LEVELLERS
- The Boatman Lyrics / with translationsIf I could choose the life I please
Then I would be a boatman
On the canals and the rivers free
No hasty words are spoken
My only law is the river breeze
That takes me to the open seas
If I could choose the life I please
Then, I would be a boatman
If I could choose the life I please
Then I would be a rover
And if the road was not for me
Then, I would choose another
Cross mountains and the valleys deep
Where I would take these weary feet
If I could choose the life I please
Then, I would be a rover
But these things they're so hard for me
I cannot choose my own destiny
And all the things that I want to see
Are so unclean
Well, I wish I could choose the life I please
But I am not a free man
Others rule my destiny
But my will's never broken
I know someday, I will be
Everything that I dreamed, I'd be
And when I live the life I please
Then, I will be a freeman
I know someday, I will be
Everything that I dreamed, I'd be
And when I live the life I please
Then, I will be a freeman
And when I live the life I please
Then, I will be a freeman
Then I would be a boatman
On the canals and the rivers free
No hasty words are spoken
My only law is the river breeze
That takes me to the open seas
If I could choose the life I please
Then, I would be a boatman
If I could choose the life I please
Then I would be a rover
And if the road was not for me
Then, I would choose another
Cross mountains and the valleys deep
Where I would take these weary feet
If I could choose the life I please
Then, I would be a rover
But these things they're so hard for me
And all the things that I want to see
Are so unclean
Well, I wish I could choose the life I please
But I am not a free man
Others rule my destiny
But my will's never broken
I know someday, I will be
Everything that I dreamed, I'd be
And when I live the life I please
Then, I will be a freeman
I know someday, I will be
Everything that I dreamed, I'd be
And when I live the life I please
Then, I will be a freeman
And when I live the life I please
Then, I will be a freeman
Facts about The Boatman
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The Boatman is written by Simon Friend, Jonathan Sevink, Mark Chadwick, Charles Kenton Heather, Jeremy Cunningham.
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It is first released on September 01, 1991 as part of Levellers's album "Levelling the Land" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the 2nd track on this album.
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The Boatman falls under the genre Alternative.
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The Boatman song length is 5 minutes and 56 seconds.
Who wrote The Boatman lyrics?
The Boatman is written by Simon Friend, Jonathan Sevink, Mark Chadwick, Charles Kenton Heather, Jeremy Cunningham.
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When was The Boatman released?
It is first released on September 01, 1991 as part of Levellers's album "Levelling the Land" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the 2nd track on this album.
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Which genre is The Boatman?
The Boatman falls under the genre Alternative.
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How long is the song The Boatman?
The Boatman song length is 5 minutes and 56 seconds.
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these lyrics are last corrected by Trucka on October 5, 2016Songwriter(s): Simon Friend, Jonathan Sevink, Mark Chadwick, Charles Kenton Heather, Jeremy Cunningham
Record Label(s): 1992 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc for the world outside of the United States
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