Shoal Water

from Solstice Fire by SeaMuse

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SeaMuse’s arrangement of Stanley and Kip’s song, first recorded on Stanley’s 1990 release, All Roads.

The title and theme of this love song come from a novel of the same name, written by Kip Greenthal. The term “shoal water” describes a place where water becomes shallow over a bank of land— a dangerous place to be in a small rowboat.

lyrics

First October leaves, turning gold and silver
From the leaning willow limb that rises and falls
And far and wide, driven from their harbor
Come the grey feathered wings to catch and to call

Yellow is the boat, deep golden yellow
The color of the earth that rides on the sea
Can I row long enough and strong enough
Can I pull the dory through shoal water to you

Leaving windy shores, drifting in the dory
My heart is at my back, in harbor no more
Can I row long enough and strong enough
To bring this gift to you I bear from my home

In the failing light, moving through shoal water
The grey silent rocks that lie under foam
I fear for the boat the waves are breaking over
But I trust in the gift I carry for you

Will you help me, rowing through shoal water
The pearl is in my bow, I am keeping for you
I cannot keep the waves from breaking over
But I'll pull the dory through shoal water to you

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from Solstice Fire, released December 21, 2019
(music by Stanley Greenthal, lyrics by Stanley & Kip Greenthal, © 1989 and 2019)

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SeaMuse Seattle, Washington

Stanley Greenthal: guitar | bouzouki | mandocello | tenor guitar | vocals

Christos Govetas: clarinet | oud | daouli | bendir | dobro | vocals

Kim Goldov: violin | bass | glockenspiel | piano | vocals

Kip Greenthal: bendir | bowed psaltery | vocals


with Bobby Govetas: drums (track 4) ... more

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