Playin' With The Strings

Playing  With  The  Strings-Lonnie  Johnson

  It's  raining  and  storming  on  the  sea,  we're  miles  and  miles  from  shore.

  It's  raining  and  storming  on  the  sea,  we're  miles  and  miles  from  shore.

  The  way  the  waves  is  rockin'  this  ship,  we  won't  see  home  no  more.

  The  wind  is  so  strong,  turnin'  this  old  ship  'round  and  'round.

  This  wind  is  so  strong,  turnin'  this  old  ship  'round  and  'round.

  Something  tells  me,  won't  be  long  before  we're  sinkin'  down.

  The  captain  say,  "Get  your  life  saver,  fasten  them  around  your  waist."

  Captain  say,  "Get  your  life  saver,  and  fasten  them  around  your  waist."

  "Because  we're  sinkin'  down,  and  the  life  boat  is  your  safest  place."

  And  we  floated  all  night  long  in  the  storm,  lost  miles  and  miles  from  shore.

  And  the  water  was  freezin',  and  the  rain  began  to  pour.

  I  say,  "Girls  and  boys,  let's  pray,  'cause  we  won't  see  home  no  more."

    Uncle  Sam's  ship  was  comin',  painted  in  red,  white,  and  blue.

  Uncle  Sam's  ship  was  comin',  painted  in  red,  white,  and  blue.

  We  say  we  live  in  New  York  City,  red  and  white,  blue  brought  us  all  the  way  through.