[00:00.82]Playing With The Strings-Lonnie Johnson
[00:08.88]It's raining and storming on the sea, we're miles and miles from shore.
[00:19.11]It's raining and storming on the sea, we're miles and miles from shore.
[00:29.22]The way the waves is rockin' this ship, we won't see home no more.
[00:39.07]The wind is so strong, turnin' this old ship 'round and 'round.
[00:49.13]This wind is so strong, turnin' this old ship 'round and 'round.
[00:58.73]Something tells me, won't be long before we're sinkin' down.
[01:08.16]The captain say,"Get your life saver, fasten them around your waist."
[01:18.27]Captain say,"Get your life saver, and fasten them around your waist."
[01:28.00]"Because we're sinkin' down, and the life boat is your safest place."
[01:37.80]And we floated all night long in the storm, lost miles and miles from shore.
[01:47.78]And the water was freezin', and the rain began to pour.
[01:57.40]I say,"Girls and boys, let's pray, 'cause we won't see home no more."
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[02:35.15]Uncle Sam's ship was comin', painted in red, white, and blue.
[02:45.63]Uncle Sam's ship was comin', painted in red, white, and blue.
[02:54.86]We say we live in New York City, red and white, blue brought us all the way through.