A Hundred More Miles Lyrics & Tabs by Derik Nelson
A Hundred More Miles
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The bell chimed in the morning
He took a breath and packed his travelling cllothes
Clouds of snow started forming
Just a village place
Many long winters ago
He walked down to the docks and made his mind up
He'd been spending too many a night away
He untethered the vessel by the light of the December dawn
And by quarter past eight on a Sunday, he was gone
The whole time singing,
"Ooh, a hundred more miles
A hundred more miles until I see you again
Ooh, a hundred more miles
A hundred more miles and all of the while whatever I do,
I'll be thinking of you"
Ooh, a hundred more miles
A hundred more miles and all of the while whatever I do,
I'll be thinking of you"
She checked the mail for a letter
Every day the distance seemed to grow
She was beautiful like a sunset in September
She turned heads around there in Londontown
Many long winters ago
She kept hoping the wait would soon be over
For her love to return to England
With a tear in her eye she watched the ships rolling in with the tide
Saying a small little prayer to get her by
She was whispering,
"Ooh, a hundred more miles
A hundred more miles until I see you again
Ooh, a hundred more miles
A hundred more miles and all of the while whatever I do,
I'll be thinking of you"
Daylight was fading to darkness
As icy waves thrashed at the bow
He prayed to a merciless god to help him somehow
But the North wind was singing to the frozen ropes
And the skies, she grew heavy with black
Starboard was taking on water
With no sign of giving it back
I'm afraid that's as much as I know of the story
Just a old tale of love from winters past
But lend your ear to the ocean on the chilliest day of the year
Listen to the wind and the waves and you might hear
Somebody singing,
"Ooh, a hundred more miles
A hundred more miles until I see you again
Ooh, a hundred more miles
A hundred more miles and all of the while whatever I do,
I'll be thinking of you
I'll be thinking of you"
