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He Drinks Alone
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Alternative Folk
He Drinks Alone was released on January 1, 1986 by Philo as a part of the album North
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AlbumNorth
Release DateJanuary 1, 1986
LabelPhilo
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM127

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bill Morrissey
Bill Morrissey
Vocals
Edward Gerhard
Edward Gerhard
Acoustic Guitar
Charlie Jennison
Charlie Jennison
Bass Clarinet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bill Morrissey
Bill Morrissey
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Edward Gerhard
Edward Gerhard
Producer
Gregg Lunsford
Gregg Lunsford
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

I got a little shop on the waterfront
I open every spring
And I cater to the tourist crowd
Well, they'll buy up anything
And in the bar next door there's a string band
They play those old Nantucket songs
Ah, put a grown man to sleep
Well Christ, they're ninety-nine verses long
When I was young, I went to sea
When I was young, fishing was the life for me
From the back door of the bar next door
I can look out on the bay
And watch the trawlers coming in
I watch for my son's boat that way
One by one they tie up
The same story's always told
Between the quotas and the foreign fleets
There's no way to fill the holds
When I was young, I went to sea
When I was young, fishing was the life for me
And I was thirty-nine years old
When I quit my life at sea
Well, that was the only thing
My wife ever asked of me
And back then the North Atlantic
Could bring a man a decent wage
Well, I've tried to tell my son that
But you can't talk to those his age
When I was young, I went to sea
When I was young, fishing was the life for me
I got a little shop on the waterfront
Keeps me in smokes and gin
I keep a place in my business open
For when my son wants to come on in
When I was young, I went to sea
When I was young, fishing was the life for me
Written by: Bill Morrissey
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