Jonah Whale Eccentricity

SOME SAY HE WAS A GOOD MAN

SOME SAY THAT’S A LIE

THEY ALL AGREE HE WAS SITTING ON A MOUNTAIN

AND THE MOUNTAIN WAS HIGH

SOME SAY HE’S SOME KIND OF HERO

OTHERS SAY HE AIN’T

ONE THING I KNOW FOR SURE

HE’LL NEVER BE A SAINT

THEY CAME OVER THE OCEAN

THEY CAME ACROSS THE SEA

IF THEY COULD ALL WALK UPON THE WATER

IT WOULDN’T MUCH MATTER TO ME

SOME TO COUNT THE SILVER

SOME TO WATCH HIM DIE

IT DON’T MAKE MUCH DIFFERENCE TO ME

THEY ALL HANG YOU JUST AS HIGH

SO HIGH SO HIGH

 

OL MAN CAN YOU HEAR THEM COMING

COMING FROM SO MANY MILES AWAY

SOME COME TO COUNT YOUR SILVER

OTHERS TO COUNT YOUR DAYS

THEY CAME OVER THE OCEAN

THEY CAME ACROSS THE SEA

IF THEY COULD ALL WALK UPON THE WATER

IT WOULDN’T MUCH MATTER TO ME

SOME TO COUNT YOUR SILVER

SOME TO WATCH YOU DIE

IT DOESN’T MAKE MUCH DIFFERENCE TO ME

THEY ALL HANG YOU JUST AS HIGH

SO HIGH SO HIGH

OH LORD HAVE MERCY

TAKE WHATEVER THEY CAN FIND

CAN YOU SPARE A LITTLE PEACE OF MIND

COMING FOR THE SILVER

YOU KNOW THEY WANT THAT GOLD

TIME TO FLY TIME TO LEAVE IT ALL BEHIND

THEY’RE COMING OVER THE OCEAN

THEY COME CROSS THE SEA

IF THEY COULD ALL WALK AROUND THE WORLD

IT WOULDN’T MUCH MATTER TO ME

SOME TO COUNT THE SILVER

SOME TO WATCH YOU DIE

IT DON’T MAKE MUCH DIFFERENCE TO ME

THEY ALL HANG YOU JUST AS HIGH

SO HIGH ITS HIGH TIME TO FLY

THEY’RE COMING OVER THE OCEAN

JUST TO WATCH YOU DIE

COME TO CLIMB TO CLIMB A MOUNTAIN

AND THE MOUNTAIN IS HIGH

THEY’RE COMING FROM THE VALLEY

AND THE VALLEY IS LOW

COMING FOR YOUR SILVER THEY’RE COMING

THEY’RE COMING FOR YOUR GOLD

HEY! HEY! HEY!

Jonah Whale divider