Shanty Shine

[Verse 1]
At the harbor gate, the tide rolls in,
Rope-burn hands and a crooked grin,
Crates of salt and a copper bell,
We’ve got one good tale that we’ll gladly tell.

[Pre-Chorus]
Raise your cup when the gulls wheel high,
Tie that knot and give luck a try,
From the old quay wall to the open sea,
Bring that bright refrain back home with me.

[Chorus]
Oh, Shanty! Oh, Shanty, Shanty Shine!
Oh, Shanty Shine!
Pull together, leave the worry behind,
Oh, Shanty! Oh, Shanty, Shanty Shine!
Oh, Shanty Shine!
One more mile and the morning is kind.

[Verse 2]
Mara mends the sail by the lantern post,
Jonah swears he can steer through the frost,
A tin compass spins, then settles down,
Pointing past the reef toward the next small town.

[Pre-Chorus]
Raise your cup when the gulls wheel high,
Tie that knot and give luck a try,
From the old quay wall to the open sea,
Bring that bright refrain back home with me.

[Chorus]
Oh, Shanty! Oh, Shanty, Shanty Shine!
Oh, Shanty Shine!
Pull together, leave the worry behind,
Oh, Shanty! Oh, Shanty, Shanty Shine!
Oh, Shanty Shine!
One more mile and the morning is kind.

[Bridge]
If the rain comes hard, we’ll count the waves,
If the mast bends low, we’ll stay brave,
Every hand on deck, every voice in time,
Turn the roughest crossing into a golden line.

[Final Chorus]
Oh, Shanty! Oh, Shanty, Shanty Shine!
Oh, Shanty Shine!
Pull together, leave the worry behind,
Oh, Shanty! Oh, Shanty, Shanty Shine!
Oh, Shanty Shine!
Homeward bound with the rising tide.

[Outro]
Oh, Shanty Shine!
Oh, Shanty Shine!