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Pleasures of the Harbor (Live in Vancouver)
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Phil Ochs
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One of the most exciting things about the twentieth century, and one of the most lyrical forms you'd find now, is movies, in varying stages. I was, I was always a John Wayne fan when I was very young. I think uh– That's one of the dilemmas we have. One of the dilemmas that America presents is that many of America's greatest, truly greatest artists are very right-wing and reactionary and not particularly intelligent. But they're still great, they're truly great in their own mediums. I think John Wayne is one of the greatest men ever to step in front of a screen. The John Wayne / John Ford combination was really very lyrical. They made a lot, all the calvary movies. and they also made some O'Neill stuff, some Irish, Eugene O'Neill plays. They made a movie called The Long Voyage Home which I saw when I was about three or something. This song came from that movie, ultimately, subconsciously. It's called "Pleasures of the Harbor." Which I'll dedicate to John Ford and John Wayne. Nobody takes, nobody can take you seriously these days. And the ship sets the sail They've lived the tale To carry to the shore Straining at the oars Or staring from the rail And the sea bids farewell She waves and swells And sends them on their way Time has been her pay And time will have to tell Oh, soon your sailing will be over Come and take the pleasures of the harbor And the anchor hits the sand The hungry hands Have tied them to the port The hour will be short For leisure on the land And the girls scent the air They seem so fair With paint upon their face Soft is their embrace To lead them up the stairs Oh, soon your sailing will be over Come and take the pleasures of the harbor In the room dark and dim Touch of skin He asks her of her name She answers with no shame And not a sense of sin 'Til the fingers draw the blind The sip of wine The cigarette of doubt The candle is blown out The darkness is so kind Oh, soon your sailing will be over Come and take the pleasures of the harbor And the shadows frame the light The same old sight The thrill has flown away All alone they lay Two strangers in the night 'Til his heart skips a beat He's on his feet To shipmates he must join She's counting up the coins He's swallowed by the street Oh, soon your sailing will be over Come and take the pleasures of the harbor In the bar hangs a cloud The whiskey's loud There's laughter in their eyes The lonely in disguise Are clinging to the crowd And the bottle fills the glass The haze is fast He's trembling for the taste Of passion gone to waste In memories of the past Oh, soon your sailing will be over Come and take the pleasures of the harbor In the alley red with rain Cry of pain For love was but a smile Teasing all the while Now dancing down the drain 'Til the boys reach the dock They gently mock And lift him on their backs And lay him on his rack To leave beneath the light Oh, soon your sailing will be over Come and take the pleasures of the harbor And the ship sets the sail They've lived the tales To carry from the shores Straining at the oars Or staring from the rails And the sea bids farewell She waves and swells And sends them on their way Time has been her pay And time will have to tell Oh, soon your sailing will be over Come and take the pleasures of the harbor
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