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Jethro Tull The Whaler's Dues Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 8/10 [18 votes]Album: Rock Island / Original Release Date: 1989-08-21Genre: RockSong Duration: 7 min 53 sec
JETHRO TULL
- The Whaler's Dues Lyrics / with translationsMoney speaks. Soft hearts lose. The truth only whispers.
It's the whaler's dues.
I've been running on diesel. Been running on coal.
Running on borrowed time, if truth's to be told.
Two whales in the ocean, cruising the night
search for each other before we turn out their light.
Been accused of deep murder on the North Atlantic swell
but I have three hungry children and a young wife as well.
And behind stand generations of hard hunting men
who raised a glass to the living, and went killing again.
Are you with me?
Money speaks, soft hearts lose. The truth only whispers.
Now pay the whaler's dues.
Can you forgive me?
Now I'm old and I sit land-locked in a back-country jail
to reflect on all of my sins and the death of the whale.
Send me back down the ages. Put me to sea once again
when the oceans were full --- yes, and men would be men.
Can you forgive me?
It's the whaler's dues.
I've been running on diesel. Been running on coal.
Running on borrowed time, if truth's to be told.
Two whales in the ocean, cruising the night
search for each other before we turn out their light.
Been accused of deep murder on the North Atlantic swell
but I have three hungry children and a young wife as well.
And behind stand generations of hard hunting men
Are you with me?
Money speaks, soft hearts lose. The truth only whispers.
Now pay the whaler's dues.
Can you forgive me?
Now I'm old and I sit land-locked in a back-country jail
to reflect on all of my sins and the death of the whale.
Send me back down the ages. Put me to sea once again
when the oceans were full --- yes, and men would be men.
Can you forgive me?
Facts about The Whaler's Dues
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The Whaler's Dues is written by Ian Anderson.
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It is first released on August 21, 1989 as part of Jethro Tull's album "Rock Island" which includes 13 tracks in total. This song is the 7th track on this album.
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The Whaler's Dues falls under the genre Rock.
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The Whaler's Dues song length is 7 minutes and 53 seconds.
Who wrote The Whaler's Dues lyrics?
The Whaler's Dues is written by Ian Anderson.
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When was The Whaler's Dues released?
It is first released on August 21, 1989 as part of Jethro Tull's album "Rock Island" which includes 13 tracks in total. This song is the 7th track on this album.
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Which genre is The Whaler's Dues?
The Whaler's Dues falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song The Whaler's Dues?
The Whaler's Dues song length is 7 minutes and 53 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Ian AndersonRecord Label(s): 2006 The copyright in this compilation is owned by Chrysalis Records Ltd
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