Wooden Ships (Are Bringing Me Home)

from The Benny O Flow Show by Benny Oyama

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lyrics

Wooden ships come and wooden ships go
To and fro they bring me home
Swift on the breeze, quick on their feet
I lay me down when that bright feathered sail
Comes oer the horizon
And comforts me so that I can't sleep
Without dreaming about those wooden ships coming
To take away you and me

I used to think you'd come out from the woodwork
And take me sailing across the sea
Then, it would be just us out on the ocean
There we'd be sailing
You and me

But wooden ships come and wooden ships go
To and fro they bring me home
Swift on the breeze, quick on their feet
I lay me down when that bright feathered sail
Comes oer the horizon
And comforts me so that I can't sleep
Without dreaming about those wooden ships coming
To take away you and me

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from The Benny O Flow Show, released January 15, 2012
© 2012 Benny Oyama

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Benny Oyama Brooklyn, New York

Benny Oyama is a multicultural Japanese and Jewish singer-songwriter born and raised in New York City. The poetry and harmony of Benny Oyama’s intimate music has been likened to Nick Drake, Caetano Veloso and Simon and Garfunkel. Benny sings with a surprising multitude of voices, carried by subtle and complex guitar work firmly rooted in Brazilian and American Folk traditions. ... more

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