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Artist: Mark Lanegan
Canonical path: /mark-lanegan/shanty-man-s-life
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Shanty Man's Life
Read Shanty Man's Life lyrics by Mark Lanegan on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Shanty Man's Life
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A shanty man's life
Is a wearisome one
Though some say it's free from care
It's the swinging of an axe
From morning 'till night
In the forest wild and drear
Transported as we are
From a lady so fair
To the banks of some lonely stream
Where the wolf, bear, and owl
Give a terrifying howl
And disturb our nightly dreams
Oh sleeping at night
In our bunks without cheer
While the cold winter winds do blow
But as soon as the morning
Star does appear
To the wild woods we must go
Had we ale, wine, or beer
Our spirits far to cheer
When we're in those woods so wild
Where a glass of whiskey shone
When we're in the woods alone
For to pass away our long exile
A shanty man's life
Is a wearisome one
Tho some say it's free from care
It's the swinging of an axe
From morning 'till night
In the forest wild and drear
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Mark Lanegan performs "Shanty Man's Life", and this lyric page sits inside the Mark Lanegan catalog on LyroVerse.
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