DARK BOAT by John Elwood Cook 

Dark Boat, Dark Boat rowing again 
A sliver of a moon up above Gananoque 
Silver oars barely breaking the water glass 
Pulling quiet, they're coming our way 
There's no wind on the river 
No hope my heart 
No truth to an old man's lies 
Dark Boat, Dark Boat 
Rowing again 
A sliver of a moonrise 

Dark Boat, Dark Boat rowing again 
And the waves of memory start 
Rolling rolling closer to shore  
They hit, they split apart 
There's no wind on the river 
No hope my heart 
No clouds in a dangerous sky 
Dark Boat, Dark Boat 
Rowing again 
A sliver of a moonrise 

I wanna be by the river 
When they collect my soul 
Ill have one last look around if you don't mind 
I wanna be by the river 
When the boatman says its time 

We once skated to a spot on the far horizon 
When the ice froze slick on the bay 
I wanna be by the river 
When they collect my soul 
And maybe well just skate away. 

I wanna be by the river 
When they collect my soul 
And maybe well just skate away. 

Dark Boat, Dark Boat 
Rowing again 
A sliver of a moonrise

Kickin' a Can

KICKIN’ A CAN  Jim Bouchard 

I’m kickin’ a can down the middle of the street 

In the middle of the night I’m following my feet 

And the moon smiles down on me as the silent night is bearing it’s teeth. 

The wolf is at the door but no one’s home 

I’m out there kickin’ a can. 

 

I’m kickin’ a can it rattles in the dark 

All is quiet and closed up but I thought I saw a spark 

And just around the corner is a dream that’s just aching to be found 

It spooked easily and I want to draw it closer to me 

I’m kickin’ a can.  SOLO 

 

I’m kickin’ a can  it’s an empty sound 

That shatters the sights it has us all bound 

Under the cloak of night it echoes harsh and bright 

And brings a magic around 

Until all that been lost comes back to be found 

So I’m kickin’ a can 

 

I’m kickin a can it tumbles down the street 

It makes a sound like a scale and it sounds like a dream 

It puts me in another mind, another world,  

another soul, another time completely 

You wanna know what it means but don’t ask me 

I’m just kickin’ a can.