I was born on the river
that flows to the sea
And all that I know she taught it to me
She's a dangerous beauty,
she's fickle and cold
If you give her respect,
she might let you grow
She's the siren that calls to us
when we're ashore
We can smell her and taste her
and hear the waves roll
She's a giver and a maker
and a taker of lives
She's the tears of the mothers
and daughters and wives
So, Lightkeeper,
make sure your flame's burning bright
And keep us well off
of those rocks an d these bars
And guide our way home
through the dark of the night
Oh, Lightkeeper,
shine like the moon and the stars
Shine like the moon and the stars
We'll dim the bad weather,
we'll go out today
And shoulder to shoulder,
we'll pull a day's pay
We'll work with the wind,
and we'll sail with the tide
And haul the fish up
from wherever they hide
We belong to the ocean,
for better or worse
And God will decide
if it's blessing or curse
Pitch black and blowing,
that's her gift to give
She may kill us tomorrow,
but tonight let us live
So light keeper,
make sure your flame's burning bright
And keep us well off
of those rocks and these bars
And guide our way home
through the dark of the night
Oh, light keepers
shine like the moon and the stars
Shine like the moon and the stars
So let's lift a glass at the en d of the day
And drink to the whales
an d the gales and the spray
To the boat and her captain
and her hard -working crew
To the lobster and the cod fish,
let's drink to them too.
May the fishing be good
and the wind always fair,
take an oath make a promise
and then hear me spare.
By the salt in my veins
and the look in my eye,
I'm a sailor and a sailor I'll be till I die.
So light keeper make sure
your flame's burning bright
and keep us well off
of those rocks and these bars,
and guide our way home
through the dark of the night,
oh light keepers
shine like the moon and the stars,
shine like the moon and the stars,
shine like
Shine the moon and the stars
Shine like the moon and the stars