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Before the Day is Done

from Just Another Day by Dan McKinnon

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Before the Day is Done

One night as I went walking
To the harbour I was bound
I happened on a band of men wandering through the town

CHORUS: And it’s haul on the bowline
Keep her six points off the wind
We’ve got to make one hundred leagues before the day is done
We’ve got to make one hundred leagues before the day is done

They seemed to me a cheerful lot
To the harbour I was bound
They offered me a drink of port I was next to stand the round

CHORUS: And it's...

Soon my head was spinning
To the harbour I was bound
I woke up on the fo’c’sle floor near twenty miles from town

CHORUS: And it's...

The bo’sun he’s a bucko mate
To the harbour I was bound
The old man’s worse than the devil himself when he drinks that whisky down

CHORUS: And it's...

The cook he is a scurvy knave
To the harbour I was bound
Every dish he sends this way tastes like coffee grounds

CHORUS: And it's...

Two months have passed since I roved out
To the harbour I was bound
Though we’ve got twelve more before we’re through I’ve yet to see a crown

CHORUS: And it's...

And when my time is over
To the harbour I was bound
No more I’ll go out walking the dark streets of the town

CHORUS: And it's...


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from Just Another Day, released June 23, 2008

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Dan McKinnon Halifax, Nova Scotia

Blessed with a glorious baritone voice, a graceful mastery on guitar, and a hearty laugh that delights any room, Dan McKinnon has carved out his own unique, musical path. From early beginnings in the coffee houses, pubs and bars of Atlantic Canada, to yearly tours throughout the UK, Dan’s performances reveal an enduring respect for the past, tempered by a profound attachment to the present. ... more

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