I'm leavin' my family, leavin' all my friends,
My body's at home, but my heart's in the wind,
Where the clouds are like headlines on a new front page sky,
My tears are salt water and the moon's full and high.
And I know Martin Eden's gonna be proud of me,
And many before me who've been called by the sea,
To be up in the crow's nest and singin' my say,
And shiver me timbers, I'm a-sailin' away.
The fog's liftin' and the sand's shiftin' and I'm driftin' on out,
And ol' Captain Ahab he got nothin' on me,
So come on and swallow me, don't follow me, I'm travelin' alone,
Blue water's my daughter and I'm skippin' like a stone.
And please call my misses, tell her not to cry,
My goodbye is written by the moon in the sky,
And nobody knows me, I can't fathom my stayin'
And shiver me timbers, I'm a-sailin' away.
And I'm leaving my family, leavin' all my friends,
My body's at home by my heart's in the wind,
Where the clouds are like headlines on a new front page sky,
And shiver me timbers, I'm a-sailin' away.
Shiver Me Timbers, by Tom Waits
(Thanks, DH)