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lyrics

1. If I was a turn-stone,
I'd hop along the shore,
I'd pick and pry and lift up stones,
And never wish for more.

2. If I was a seagull,
I'd circle and I'd dive,
I'd preen and I would swagger round,
The proudest bird alive.

3. If I was a stormcloud,
I'd shout and boom and sing,
I'd plant my fleeting glory-trees,
And love the light they bring.

4. If I was a lighthouse,
I'd shine so gleaming bright,
For every sailor's my dear love,
To come home safe tonight.

5. If I was a seal,
I'd tumble and I'd play,
I'd love the rough and dancing waves,
And every stormy day.

6. If I was a limpet,
I'd cling so very tight,
I'd never leave my homely rock,
But hold with all my might.

7. If I was a wave, now,
I'd dance on black-rock sand,
I'd jump and splash and ramble round,
And court the lovely land.

8. If I was a cliffside,
I'd crumble and I'd fall,
For when the waves come out to play,
Then who would stand so tall?

9. If I was a boulder,
I'd call and call the sea,
For every wave that touches land,
It takes a part of me.

10. If I was a selkie,
I'd harrow every beach,
For someone took my skin away,
And left it out of reach.

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from Tell Me Where the Ocean Went, released September 23, 2015

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Merry Hadaway Stonehaven, UK

Folk singer, ukulele player and songwriter. Queer, disabled, trans, Christo-Pagan, powered by waves and mountains. :-)

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