Stan Rogers - Lock-keeper

^GYou say, "We'll-meet again, Lock-keeper! We're l^Emaden even deeper that the t^Cime before Ori^Amental oils and t^Dea brought down from S^Gingapore." ^GAs we wait for my lock to cycle I say, "My w^Emife has just given me a s^Con." "A ^Amson!" you cry, "Is t^Dhat all that you've d^Gone?"

^GShe wears bougainvillea blossoms You plu^Emck 'em from her hair and toss 'em ^Cin the tide, S^Amweep her in your arms and c^Darry her i^Gnside. ^GHer sighs catch on your shoulder Her m^Emoonlit eyes grow bold and wiser ^Cthrough her tears And I ^Amsay, "How could you s^Dtand to leave her for a y^Gear?"

"Then c^Come with me" you say, "to where the S^Amouthern Cross Rides h^Digh upon your s^Ghoulder." "^EmCome with me!" you cry, "Each d^Cay you tend this l^Amock, you're one day o^Dlder Em D C D Stop While your blood grows colder." But that a^Gnchor chain's a fetter And^Em with it you are tethered to the f^Coam And I w^Amouldn't trade your l^Dife for one hour of h^Gome.

^GBut I'm stuck here on the Seaway While you c^Emompensate for leeway through the T^Crades; And you ^Amshoot the stars to s^Dee the miles you've m^Gade. ^GAnd you laugh at hearts you've riven, But w^Emhich of these has given us more ^Clove or life, You, your ^Amtropic maids, ^Dor me, my ^Gwife.

"Then c^Come with me" you say, "to where the S^Amouthern Cross Rides h^Digh upon your s^Ghoulder." "^EmCome with me!" you cry, "Each d^Cay you tend this l^Amock, you're one day o^Dlder Em D C D Stop While your blood grows colder." But that a^Gnchor chain's a fetter And^Em with it you are tethered to the f^Coam And I w^Amouldn't trade your l^Dife for one hour of h^Gome. But that a^Gnchor chain's a fetter And^Em with it you are tethered to the f^Coam And I w^Amouldn't trade your l^Dife for one hour of h^Gome.