Pleasures of the Harbor

The pleasures of the harbor
The pleasures of the harbor
Teasing all the while
Sailing will be over
He asks her of her name
Or staring from the rail

Sailing will be over
Come and take
'Til the boys reach the dock
Have tied them to the port
And the anchor hits the sand
And the girls scent the air
Are clinging to the crowd
And leave beneath the light

Touch of skin
Straining at the oars
Soft is their embrace
In the alley, red with rain
Two strangers in the night

And time will have to tell

The whiskey's loud
Come and take
They seem so fair

Or staring from the rail

And the sea bids farewell
Oh, soon your
Sailing will be over
And sends them on their way
Oh, soon your

The cigarette of doubt
In memories of the past

For leisure on the land
The hour will be short
And the bottle fills the glass
Time has been her pay
And the shadows frame the light
And lift him on their backs
The pleasures of the harbor
The pleasures of the harbor

Sailing will be over
Come and take
To shipmates he must join
To lead them up the stairs
Come and take
For love was but a smile
They gently mock
Sip of wine
And the sea bids farewell
Thrill has blown away
Sailing will be over
The lonely in disguise
Come and take
Soon your
And time will have to tell
Oh, soon your
Oh, soon your
The pleasures of the harbor
The candle is blown out
They've lived the tale
Sailing will be over

And not a sense of sin
He's swallowed by the street
To carry from the shore
Straining at the oars
To carry to the shore
Come and take
She's counting up the coins
Now all alone they lay
Same old sight
Lay him on his rack
She waves in swells

She answers with no shame
Oh, soon your

He's on his feet
Till his heart skips a beat
Oh, soon your
In the bar hangs a cloud

The pleasures of the harbor

Time has been her pay

'Til the fingers draw the blinds

The darkness is so kind
The hungry hands
Sailing will be over
She waves in swells
And sends them on their way
Now dancing down the drain
Of passion gone to waste
He's trembling for the taste
And the ship sets the sail
With paint on their face
Cry of pain
Come and take
The haze is fast
There's laughter in their eyes

In the room dark and dim