O MY JACKIE

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jackie o my jackie
a sailor as i am
enlisted on a collier
to escape the sins of man
rugged as the iron
brooding as the waves
i studied him from far away
for lo, how many days

there upon a shore leave
we grew as close as kin
he swore to me he'd never be
slave to the deep again
he knew me to my very bones
i knew his soul as mine
our tragedy, then ecstasy, we two
were of a kind

...

fled from our captivity
no duty would we know
to misery upon the sea
to each other would we hold
living as the fugitive we
made a bond to stay
it's anchors up with jackie
and wildness our way

...

i thought my loving jackie belonged
to only me
but jackie was tormented by a
longing to be free
desertion his intention
a traitor to our home
i set myself upon him
now no more will jackie roam

jackie o my jackie
it puts me ill at ease
to meditate upon the way
you've come to make me grieve
for all that he
did give to me
unraveled in one night
i'll take no more from jackie but his
one and precious life

...

pray mercy on the man to whom
i pawned my jackie's ring
forgiveness for the flowers that grow
over him in spring
pray pity on the bold young men
who set themselves a'sail
damnation for the foolish man
who makes his heart
a jail

jackie o my jackie a sailor as i am
enlisted on a collier to escape the sins of man

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from WHAT REMAINS, released December 15, 2023

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