Sailor's Advice + 2 Secret Tracks!

from Arms of the Sea by Alexander James Adams

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SAILOR'S ADVICE
Music & Lyrics: Heather Alexander

Many’s the port and many’s the town
Many’s a soft place to lay your head down-
But finding the right one’s a hard thing to do
Chart your course as you may, but you might not pull through-

You may find her pretty, you may find her dear
Many’s the time that you held her quite near
But if life at the helm is where you place your hand
Then you can’t take her with you, if she’s wed to the land-

AFTER ALL THAT'S BEEN SAID, & ALL THAT'S BEEN DONE
YOU MAY FIND INSTEAD THAT SHE'S NOT THE RIGHT ONE
SO IT'S SMILES & A WINK, & IT'S “ANCHOR'S A-WEIGH”
AND GIVE THANKS FOR THE LOVE THAT YOU'VE HAD 'TIL TODAY!

Many’s the island you find out at sea
Many’s the shoreline where you’d like to be-
Hold fast to that dock for a year and a day
Let your heart then decide if you set sail or stay-

If your heart has been claimed by the wild ocean blue
Then sweet silent waters will not be for you-
Set your sights on the storm and the wind and the gale
And marry the one who will billow your sail!

AFTER ALL THAT'S BEEN SAID, & ALL THAT'S BEEN DONE
YOU MAY FIND INSTEAD YOU DON'T SEE THE RIGHT ONE
'CAUSE SHE'S WILD & SHE'S WILLFULL & FIGHTS YOU IN PLAY
BUT THAT LOVE THAT YOU STEER BY WILL FIND YOU YOUR WAY!

Sea Fire Productions Inc c&p 2006

HOSE ME DOWN BOYS!
Music & Lyrics: Anonymous

Just one thing can make me angry,
Never fail to raise me ire-
When I wake up in the mornin’ and
Me hair’s been set on fire, boys!

HOSE ME DOWN, BOYS, HOSE ME DOWN!
ROLL ME O'BOARD & WATCH ME DROWN!
WATCH THE WHIRL POOL SUCK ME DOWN, BOYS!
HOSE ME DOWN, BOYS, HOSE ME DOWN!

Well, I wanted to write a shanty,
But I’ve never been to sea-
But I’ve Johnny Depp twelve times
And that’s good enough for me, Boys!

Well, I thought I saw a sail boat
But I really couldn’t say-
You see, I’ve never seen a sail baot
And it was very far away, Boys!

So, I shipped aboard this sail boat
With a captain brave and true-
But if you ask me what kind of sail boat
Well I haven’t got a clue, Boys!

Now this ship’s gotten rather crowded
There’s a hundred men and me-
But to live with a hundred sailors,
Well, that’s why I went to sea, Boys!

Sea Fire Productions Inc. c&p 2006

MINGULAY BOAT SONG (Acapella Version)
Arrangement: Heather Alexander
Sea Fire Productions Inc c&p 2006

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from Arms of the Sea, released August 1, 2006
SAILOR'S ADVICE:
Vocal, Guitar, Bodhran: Heather Alexander
Fiddles: Alexander James Adams

HOSE ME DOWN!:
Vocals, Octave Mandolin, Bodhran: Heather Alexander
Fiddle: Alexander James Adams

MINGULAY BOAT SONG (Acapella Version):
Vocals: Heather Alexander

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Alexander James Adams Redmond, Washington

A changling from the Land of Fae, Heather brings stories and songs from a world where magic never dies and anything can happen if you only believe.

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