dogs on the rocks

there is no captain.

all the men have drowned.

there is only me, on the rocks by the sea.

and some barkin’ dogs out in the harbor.

me and the dogs on the rocks in the harbor.

me and the dogs on the rocks in the harbor.

i was almost done.

then i felt the call of the setting sun.

and i took a taste of the watery grave.

oh-wee-oh

i was almost done.

almost done.

drop the sails

pints of ale

drop the sails

killer whales

drop the sails

hey! i was almost done.

then i felt the call of the setting sun.

and i took a taste of the watery grave.

oh-wee-oh

i was almost done.

almost done.

drop the sails

pints of ale

drop the sails

killer whales

drop the sails

somewhere is a hero.

he will find me on the rocks.

20,000 leagues in the drink beyond me.

and some barkin’ dogs out in the harbor.

me and the dogs on the rocks in the harbor.

i am the dog on the rocks in the harbor.

[SAMPLES: “Eliza Lee” by The Dreadnoughts (2009, Stomp Records); “Paddy Doyle’s Boots” by The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem (1961, Tradition Records).]

ORIGINALLY COMPOSED BY A/S/L AND J. BAIRD IN 2013, IN A MACHINE SHED BEHIND AN ANIMAL SHELTER