They were sittin' nice and pretty at the edge of the world
Till they looked on high to lo and behold
A shepherd's morning in a red sky, it was not to be seen
They cast their hope to faith and leave them some hope
For it had come now to pass that the dawn had set in
And that by the day they'd shared the new floor
Just salt and wait, that's the way, for you know what to do
Set the captive beast at your foe
You know it always rains and pours there when they know we're comin'
Winter's often a shot, at least twice a week in the summer
Night in the doorway, once you're stepped in the hallway
Either shot by, of, or just because
I'll salt away, I'll salt away, wait
I'll salt away, you've got to wait
Shout hallelujah, praise hell, let me know who goes on high
A trap of thunder and a darkened disguise
The cruel Atlantic is straining its teeth to devour
What the lady is always requires
We've got the power to move the ocean, we can move through the torrent
Wash your houses and halls with the rain
Just call us three names and it ties us the same
We're 60, 40, we live up to our name
You know it always rains and pours there when they know we're comin'
Winter's often a shot, it's twice a week in the summer
Night in the doorway, once you're stepped in the hallway
Either shot by, of, or just because
I'll salt away, I'll salt away, wait
I'll salt away, you've got to wait
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