Текст песни Mark Lanegan -  Shanty Man`s Life   
                                        Mark Lanegan -  Shanty Man`s Life слова песни 
                                    
                                    
                             
                            
                            
                                
     
 
                                                                     
Steven Harrison Paulus 
*note:it has been said that the version 
of this song done by Dave Van Ronk is the one 
that inspired Lanegan to record it.  
 
A shanty man`s life 
Is a wearisome one 
Though some say it`s free from care 
It`s the swinging of an axe 
From morning `till night 
In the forest wild and drear 
 
Transported as we are 
From a lady so fair 
To the banks of some lonely stream 
Where the wolf, bear, and owl 
Give a terrifying howl 
And disturb our nightly dreams 
 
Oh sleeping at night 
In our bunks without cheer 
While the cold winter winds do blow 
But as soon as the morning 
Star does appear 
To the wild woods we must go 
 
Had we ale, wine, or beer 
Our spirits far to cheer 
When we`re in those woods so wild 
Where a glass of whiskey shone 
When we`re in the woods alone 
For to pass away our long exile 
 
A shanty man`s life 
Is a wearisome one 
Tho some say it`s free from care 
It`s the swinging of an axe 
From morning `till night 
In the forest wild and drear