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I Built a Ship

from Fort Knox by Monomials

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lyrics

I made a plan and I put it into motion
I built a ship and then I built myself an ocean
I said let’s go boys, let’s do it again
Went to the docks
With just the power of suggestion
Consigned a crew and somehow
Answered all their questions
I said let’s go boys, let’s do it again
With two by fours and plywood boards
That were connected by a simple paste
Cured in the sun, my box of sticks sailed true
Oh this ship sailed so true

Every night I close my eyes and dream of an
Island in the sea underneath the bluest skies

I built a ship and I sailed it on the ocean
But then a sound came from the hull
A great explosion, I said I’m sorry men
But it looks like we’ll be going down fast
Well I must concede boys I’m no engineer
By trade, and I can’t be judged here
Solely on the grave mistakes that I’ve made
Oh and I’ve made a few

Every night these men and I, we wash up on an
Island in the sea underneath the bluest skies

I made a plan and I put it into motion
I sank my ship and then I emptied out the ocean
But I say who’s with me boys should we
Do it again? I say let’s go boys, let’s do it again

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from Fort Knox, released January 29, 2021
Music & lyrics by Richard Keith
Copyright © 2021 Granite Creek Music (ASCAP)

featuring Joe Reyes (guitar)

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Monomials San Antonio, Texas

Monomials is a San Antonio-based indie folk band with a reputation for thought-provoking narrative, witty metaphor, and memorable melodies. Singer and songwriter Richard Keith and mandolinist Troy Peters reconnected in Texas nearly three decades after having been high school friends in the 1980s Pacific Northwest, forming the band with bassist Brandon Henson and drummer Eric Peterson. ... more

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