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Triangle (1988 Version) is a track by Gordon Lightfoot, taken from the album “Gord's Gold, Vol. II”, released March 16, 2010 on Rhino/Warner Records. It runs 3:57. Use the Play button above when a verified stream is available, or choose a listening service from the other options.
Within the album sequence, this recording sits alongside If It Should Please You, Endless Wire (1988 Version), Hangdog Hotel Room (1988 Version). Open the album page to compare the full running order and the listening options available for each song.
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Lyrics
Find another songOh the gist of it all is the first day of fall is the day when my ship will set sail
The best of all friends will say good-bye again there's still time for one last glass of ale
We'll sail away proudly, our backs to the wall on a southwind and lots of good cheer
And when we've looked over the white cliffs of Dover, We'll be in Bahama next year
From Bermuda on down the Triangle around us will teach us a lesson or two
There's many a mate who unevenyly stated the course he had charted was true
"Don't worry 'bout me," he said "Go down below, give a certified sailor a turn,
Just sip on your rum or I'll give you my thumb and say, son you got something t' learn!"
It's a mighty hard way to come down
And a mighty fine way to be found
So hand me my grip from an old sailing ship
Put the kiss of the dawn on my lips
With some luck tonight I might have her at my fingertips
Oh the best of all things is the first day of spring when when the water runs heavy and fast
The mermaids have all gone to Davy Jones' Ball
And it seems their first trip was their last
They had so much fun
They don't wish to return
to the beach where they lay all day long
They'd rather stay under
And boy it's no wonder
When all the rock lobsters roll on
It's a mighty fine way to be found
Triangle Triangle
Oh see my ship dangle
We're bound for Bahama my friend
Like lovers like danger
Like babies like mangers
But that's where my storybook ends
Like soldiers of fortune, believers in God
And all kings without crosses to bear
All sweepers and cleaners
with no misdemeanors
Should try the triangle out there
It's a mighty hard way to come down
And a mighty fine way to be found
So hand me my grip
From an old sailing ship
Put the kiss of dawn on my lips
With some luck tonight
I might have her at my fingertips
When she took her last tumble
The sea bottom rumbled
There was no confusion or blame
The captain said "Men we must answer again to the sea so ye may not complain"
And as they lay sleeping down there in the deep
With their faces turned up to the stars
A tuna fish turned
To a mermaid in bed and said
"There goes another sandbar"
It's a mighty hard way to come down
And a mighty fine way to be found
So hand me my grip
From an old sailing ship
Put the kiss of the dawn on my lips
With some luck tonight
I might have her at my fingertips
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More from Gord's Gold, Vol. II
- 01 If It Should Please You 2:54
- 02 Endless Wire (1988 Version) 4:18
- 03 Hangdog Hotel Room (1988 Version) 2:50
- 04 I'm Not Supposed to Care (1988 Version) 3:22
- 05 High and Dry (1988 Version) 2:30
- 06 The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (1988 Version) 6:18
- 07 The Pony Man (1988 Version) 3:37
- 08 Race Among the Ruins (1988 Version) 3:26
- 09 Christian Island (1988 Version) 3:16
- 10 All the Lovely Ladies (1988 Version) 2:51
- 11 Alberta Bound (1988 Version) 3:01
- 12 Cherokee Bend (1988 Version) 5:00