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Liverpool Light lyrics

Liverpool  Light
by Bill Staines
I ve sailed this island for most of my life
All the way from the Minch to Dundee
And in Liverpool once I did take me a wife
And it s her that I m longing to see
Cho: Singing, Shine, shine, Liverpool light
     Shine on your children below;
     Singing, Shine, shine, Liverpool light
     Shine on your children below
     Shine on your children below.
Three months ago April I left her with child
A child that was mine sure as she.
But she d not complain, for she s gentle and mild
And it s her that I m longing to see.
   Cho.
I ve sinned a lot, for a sinner I be;
As a sailor, I ve sailed in the storms.
But in Liverpool, that?s where I m longing to be,
With her arms wrapped around me so warm.
   Cho.
When the light from your tower is all that I see,
And her footsteps they run to the door.
Then I ll lift up my glass, and for all men to see,
I will vow to go sailing no more.
   Cho.
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