I was walking by the docks one day The fisherman bid to me good day This gesture I returned with smile He said rest your feet come sit awhile My heart is low my eyes will cry What’s wrong me boy did someone die I say kind Sir the world so wrong He said worry not your pain will pass with prayers and song
He proceeds to tell me of his life The hardest pain was to loose his wife From the foreign wars he once returned Many brothers comrades maimed and burned His eyes alive seen every shore Fought with demons to the death and more Tis all we have just you and me This fisherman and me we’ll conquer lands and sea
His weathered face and wrinkled smile He showed me how to walk the mile Never knowing where the road will go The wisdom in us all will show There’ll be crooked deals and friends no more Embrace the world your dreams will soar Just honor all with truth and faith And fill your boots with pride and grace