Back On The Farm - Strawbs
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I sailed with Miss Columbus
For a trip across the sea
The horizon was behind me
When I found that I was free
I smashed the glass I drank from
Drove it deep into my arm
Tell me how do you feel
Now you're back on the farm
She put me on the periscope
And told me she was lost
She said she was expensive
But I did not mind the cost
I said her deep-sea diver
Did not mean her any harm
Tell me how do you feel
Now you're back on the farm
I rang the bell of freedom
Drank from the well of plenty
The milk of human kindness
Was succour to my soul
I took her to the mast head
And showed her my conditions
She promised me the cargo
That she carried in her hold
The sails were set for sunrise
When we found the wind had dropped
I tried to make the time up
But the clock had somehow stopped
A fire broke out below the decks
And I sounded the alarm
Tell me how do you feel
Now you're back on the farm
Now you might think it strange of me
To write to you this way
For years I was a farmer
But I could not make it pay
Yet here I am a sailor
And I feel a sense of calm
Tell me how do you feel
Now you're back on the farm
Tell me how do you feel
Now you're back on the farm
