go I'd sail around the capes and across the seven seas And then back home If I had been born 200 years ago And I would know the waters And the waters would know me And I would cut across the waves And be as happy as can be I'd be landless, I'd be loveless I'd be flight and fancy free And I would know the waters And the waters would know me When I think about the time And place where I was born Oh, I wonder if the hands of fate Had slipped and placed me wrong Because there are ships I could have sailed And sailor's boots I could have worn When I think about the time And place where I was born The ocean is still out there Magnificent and wide She's got open arms to hold me And endless space to hide And the only things that hold me back Are the things I hold inside The ocean is still out there Magnificent and wide Oh, oh, oh A-sailing I should go