Lyrics: Robert Hunter
Music: David Nelson
Played by the David Nelson Band, with lyrics by Robert Hunter. Thanks to Amana for alerting me to this,
and to Jordan Hegedus for help with the lyrics. Now to be released as a single.
In the middle of the ocean in a cheap canoe
Man overboard, no, make that two
Nothing to drink but French champagne
And tin can chowder for two cents plain
Me and Mo Benning and Dakota Sue
Woke up one morning with nothing to do
We'd done everything that'd ever been done
Time to start over, beginning at one
Man overboard
Swim if you can
Float if you don't
Since the world began
Me and Mo Benning and Dakota Sue
She looked like me and I looked like you
You look like us when shove comes to push
Upside down dragged through a bush
Some of my feelings about the past
Depend on the shadows the past can cast
I still can't read my watch in the dark
But an educated guess ain't far from the mark
Man overboard
Swim if you can
Float if you don't
Since the world began
Dakota Sue, Mo Benning and me
Man overboard, no, make that three
Dakota took to the hills, a man too pat
Through the pits of Texas in one hour flat
Checking my shoes for chewing gum
Ain't got no flavour but it helps me some
Like all things good picked up on the street
Refined in silence with a strong back beat
Man overboard
Swim if you can
Float if you don't
Since the world began
Of all the lessons I've ever learned
How to stand in the fire and not get burned
Listen to the wood with the least to say
Like my father said before he passed away
In the middle of the ocean in a cheap canoe
Man overboard, no, make that two
Nothing to drink but French champagne
And tin can chowder for two cents plain
Other Recordings | |||||
Date | Album | Recorded By | |||
2020 | Single | David Nelson Band |