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Stan Rogers The Last Watch Lyrics
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The Last Watch
Stan Rogers
Stan Rogers
STAN ROGERS
- The Last Watch LyricsThey dragged her down, dead, from Tobermory,
Too cheap to spare her one last head of steam,
Deep in diesel fumes embraced,
Rust and soot upon the face of one who was so clean.
They brought me here to watch her in the boneyard,
Just two old wrecks to spend the night alone.
It's the dark inside this evil place.
Clouds on the moon hide her disgrace;
This whiskey hides my own.
CHORUS
It's the last watch on the Midland,
The last watch alone,
One last night to love her,
The last night she's whole.
My guess is that we were young together.
Like her's, my strength was young and hard as steel.
And like her too, I knew my ground;
I scarcely felt the years go round
In answer to the wheel.
But then they quenched the fire beneath the boiler,
Gave me a watch and showed me out the door.
At sixty-four, you're still the best;
One year more, and then you're less
Than dust upon the floor.
CHORUS
So here's to useless superannuation
And us old relics of the days of steam.
In the morning, Lord, I would prefer
When men with torches come for her,
Let angels come for me.
CHORUS
It's the last watch on the Midland,
The last watch alone,
One last night to love her,
The last night she's whole.
Too cheap to spare her one last head of steam,
Deep in diesel fumes embraced,
Rust and soot upon the face of one who was so clean.
They brought me here to watch her in the boneyard,
Just two old wrecks to spend the night alone.
It's the dark inside this evil place.
Clouds on the moon hide her disgrace;
This whiskey hides my own.
CHORUS
It's the last watch on the Midland,
The last watch alone,
One last night to love her,
The last night she's whole.
My guess is that we were young together.
Like her's, my strength was young and hard as steel.
And like her too, I knew my ground;
In answer to the wheel.
But then they quenched the fire beneath the boiler,
Gave me a watch and showed me out the door.
At sixty-four, you're still the best;
One year more, and then you're less
Than dust upon the floor.
CHORUS
So here's to useless superannuation
And us old relics of the days of steam.
In the morning, Lord, I would prefer
When men with torches come for her,
Let angels come for me.
CHORUS
It's the last watch on the Midland,
The last watch alone,
One last night to love her,
The last night she's whole.
Facts about The Last Watch
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The Last Watch is written and performed by Stan Rogers.
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It is first released in 1984 as part of Stan Rogers's album "From Fresh Water" which includes 10 tracks in total. This song is the 8th track on this album.
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The Last Watch falls under the genres Singer, Songwriter.
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The Last Watch is produced by Paul Mills.
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The Last Watch song length is 5 minutes and 09 seconds.
Who wrote The Last Watch lyrics?
The Last Watch is written and performed by Stan Rogers.
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When was The Last Watch released?
It is first released in 1984 as part of Stan Rogers's album "From Fresh Water" which includes 10 tracks in total. This song is the 8th track on this album.
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Which genre is The Last Watch?
The Last Watch falls under the genres Singer, Songwriter.
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Who produced The Last Watch?
The Last Watch is produced by Paul Mills.
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How long is the song The Last Watch?
The Last Watch song length is 5 minutes and 09 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Stan Rogers
Record Label(s): 1984 Fogarty s Cove Music
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The ship in the song is actually the HMCS Midland a corvette built in Midland during World War 2. The City of Midland was a wooden steamer. It ended up a part of breakwater for a marina.