Green As by Jane Rouse Recorded by Three Idle Women I used to walk along that towpath looking at the pretty painted craft I dreamed that I would live afloat one day, but that dream seemed so far away. A romantic, a peaceful, idyllic way of life I had no idea of what living on a boat would be like I was as green as the plants I proudly arranged on my cabin top Couldn’t steer the boat and I didn’t know how to work a lock Things break and it often goes wrong But my canal journey keeps moving on. Dreams were big and my confidence high when I put in an offer on a run down boat I dreamed of the renovations I could build but I didn’t have tools and my skills were limited A kitchen, a bathroom, a bed for my head I could picture what a wonderful home she could be I was as green as the plants I proudly arranged on my cabin top Couldn’t steer the boat and I didn’t know how to work a lock Things break and it often goes wrong but my canal journey keeps moving on. There was the time when I had a leak in the water tank and gallons of water poured underneath the new floor And another time I tried to moor up in a strong wind, I was stood on the towpath but the boat was on the other side. Now I’m chugging along the canals of England I stop when I see a nice place to moor I’m part of a linear community and I’m living the dream I dreamed so long ago There are bonfires, singing, home brewed wine what a rich and splendid life it turned out to be I was as green as the plants I proudly arranged on my cabin top I couldn’t steer the boat and I didn’t know how to work a lock But now I’m not so green, just think of the places I have, Sometimes I can even mend things when they go wrong And my wonderful canal journey Keeps moving on, moving on, moving on, moving on. The music of Three Idle Women can be heard on SoundCloud and the album ‘all hands together’, released November 2024. More details and CD purchase info can be found on their website. Recorded on :
Green As by Jane Rouse Recorded by Three Idle Women I used to walk along that towpath looking at the pretty painted craft I dreamed that I would live afloat one day, but that dream seemed so far away. A romantic, a peaceful, idyllic way of life I had no idea of what living on a boat would be like I was as green as the plants I proudly arranged on my cabin top Couldn’t steer the boat and I didn’t know how to work a lock Things break and it often goes wrong But my canal journey keeps moving on. Dreams were big and my confidence high when I put in an offer on a run down boat I dreamed of the renovations I could build but I didn’t have tools and my skills were limited A kitchen, a bathroom, a bed for my head I could picture what a wonderful home she could be I was as green as the plants I proudly arranged on my cabin top Couldn’t steer the boat and I didn’t know how to work a lock Things break and it often goes wrong but my canal journey keeps moving on. There was the time when I had a leak in the water tank and gallons of water poured underneath the new floor And another time I tried to moor up in a strong wind, I was stood on the towpath but the boat was on the other side. Now I’m chugging along the canals of England I stop when I see a nice place to moor I’m part of a linear community and I’m living the dream I dreamed so long ago There are bonfires, singing, home brewed wine what a rich and splendid life it turned out to be I was as green as the plants I proudly arranged on my cabin top I couldn’t steer the boat and I didn’t know how to work a lock But now I’m not so green, just think of the places I have, Sometimes I can even mend things when they go wrong And my wonderful canal journey Keeps moving on, moving on, moving on, moving on. The music of Three Idle Women can be heard on SoundCloud and the album ‘all hands together’, released November 2024. More details and CD purchase info can be found on their website. Recorded on :
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