Sailing will be over
And sends them on their way
Oh, soon your
He's swallowed by the street
'Til the boys reach the dock
The cigarette of doubt
In the room dark and dim
Sailing will be over
Straining at the oars
And sends them on their way
And lift him on their backs
For leisure on the land
Lay him on his rack
Sailing will be over
He's on his feet
Thrill has blown away
There's laughter in their eyes
And time will have to tell
And the ship sets the sail
The hour will be short
Come and take
Come and take
The pleasures of the harbor
They gently mock
She waves in swells
Come and take
Sailing will be over
The haze is fast
Oh, soon your
Oh, soon your
The pleasures of the harbor
Oh, soon your
In the alley, red with rain
For love was but a smile
Touch of skin
They've lived the tale
Time has been her pay
And the sea bids farewell
The pleasures of the harbor
The pleasures of the harbor
To lead them up the stairs
The whiskey's loud
Or staring from the rail
Till his heart skips a beat
Teasing all the while
She answers with no shame
Of passion gone to waste
In memories of the past
Time has been her pay
Come and take
Now dancing down the drain
They seem so fair
She's counting up the coins
The darkness is so kind
In the bar hangs a cloud
The pleasures of the harbor
To carry from the shore
Or staring from the rail
And the anchor hits the sand
Soft is their embrace
Soon your
The pleasures of the harbor
And not a sense of sin
Two strangers in the night
To shipmates he must join
With paint on their face
The candle is blown out
She waves in swells
Now all alone they lay
Straining at the oars
And the bottle fills the glass
The lonely in disguise
Come and take
He asks her of her name
Oh, soon your
Oh, soon your
'Til the fingers draw the blinds
Same old sight
Sailing will be over
And the sea bids farewell
Come and take
Have tied them to the port
To carry to the shore
And the girls scent the air
Cry of pain
Sailing will be over
Are clinging to the crowd
The hungry hands
And the shadows frame the light
And leave beneath the light
And time will have to tell
Sip of wine
Sailing will be over
He's trembling for the taste
Come and take
