The Lifeboat Party (Live) - Kid Creole & The Coconuts

Chorus: Remember December fifty-nine The howling wind and the driving rain Remember the gallant men who drowned On the lifeboat, Mona was her name The wind it blows and the sea roars up Beats the land with mighty waves At St.Andrew's Bay the lightship fought The sea until her moorings gave Chorus, The captain signalled to the shore 'We must have help or we'll go down' From Broughty Ferry at two a.m. They sent The Lifeboat Mona Chorus, Eight men formed that gallant crew They set their boat against the main The wind's so hard and the sea's so rough We'll never see land or home again Chorus, Three hours went by and the Mona called The winds blow hard and the seas run high In the morning on Carnusty Beach The Mona and her crew did lie Chorus, Five lay drowned in the kelp there Two were washed up on the shore Eight men died when the boat capsized And the eighth is lost forever more Chorus, Remember December fifty-nine The howling wind and the driving rain The men who leave the land behind And the men who never see land again Remember December fifty-nine The howling wind and the driving rain The men who leave the land behind And the men who never see land again

The day you found me in a lifeboat I fell to pieces on the dive home I felt a feeling when you'd look at me Look at me like that Made me feel more than just a side hoe The day you found me in a Lifeboat like a damsel in distress Thanks for coming 'round for dinner Folding up my sofa bed And don't apologize, I know you had to head You've done so much for me Overachieved And I can keep you on the keep out Keep you up while I put the loo seat down And I've always got your number on the speed dial Like I did when we still had speed dial The day you found me in a lifeboat I fell to pieces on the dive home I felt a feeling when you'd look at me Look at me like that Made me feel more than just a side hoe The day you found me in a Backseat, yeah, in gobble de gook And nonsense Guess I was born at wrong and I've been wrong since It's game over, the PS2 is frozen I pass the controller I'm slipping out of conscience Not all superheroes wear capes Not everyday it gets repaid I try, I try but I can't get through There's more to life than survival Found something to die for You pick me up from arrivals Said, "Mate, don't you wanna go home?" There's more to life than survival Found something to die for You pick me up from arrivals Said, "Mate, don't you wanna go home?" The day you found me in a lifeboat I fell to pieces on the dive home I felt a feeling when you'd look at me Look at me like that Made me feel more than just a side hoe The day you found me in a

I float in a boat In a raging black ocean, low in the water And nowhere to go The tiniest lifeboat With people I know Cold, clammy, and crowded The people smell desperate We'll sink any minute So someone must go The tiniest lifeboat With people I know Everyone's pushing, everyone's fighting Storms are approaching, there's nowhere to hide If I say the wrong thing, or I wear the wrong outfit They'll throw me right over the side I'm hugging my knees And the captain is pointing Well, who made her captain? Still, the weakest must go The tiniest lifeboat Full of people I know The tiniest lifeboat Full of people I know

The country came fast and then it crashed On the rocks by the sea All of your creepy cash cows set free I can see a darkness and a dawn I can see a darkness and a dawn I wonder which will win? Hold on Thank you for the lifeboat, it's the one that I float to The gap between the classes grew wide enough to swallow you too Ground up by the teeth All your bulls and bears became meat Uncivil gods ruling too many people Black and white wars next to every steeple A nation set to break On the rocks by the sea On the rocks by the sea On the rocks by the sea On the rocks by the sea If you ever want to know me, just listen very closely to All of my rhymes And don't forget to look between the lines So many silenced beneath the greedy waves' roar I think we'll find that less is so much more As we sun ourselves On the rocks by the sea On the rocks by the sea

Doris, You can take my Frosted Flakes Doris, You can take my Shake 'N' Bake Doris, You can take my Burger king Doris, You can take my Ring Ding But Don't don't don't Don't take my Coconuts Don't don't don't Don't take my Coconuts Don't don't don't Don't take my Coconuts Don't don't don't Don't take my Coconuts Doris, you can take my Shrimp Fried Rice Doris, you can take my Italian Ice Doris, you can take my Chocolate Mousse Doris, you can take my Cous-Cous But Don't don't don't Don't take my Coconuts Don't don't don't Don't take my Coconuts Don't don't don't Don't take my Coconuts Don't don't don't Don't take my Coconuts Doris, you can take my Marmalade Doris, you can take my Sugar Cane Doris, you can take my Baby Ruth Doris, you can take my Sweet Tooth But Don't don't don't Don't take my Coconuts Don't don't don't Don't take my Coconuts Don't don't don't Don't take my Coconuts Don't don't don't Don't take my Coconut