Tale Of The Light House Keeper

My father was a lighthouse keeper

Night after night he kept his light shining high

Taking ships to safety across the stormy sea

Night after night he kept his light shining high

In the coldest nights he would take his smoking-pipe

And in his chair he would mumble old sailors songs

Then one night I asked him why he spent his life

Stuck at this lighthouse every day and every night

He was a serious-minded man

And just gave me a wisp of a smile

His answer had no words, but I understood it all

He meant: My duty is to keep the light shining high

Every night

One day I found him dead laying in his bed

I dug his grave with my own wounded bare hands

I put on him the best clothes he’d ever had

And said the prayer that I knew he loved most

Now I am the lighthouse keeper

Night after night I keep the light shining high

I watch the sea while I taste my smoking pipe

My duty is to keep the light shining high

Will guide you home like my father used to do

I'll light it up, show you the safe way back home

Oh, it’s so pretty, it’s so easy, let it shine on you

My duty is to keep the light burning high

I am a serious-minded man

Don't wait from me more than a wisp of a smile

But one thing I can tell you, now I understand it all

I know my duty is to keep the light shining high

Every night