Album: Time And Tide (1982)

Charted: 104

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• When I was a young boy
  I wanted to sail around the world
  That's the life for me, living on the sea
  Spirit of a sailor, circumnavigates the globe
  The lust of a pioneer, will acknowledge no frontier
  I remember you by, thunderclap in the sky
  Lightning flash, tempers flare,
  'round the horn if you dare
  I just spent six months in a leaky boat
  Lucky just to keep afloat
  
  Aotearoa, rugged individual
  Glisten like a pearl, at the bottom of the world
  The tyranny of distance, didn't stop the cavalier
  So why should it stop me, I'll conquer and stay free
  Ah c'mon all you lads, let's forget and forgive
  There's a world to explore, tales to tell back on shore
  I just spent six months in a leaky boat
  Six months in a leaky boat
  
  Ship-wrecked love can be cruel
  Don't be fooled by her kind
  There's a wind in my sails
  Will protect and prevail
  I just spent six months in a leaky boat
  Nothing to it leaky boat. Writer/s: Anthony Rayner, Geoffrey Crombie, Neil Finn, Nigel Philip Griggs, Tim Finn
  Publisher: Hipgnosis Songs Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., PFIVE Entertainment Mexico, Royalty Network
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 11

• Liz Holloway from TasmaniaFifth Generation descended from a convict in another tiny jewel in a southern wide ocean
• Kciceman from AustraliaHa ha ha Captain cook discovered the Islands of Australia and New Zealand he had nothing to do with colonisation which happened eighteen years, later in Australia and more than seventy years later for New Zealand. When it was written the time it took to go non-stop was six months. The other plausible statements is it took that long to sail during discovery, However, historically the first colonial fleet to Australia too 252 to find a safe port which is closer to nine months in a leaky boat.
• Nick from New Zealandi believe the song is about the journey of the Englishmen who traveled to new zealand to start a new life.
• Geoffrey J from Corowa Nsw AustraliaThis song was banned or put on a no-play list by the BBC when the Falklands War was on.
• Adam from Chicago, IlIt is about the mutineers on the Bounty
• Chris from San Bernardino, CaI agree with Dave from Liverpool.
• Dave from Salt Lake City, UtI think it about a bad six month relationship
• Russ Halley from Brisbane, AustraliaEver since I heard the story about the English sailor Donald Crowhurst who went insane after nearly cheating his way to victory in the 1969 Gold Globe around the world yacht race, I've always thought this song was about him. Any thoughts? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-414489/Donald-Crowhurst-sea-lies.html
• Dave from Liverpool, United KingdomI was led to believe that this song was about the original Polynesian settlers who arrived in New Zealand from the South Seas
• Pam from Attica, NyI just watched the Wiggles/Tim Finn version today (with my kids LOL!).
  I love Split Enz!
• Ralph from Newton, Ma39 year-old dad here says there's a seriously cool Wiggles version of this song with special guest....Tim Finn.
  

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