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Verse 1

When I was a young man I wanted to sail 'round the world

That's the life for me, living on the sea

Spirit of a sailor circumnavigates the globe

Lust of pioneer will acknowledge no fronteir

Chorus 1

I remember you by thunderclap in the sky

Lightning flash tempers flare, Round the Horn if you dare

I just spent six months in a leaky boat

Lucky just to keep afloat

Verse 2

Aotearoa, rugged individual

Glisten like a pearl at the bottom of the world

The tyrany of distance didn't stop the cavalier

So why should it stop me? I'll conquer and stay free

Chorus 2

Ah come on all you lads, let's forget and forgive

There's a world to explore, tales to tell back on shore

I just spent six months in a leaky boat

Six months in a leaky boat

Solo

(Circus bit, then verse chords)

Chorus 3

Shipwrecked love can be cruel, don't be fooled by her kind

There's a wind in my sails, will protect and prevail

I just spent six months in a leaky boat

Nothing to it, leaky boat

Outro

Dm to fade