Lyrics I Cover the Waterfront.lrc John Lee Hooker
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[ar: John Lee Hooker]
[al: On the Waterfront]
[ti: I Cover the Waterfront]
[length: 04:01]
[00:12.16]I cover the waterfront
[00:20.45]Watching the ships go by
[00:28.03]I could see everyone’s baby
[00:37.34]But I couldn’t see mine
[00:40.80]I cover the waterfront
[00:46.68]I could see them meeting their loved ones
[00:54.04]Shaking hands and laughing and talking with their loved ones
[01:04.79]But I couldn’t see mine
[01:07.13]I still cover the waterfront
[01:16.48]A little girl walked over to me
[01:23.61]Said, “Oh, Johnny, you’ve been sitting here so patiently
[01:30.36]So alone, covering this waterfront”
[01:38.15]I looked around and to her face
[01:44.66]I said, “I’ll be here ’til my baby comes down” when
[01:56.82]And after a while all the ships left the land
[02:03.75]And the little ones went on their way to their destination
[02:10.13]I still sat there covering the waterfront
[02:22.32]And after a while, I looked down the ocean
[02:30.34]As far as I could see
[02:35.30]I saw a ship in the fog heading this way
[02:48.70]It must be my baby coming home to me
[02:58.41]And and after a while the ship reached the land
[03:08.02]And my baby stepped off board
[03:12.43]Said Johnny we had trouble in the fog
[03:20.89]And that’s why my ship is so late coming home to you
[03:31.08]But I still cover the waterfront
[03:41.67]Waiting for you
[03:47.45]Year of Release: 1970