When I was a young girl
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 crash, tempers flare,
'round the hope if you dare

I just spent six months in a leaky boat
Six months in a leaky boat

Aotearoa, rugged individual
Glisten like a pearl
At the bottom of the world
The tyranny of distance

Couldn't stop the cavalier
So why should it stop me
I'll conquer and stay free
Oh come on all you boys

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
To protect and prevail

I just spent six months in a leaky boat
Six months in a leaky boat


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Six Months in a Leaky Boat Lyrics as written by Nigel Philip Griggs Tim Finn

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    I'm not sure, soozib.

    This is a fantastic cover though, I love it!

    miss_deppon June 17, 2006   Link

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