SUGAR TRADE

JAMES TAYLOR

Paroles et musique :James William Buffett, James V Taylor, Timothy S Mayer

Tonalité :

Now b ack when this eart h was a si lver blue je wel

And back when your gr andfather's f athers were yo ung

M en of these sh ores made and gav e up their live s

P ulling up fis h from the sea

While d own in the African sla very trade

S tealing young men to c ut sugar cane

Ru m to New Bedf ord and cod fish fr om Main e

They were building a wall that will al ways r emai n

Oh the crown and the cross the mu sket and the chain

The wh ite man's religion the f amily name

Two hund red years lat er and who is to blame?

The captain or the c argo or the jui ce of the sugar cane?

The do ryman he kno ws when the rip tides will run

He sets out his nets and he wai ts in the sun

He th inks of his fa mily and drinks of his rum

And he wa its for the codfi sh to come

It's the sa me goddamn ocean that keeps them alive

It will sw allow you up it will let you survive

It will he al you and steal you and take you a way

Like a note in a bott le with nothi ng to say

Now b ack when this ea rth was a silv er blue jew el

Back when your gra ndfather's fa thers were you ng

Me n of these sho res made and gave up their lives

Pu lling up fish from the

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