John, I missed you
Where you been?
The boys been askin'
About you again
They went out smoking
On the outer deck
In just a moment
They'll all come runnin' back

In the winter
Traffic's thinner
They run the boats
But they're few and far between

Oh, see New London
Harbor sparklin'?
Well, that's goodbye
'Cause me and the guys are
Ridin' right back to
Greenport
New York

Oh, we're rumblin' with the thunderheads
Rollin' on the summer swells
I had enough of my land life, well
I'll tell you all about it

I would know you anywhere
I would know you anywhere
Ridin' 'round the carousel
Eyeballs wheeling in your skull

Rollin' on the summer swells
Rumblin' with the thunderheads
The mornin' comes, they came and went

But I don't hear 'em anymore
But I don't hear 'em anymore
Bodies come and bodies go

Well, my daughters, they have grown
And the rooms are large at home
I wish the days never end
I wish the days never end

I'm aping the captain's recorded voice
Tappin' a tune on my corduroys
Somethin' to jack up the background noise
Somethin' to jack up the background noise

I would know you anywhere
I would know you anywhere