Equal Strain On All Parts

All those little things that my grandfather said Not so little now, here in my grown-up head I didn't always see the wisdom at the time But I'm older now Right after lunch and a Café Royale, he'd take his combat nap And slip away to God knows where, beneath his weathered cap And doze off with that parlance I came to understand Equal strain on all parts Son, whatever course you set It'll ease the pain on backs and brains and hearts It's a solid thing to wish for It's the wrong thing to forget Lying in this hammock now It sure feels good to get An equal strain on all parts It works on land, works at sea, for creatures big and small Cooling down our cylinders, living's a long haul Jokes and songs and traveling They lift the fog Words from a new fie cabin boy still steer me near and far And I'll pass them on in poems and songs before I cross the bar It's worth a little time and space to understand Equal strain on all parts Whatever course you set It'll ease the pain on backs and brains and hearts It's a solid thing to wish for It's the wrong thing to forget Lying in this hammock now It sure feels good to get An equal strain on all parts