Forty years since you washed ashore
Carried out of the sea
On the mast of a man-o-war
That once brought you to me
Throw your overcoat over a chair
And lay all your lazybones down
May this night keep you here
til tomorrow
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My Father's Waltz
My Father's Waltz lyrics by Hem. Forty years since you washed ashore Carried out of the sea On the mast of a man-o-war That once brought you to me Throw your...
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My Father's Waltz
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