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Waltz With the Wind

from Previously Loved by Secondhand Sunday

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I wrote this song for a college class. It's about Captain James Cook and based on his journal writings. Each verse tells a different perspective.

1. Admiralty
2. Captain Cook
3. Crew
4. Natives

lyrics

Waltz with the Wind © Brian Straub 8/07

Verse 1 – The Admiralty

They’re pulling into your port, they need all the provisions
They’re low on everything and bound for a mission
Give them guns, give them powder, and give them shot
Give ‘em livestock and metal, give ‘em all that you’ve got

Chorus 1 – Crewmen

They waltz with the wind and they waltz with the water
They waltz with the sun, but there are no daughters
Sometimes they ran, sometimes they hid
Sometimes I wish waltzing was all that they did

Verse 2 – Captain James Cook
I’ve sailed this globe from the top to the bottom
The people we meet, we get ‘em or we got ‘em
The long arm of the future is reaching for you
There’s conflict within me, but nothing I can do

Chorus 2 – Crewmen
Same as chorus 1 – “WE” instead of “They”

Verse 3 – Anonymous crewman
Forever from land, could be a day from hell
A thousand ways to die but he treats us well
Captain keeps us dry, we’ve only one watch a day
And if I see land, he might give it my name

Chorus 3 – Crewmen
We waltz with the wind and we waltz with the moon
We waltz with the sun and we won’t be home soon
Sometimes we ran, sometimes they hid
Sometimes I wish waltzing was all that we did

Verse 4 – Island Native
There’s a strange creature rising up out of the ocean
Carrying white ghosts with the wind as its motion
They’re coming on shore throwing things at our feet
Offering animals and strange things to eat

Chorus 4 – Island Native
They waltz with the wind and they waltz the water
They waltz the sun, but I see no daughters
Sometimes they ran, sometimes we hid
Sometimes I wish waltzing was all that they did

credits

from Previously Loved, released November 5, 2009
Brian Straub - guitar, vocals
Tom Humphreys - mandolin, vocals
Ed Hodge - bass

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Braintwang Seattle, Washington

From Baltimore to Seattle, I've been writing songs for over 30 years and have built up a body of work. My two previous bands, Armadillo Borealis and Secondhand Sunday, performed and recorded some of my songs that are represented here. This year (2016), I started Dog House Prayers and began documenting more of my songs through home recording. ... more

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