Fiddle on the Ferry Dock, Sundown

Lyrics

Down at the dock where the ferries sleep
A fiddler tunes at the setting sun
The boats rock gently, the gulls come near
And the hurry of the day is done
He taps his boot, he lifts his bow
And the whole pier starts to sway
A late summer evening and a bright new tune
Is the best way to end the day

Fiddle on the dock, fiddle till the lights come on
Everybody's feet are tapping till the dawn
The water keeps the time, the sky keeps the gold
Fiddle on the dock, never let the song go cold
Clap your hands, take a spin
Let the evening carry you in
Fiddle on the dock, fiddle on

A sailor sets his rope aside
And swings a girl in red
A grandpa claps in his folding chair
And nods his silver head
The ice cream man rings his little bell
In rhythm with the beat
And the whole wide harbour's dancing
In its slippers on the street

Fiddle on the dock, fiddle till the lights come on
Everybody's feet are tapping till the dawn
The water keeps the time, the sky keeps the gold
Fiddle on the dock, never let the song go cold
Clap your hands, take a spin
Let the evening carry you in
Fiddle on the dock, fiddle on

When the last ferry whistles
He won't stop the tune
He'll play beneath the lanterns
And the rising moon

So if your day was heavy
Come and stand beside the rail
Let the music lift your shoulders
Like a wind in a sail
No ticket and no reason
Just a fiddle and a friend
A summer night that does not want
To ever, ever end

Fiddle on the dock, fiddle till the lights come on
Everybody's feet are tapping till the dawn
The water keeps the time, the sky keeps the gold
Fiddle on the dock, never let the song go cold
Clap your hands, take a spin
Let the evening carry you in
Fiddle on the dock, fiddle on

Fiddle on, fiddle on
Till the lights come on