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Jul 23, 2023ยทedited Jul 23, 2023Liked by Ben Noll

Speaking of the Dog Star, this song has special meaning for anyone who takes the sailors' chance of a life "free" from the typical:

From "Lost Sailor" (Weir/Barlow)

"Compass card is spinning, helm is swinging to and fro

Oh, where is the dog star, oh, where's the moon.

You're a lost sailor, been away too long at sea.

Now the shorelines beckon, yes there's a price for being free.

Somedays the gales are howling, sometimes the sea is still as glass.

Oh, raise the main sail, oh, lash the mast.

You're a lost sailor, been away too long at sea.

Now the shorelines beckon, there is a price for being free.

There's a sea bird cryin' and there's a ghost wind blowing

And it's calling you, to that misty swirling sea.

Till the chains of your dreams are broken,

No place in this world you can be.

You're a lost sailor, been away too long at sea.

Now the shorelines beckon, there is a price for being free."

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