Far From Me - The Boatman's Call

For you dear, i was born For you i was raised up For you i’ve lived and for you i will die For you i am dying now You were my mad little lover In a world where everybody fucks everybody else over You who are so far from me Far from me So far […]

Come Into My Sleep - The Boatman's Call

Now that mountains of meaningless words And oceans divide us And we each have our own set of stars To comfort and guide us Come into my sleep Come into my sleep, oh yeah Dry your eyes and do not weep Come into my sleep Swim to me through the deep blue sea Upon the […]

Brompton Oratory - The Boatman's Call

Up those stone steps i climb Hail this joyful day’s return Into its great shadowed vault i go Hail the pentecostal morn The reading is from luke 24 Where christ returns to his loved ones I look at the stone apostles Think that it’s alright for some And i wish that i was made of […]

Black Hair - The Boatman's Call

Last night my kisses were banked in black hair And in my bed, my lover, her hair was midnight black And all her mystery dwelled within her black hair And her black hair framed a happy heart-shaped face And heavy-hooded eyes inside her black hair Shined at me frome the depths of her hair of […]

Babe, I Got You Bad - The Boatman's Call

Babe i got you bad Dreaming blood-wet dreams Only madmen have Baby i got you bad I wish to god i never had And it makes me feel so sad, O, baby i got you bad Yeah, babe i got you bad I long for your kiss, For the turn of your mouth Your body […]

Are You The One That I’ve Been Waiting For? - The Boatman's Call

I’ve felt you coming girl, as you drew near I knew you’d find me, cause i longed you here Are you my desitiny? is this how you’ll appear? Wrapped in a coat with tears in your eyes? Well take that coat babe, and throw it on the floor Are you the one that i’ve been […]

There Is A Kingdom - The Boatman's Call

Just like a bird that sings up the sun In a dawn so very dark Such is my faith for you Such is my faith And all the world’s darkness can’t swallow up A single spark Such is my love for you Such is my love There is a kingdom There is a king And […]

Green Eyes - The Boatman's Call

Kiss me again, rekiss me and kiss me Slip your frigid hands beneath my shirt This useless old fucker with his twinkling cunt Doesn’t care if he gets hurt Green eyes, Green eyes Green eyes, Green eyes If it were but a matter of faith If it were measured in petitions and prayer She would […]

I Do Love Her So (Lime Tree Arbour) - The Boatman's Call

The boatman calls from the lake A lone loon dives upon the water I put my hand over her Down in the lime tree arbour The wind in the trees is whispering Whispering low that I love her She puts her hand over mine Down in the lime tree arbour Through every breath that I […]

Brompton Oratory - The Boatman's Call

Up those stone steps I climb Hail this joyful day’s return Into its great shadowed vault I go Hail the Pentecostal morn The reading is from Luke 24 Where Christ returns to his loved ones I look at the stone apostles Think that it’s alright for some And I wish that I was made of […]