




DARK BOAT by John Elwood Cook
Dark Boat, Dark Boat rowing again
A sliver of a moon up above Gananoque
Silver oars barely breaking the water glass
Pulling quiet, they're coming our way
There's no wind on the river
No hope my heart
No truth to an old man's lies
Dark Boat, Dark Boat
Rowing again
A sliver of a moonrise
Dark Boat, Dark Boat rowing again
And the waves of memory start
Rolling rolling closer to shore
They hit, they split apart
There's no wind on the river
No hope my heart
No clouds in a dangerous sky
Dark Boat, Dark Boat
Rowing again
A sliver of a moonrise
I wanna be by the river
When they collect my soul
Ill have one last look around if you don't mind
I wanna be by the river
When the boatman says its time
We once skated to a spot on the far horizon
When the ice froze slick on the bay
I wanna be by the river
When they collect my soul
And maybe well just skate away.
I wanna be by the river
When they collect my soul
And maybe well just skate away.
Dark Boat, Dark Boat
Rowing again
A sliver of a moonrise
KICKIN’ A CAN Jim Bouchard
I’m kickin’ a can down the middle of the street
In the middle of the night I’m following my feet
And the moon smiles down on me as the silent night is bearing it’s teeth.
The wolf is at the door but no one’s home
I’m out there kickin’ a can.
I’m kickin’ a can it rattles in the dark
All is quiet and closed up but I thought I saw a spark
And just around the corner is a dream that’s just aching to be found
It spooked easily and I want to draw it closer to me
I’m kickin’ a can. SOLO
I’m kickin’ a can it’s an empty sound
That shatters the sights it has us all bound
Under the cloak of night it echoes harsh and bright
And brings a magic around
Until all that been lost comes back to be found
So I’m kickin’ a can
I’m kickin a can it tumbles down the street
It makes a sound like a scale and it sounds like a dream
It puts me in another mind, another world,
another soul, another time completely
You wanna know what it means but don’t ask me
I’m just kickin’ a can.