Shanty Man's Life-Dave Van Ronk

[ti:Shanty Man's Life] [ar:Dave Van Ronk] [al:Inside Dave Van Ronk] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Shanty Man's Life - Dave Van Ronk [00:06.01]A shanty man's life is a wearisome one [00:14.27]Though some say it's free from care [00:20.63] [00:22.04]It's the swinging of an axe from morning 'til night [00:30.08]In the forest wild and drear [00:36.96] [00:38.05]Transported as we are from a lady so fair [00:45.96]To the banks of some lonely stream [00:52.23] [00:53.18]Where the wolf bear and owl [00:56.62] [00:57.28]Give a terrifying howl and disturb our nightly dreams [01:08.40] [01:09.50]Oh sleeping at night in our bunks without cheer [01:17.32]While the cold winter winds do blow [01:24.74]But as soon as the morning star does appear [01:32.08] [01:32.63]To the wild woods we must go [01:38.82] [01:40.10]Had we ale wine or beer our spirits far to cheer [01:48.78]When we're in those woods so wild [01:55.05] [01:55.75]Where a glass of whiskey shone [01:59.47]While we're in the woods alone [02:03.44]For to pass away our long exile [02:10.42] [02:44.54]A shanty man's life is a wearisome one [02:51.40] [02:51.91]Though some say it's free from care [02:58.39] [02:59.26]It's the swinging of an axe from morning 'til night [03:06.34] [03:06.88]In the forest wild and drear