Stuck On My Boating Life
by John Hayward
Recorded by DPN+1
Chorus:
I’m stuck on my boating life
I narrowboat through locks
Where country meets the city
From fields to urban docks
I’m stuck on my boating life
The towpath, bridge and quay
I know that it’s forever
It’s the only life for me
I know my friends don’t envy me
They think it’s very strange
For they’ve a house and car and kids
And never want to change
But I know the restrictions
Of debt and a career
I’m gonna stay forever
I always will be here
Chorus
As years go by I know that I
Will always want to roam
North to south and east to west
Where’s I moor my home
I’ll go along my chosen path
Until my dying day
Spread my ashes on the Union
I want to go that way
Chorus
The sleeve notes state that the idea for this song came from a visit to Florida where songs about the joys of local
life and location abound. If Miami and its climate, the Keys and the easy life - then why not Walsall and the canal?
Recorded on :
Chorus:
I’m [D]stuck on my [E7]boating life
I [A]narrowboat through [D]locks
Where [A]country meets the [Gb min]city
From [Cb min]fields to urban [E7]docks
I’m [D]stuck on my boating life
The [A]towpath, bridge and [D]quay
I [A]know that it’s [Gb min]forever
It’s the [Cb min]only [E7]life for [A]me
I know my friends don’t [Gb min]envy me
They [Cb min]think it’s very [E7]strange
For [D]they’ve a house and car and kids
[E7]And never want to change
But I [A]know the rest[Cb min]rictions
Of [Cb min]debt and [E7]a career
I’m [A]gonna stay [Gb min]forever
I [Cb min]always [E7]will be [A]here