IT - Coming About

A song about sailing against the wind

Lyrics by Walter Aue – used with permission from Walter Aue
Copyright list on: http://myweb.dal.ca/~waue/Trans/0-TransList.html

Vocals by A.K., backing vocals by IT
Music written and performed by IT

Thanx to Christopher Dröge for his initial hints to bass und drums settings:
His artist page:
http://www.myownmusic.de/artistpage_info.php?artist_id=137392

Coming About (sea slang)

Whate'er the site,
If day, if night,
if dark, if bright:
the waters' flight
I‘ll come about.

But let me say:
Be night or day,
be mist or spray
be black or gray:
I'll come about.

I did come in,
I shall go out:
Not mine to say
coming about

The tide comes in,
the tide goes out:
not mine to say
coming about

But, if I may:
I will go out -
if night, if day,
if dark, if grey,
if storm, if spray -
I'll come about.

I did come in,
I shall go out:
Not mine to say
coming about

The tide comes in,
the tide goes out:
Not mine to say
coming about

Cruel is Nature and man feels Her might,
lone is his fate, much as he'd pray:
man lives not for, man lives inspite:
hard is his life and short is his stay.

I did come in,
I shall go out
not mine to say.
But I will shout,
if black or gray
if snow or spray,
if night or day:
I'll come about!
I'll come about!

I did come in,
I shall go out:
Not mine to stay.
coming about

The tide comes in,
the tide goes out:
no need to fight.
coming about