Pioneer
Eddie Rayner
(instrumental)
Six Months In A Leaky Boat
Tim Finn/Split Enz
When I was a young boy
I wanted to sail around the world
That’s the life for me, living on the sea
Spirit of a sailor, circumnavigates the globe
The lust of a pioneer, will acknowledge
No frontier
I remember you by, thunderclap in the sky
Lightning flash, tempers flare,
’round the horn if you dare
I just spent six months in a leaky boat
Lucky just to keep afloat
Aotearoa, rugged individual
Glisten like a pearl
At the bottom of the world
The tyranny of distance
Didn’t stop the cavalier
So why should it stop me
I’ll conquer and stay free
Ah c’mon all you lads
Let’s forget and forgive
There’s a world to explore
Tales to tell back on shore
I just spent six months in a leaky boat
Six months in a leaky boat
Ship-wrecked love can be cruel
Don’t be fooled by her kind
There’s a wind in my sails
Will protect and prevail
I just spent six months in a leaky boat
Nothing to it leaky boat
Song appears on:
Split Enz - Time And Tide (album, 1982)
Live: Fangradio, 20 April 2020
“Six Months In A Leaky Boat had been around for quite a long time. Nigel pulled it out on a tape and said, hey you should finish this, Tim, it’s really good.”
