CRUISIN' AN' CAROUSIN'
From the Captain's log, first of April ninety-one:
Don't know how long this voyage can go on.
The old ship sure is in a hell of a state,
We've gotta try to save her before it's too late.
Cruisin' an' carousin' while the ship goes down,
We ain't got a lifeboat, we're all gonna drown.
Cruisin' an' carousin', we're wastin' time -
Don't you know the ship we're on's the last of the line?
In a smokey bar on the main deck below
Everybody's dancin', don't seem to want to know.
The band is playin', C'est la vie, c'est la vie,
An' nobody's screamin' except little me.
Cruisin' an' carousin' while the ship goes down...
We're headin' for the rocks with a mutinous crew -
Somebody tell me, what are we gonna do?
We've got to pull together, that's my tip;
Sink our differences, don't sink the ship.
Cruisin' an' carousin' while the ship goes down...
She's a damn fine ship, though she's long in the tooth,
I don't wanna lose her, an' that's the truth.
I wanna tell the kids aboard the wonderful news -
This ol' ship's goin' on with the cruise.
Cruisin' an' carousin' while the ship goes down...
Words & Music: Andy Wood
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