Strawbs - Back on the farm

I sailed with Miss Columbus for a ^Ctrip across the ^Dsea The ho^Crizon was be^Ghind me when I ^Cfound that I was ^Dfree I ^Csmashed the glass I ^Gdrank from, drove it ^Cdeep into my ^Darm Tell me ^Chow do you ^Gfeel, now you're ^Cback on the ^Gfarm? ^{D C G}

She put me on the periscope and ^Ctold me she was ^Dlost She ^Csaid she was ex^Gpensive, but I ^Cdid not mind the ^Dcost I ^Csaid her deep-sea ^Gdiver did not ^Cmean her any ^Dharm Tell me ^Chow do you ^Gfeel, now you're ^Cback on the ^Gfarm? ^{D C G}

I ^Drang the bell of ^Gfreedom Drank ^Dfrom the well of ^Gplenty The ^Cmilk of human ^Gkindness Was ^Amsuccour to my ^Dsoul I took her to the ^Gmasthead And ^Dshowed her my con^Gditions She ^Cpromised me the ^Gcargo That she ^Fcarried in her ^Dhold

The ^Asails were set for sunrise when we ^Dfound the wind had ^Edropped I ^Dtried to make the ^Atime up, but the ^Dclock had somehow ^Estopped A ^Dfire broke out be^Alow the decks and I ^Dsounded the a^Elarm Tell me ^Dhow do you ^Afeel, now you're ^Dback on the ^Afarm? ^{E D A}

Now you might think it strange of me to ^Dwrite to you this ^Eway For ^Dyears I was a ^Afarmer, but I ^Dcould not make it ^Epay Yet ^Dhere I am a ^Asailor and I ^Dfeel a sense of ^Ecalm Tell me ^Dhow do you ^Afeel, now you're ^Dback on the ^Afarm? Tell me ^Dhow do you ^Afeel, now you're ^Dback on the ^Afarm? ^{E D A}