The Downeaster 'alexa'
Ton : AEnglish
Well I'mC on the DowGneaster AlAmexa A7/4 Am
And I'm Ccruising through GBlock Island SoFund
I have Fchartered a Ccourse to the VinDmeyard
But tonigCht I am GNantucket boundF
We took on Gdiesel back in CMontauk yesterdayF
And left this Gmorning from the beAmll in Gardiner's BayG F
Like all the lGocals here I've Chad to sellF my home
Too proud to Gleave, I worked my Amfingers to the bonGe
So I coulCd own my DoGwneaster AAmlexaA7/4 Am
And I goC where the ocean Gis deep F
There aFre giants ouCt there in the caDmnyons
And a gooCd captaiGn can't fall asFleep
I got billsG to pay and chiCldren who need clFothes
I know there'sG fish out there butAm where, God only knoGws F
They say theseG waters aren't wChat they usFed to be
But I've got Gpeople back on lAmand who count on Gme
So when yCou see my DGowneaster AmAlexaA7/4 Am
And if you Cwork with the rGod and the rFeel
Tell myF wife I am tCrolling AtDmlantis
And I stCill have my hGands on the Fwheel
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Now I driCve my DowneGaster AlexAma A7/4 Am
More andC more miles from Gshore every yeaFr
Since tFhey told me CI can't sell no sDmtripers
And there's nCo luck in sGword fishing hFere
I was a bayG man like my faCther was Fbefore
Can't make Ga living as a bAmay man anymGore F
There ain't much Gfuture for a Cman who workFs the sea
There ain't nGo island left for iAmslanders like me G
Ya, ya, yaC yGo Am A7/4 Am
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