Sometimes I get lucky
 Most times I come up short
 Got to pull up the lines
 Got to move around the bend
 They say it's a dying breed
 They say it's going to disappear
 Nothing I can do, oh, but pull up the load again

 The tide will rise
 And the tide will fall
 We'll be out on the water
 Before the break of dawn
 The tide will rise
 And the tide will fall
 Oh, we'll be working on the water
 When the long, long day is gone

 Full moon it was always best
 Keep a little and you sell the rest
 Living on hope that the seed is sown again
 Red sky in the evening
 Better times are coming they say
 Well, why do I feel it's all coming to an end

 The tide will rise
 And the tide will fall
 We'll be out on the water
 Before the break of dawn
 The tide will rise
 And the tide will fall
 Oh, we'll be working on the water
 When the long, long day is gone

 When the seed is broken
 Nothing left to grow on
 When you lose the seed
 It's hard to bring it on back
 Never bowed to no one
 Always went my own way
 Broke down, run aground, but I won't run away
 And the tide will rise

 The tide will rise
 And the tide will fall
 We'll be out on the water
 Before the break of dawn
 The tide will rise
 And the tide will fall
 Oh, we'll be working on the water
 When the long, long day is gone