Written by 'Slade' I like black and white dream in black in white you like black and white run runaway CHORUS: See chameleon lying there in the sun all
I stayed awake for hours again last night searching for a reason to keep up the fight I've made choices I don't regret I've got problems I don't get I
' up Oh oh oh, come on now Let's lock the world outside Oh oh oh, come on I tell you now She's goin' up tonight, ya, she's goin' up tonight She's goin' up
From the first "Hello" you gave to me I've done nothin' else but smile And I know you're in a hurry But it's gonna take a while So forgive me if we go
A-ha, me boys a-riddle-I-day A-ha, me boys a-riddle-I-day A-ha, me boys a-riddle-I-day A-ha, me boys a-riddle-I-day Lukey's boat is painted green ha,
I'm sorry if I ruined your day I really hope that you understand I'm a million miles away Looking for a place to land My father phoned me yesterday Your
a lousy smell that smacks of hell and dust all in me hair CHORUS Well I've worked among the spitters and I breathe the oily smoke I've shovelled up the
I marry Mari Mac [Incomprehensible] Well, up among the heather in the hills of Bonifee Well I had a bonnie lass sitting on me knee A bumble bee stung me right above me knee Up
Billy Peddle Billy Peddle did you see Tom White? Billy Peddle Billy Peddle did you see Tom White? Billy Peddle Billy Peddle did you see Tom White? Gone
roar on deck and below Until we strikes bottom inside the two sunkers When straight through the channel to Toslow we'll go I'm a son of a sea cook, I'
CHORUS: Oh won't you come along with me love Come along with me! Come for one night and be my wife And come along with me Well it is of the jolly butcher
over wave, sea over bow I'm as happy a man as the sea will allow Theres no other life for a sailor like me And to sail the salt sea boys, sail the sea
And the old black rum's got a hold on me Like a dog wrapped round my leg And the old black rum's got a hold on me Will I live for another day? Hey Will
I left my home, my family by the ocean Out on my own, to seek my fortune There's no work to occupy these young hands So look out boy! Your heading for
up, I can't get down Can't get down, can't get level When I'm up, I can't get down Get my feet back on the ground When I'm up, I can't get down Can'
up I can't get down Can't get down, can't get level When I'm up I can't get down Get my feet back on the ground When I'm up I can't get down Can't get
come gather all around me There is something you should know There's no place quite like this place If we get it on the go So, pile your boots up in
Translation: Great Big Sea. When I'm Up (I Can't Get Down).
