Shams Lyrics

Ali was a sailor?s son
Joined the merchant fleet at twenty-one
Dreams of ports in distant lands
A bag of figs and some low-grade heroin

As the years rolled by at sea
Ali thought about his destiny
Tired of the sailor?s life
Ali thought he?d find himself a wife

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Sometimes things aren?t what they seem
Late one night our sailor had a dream
A queen of Indonesian lore
A voice he?d loved a thousand years or more

Lisbon, Guangzhou, Taipei, Bandung?

When the typhoon struck at dawn
Ali had his finest civvies on
All the crew were cramped below
And with a smile into the sea he dove

Lisbon, Guangzhou, Taipei, Bandung?