Building a Boat

Oh, I'm building a boat to get me outta town

So I'm cuttin' big tall trees down to the ground

I'm gonna cut 'em up into bends with a couple of my friends

We're gonna have her goin' so fast by the spring, yeah

Oh, I'll hand-make all the sails, blocks and winches

Fasten down the hatches with big brass hinges

And on the deck, there will be teak, it'll never ever leak

We're gonna have her goin' so fast by the spring

And I'm gonna smash a big bottle of champagne across her bow

Then I'm gonna leave you for her, babe, it's just a matter of time

Mediterranean  water flows across her keel

So fast, oh, baby, I really feel it

At the helm, on the wheel, she's so true to the wind

She's so braided in the sea and so faithful to me

I'm gonna smash a big bottle of champagne across her bow

Then I'm gonna leave you for her, babe, it's just a matter of time

When the wild winds wail, I'll be settin' my sail

To precision and perfection, second to none

I ain't never gonna turn around, no, I ain't gonna look back

This is my new home in the sun

It's my shipshape, great escape, I'll bring all my Roy Orbison tapes

Yes, I will

Yeah, I'm gonna leave you for her, babe, it's just a matter of time

I'm gonna leave you for her, babe, it's just a matter of time

Oh, I'm gonna leave you for her, babe, it's just a matter of time, oh