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Fear Not the Ocean

from Hold That Tiger by The Muddy Basin Ramblers

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lyrics

Oh, this life is just a gamble
You don't know who to trust
SO I BOARD THE SHIP AND PRAY TO GOD
MY BONES WON’T TURN TO DUST

I can't read or write
My life is left to chance
I CAN’T READ OR WRITE
BUT I SURE-AS-HELL CAN
DANCE

There's a land over yonder
Of gold and jubilee
THERE’S A LAND OVER YONDER
A PLACE FOR YOU, A PLACE FOR ME

Light a stick, kneel down
Down on bended knee
PRAY TO MAZU WE WON’T DIE
IN THE BLOODY BLACK SEA

A storm sunk our ship
My brother died at sea
NO ONE LEFT TO TELL THE TALE
NO ONE EXCEPT FOR ME

Oh, this life is just a gamble
I don't know who to trust
AS THE OCEAN RUNS THROUGH MY VEINS
AND TURNS MY HEART TO RUST

Oh, fear not the ocean
And her roar of treachery
THAT’S THE HEART OF MOTHER EARTH
BEATING DEEP WITHIN THE SEA

When the waves turn black and blue
And winds start to scream
FEAR NOT THE OCEAN
PRAISE THE GODDESS OF THE SEA

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from Hold That Tiger, released November 1, 2018

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The Muddy Basin Ramblers Taipei, Taiwan

Hello! We're Formosa's Favorite Hepcats, playing jug band, blues, string band and swing jazz...and original music inspired by all of the above. Founded in 2003 by US/UK expats living in Taipei,Taiwan. 大家好！我們是泥灘地浪人！

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