nightingale's fiddle - Ballad of Susie Ann

from SpinTunes 21 Round 1 by Spintunes

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lyrics

Refrain: Head up! Let the squall pass you by
Head up! Hold close to your mates
Head up, and give thanks for the day
don’t go Down - down - down - down -

the kiss of a breeze at the back of her neck
the sun winks his yellow glass eye
a whisper of smoke from the butt at her lip
Bottoms up and get ready to fly

In barely a moment the sky turns to black
the water below starts to boil
Batten the hatches and brace for the storm
Susie Ann never casts for the soil

(Refrain)

all who have known her will tell you the same,
Susie Ann is a fighter and mean
She’ll never go down and she’ll never give up
cursed a sailor as ever has been

The cut of her jib is a little too tight
the belly a little too full
The light left her eyes many decades ago
Years of bitterness taken their toll

(Refrain)

(instrumental)

No one is mourning or waits on the quay
No search party counting the days
And though the storm surely will very soon pass
Alas, Susie Ann so will she
Alas, Susie Ann so will she!

(refrain)

credits

from SpinTunes 21 Round 1, released September 5, 2023

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