There were ten of us there on that newly keen, And one on the forehand. No stranger man to his mates than he, No one could be his man.
"'Twill be long, old man, for our glasses clink, "'Twill be long, for we grasp your hand." Then we dragged him ashore for a final drink, Till the whole wide world seemed grand.
For they marry and go, as the world rolls back, They marry and vanish and die. But their spirit shall live on the outside track, As long as the years go by.
The boardlights glowed in the morning mist, That rolled from the water so green. And over the railings we crossed, distressed, As the dark tide came between.
We cheered the captain, we cheered the crew, And our old mates' times out of mind. We cheered the land he was going to, And the land he left behind.
For they marry and go, as the world rolls back, They marry and vanish and die. But their spirit shall live on the outside track, As long as the years go by.
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We drifted home through the bubbling heart, We were ten times less by one, Who sailed out under the morning star, And into the rising sun.
For they marry and go, as the world rolls back, They marry and vanish and die. But their spirit shall live on the outside track, As long as the years go by.
And one by one and two by two, They sailed from the quays since then, And said goodbye to the last I knew, The last of the careless men.
And I can't but think, that the times we had, Were the best times after all. As I turn aside, raise my glass, And drink to this barren wall.
For they marry and go, as the world rolls back, They marry and vanish and die. But their spirit shall live on the outside track, As long as the years go by.
For they marry and go, as the world rolls back, They marry and vanish and die. But their spirit shall live on the outside track, As long as the years go by.