A Hundred Years From Now
Traditional:
A hundred years is a very long time, Oh yes, oh,
A hundred years is a very long time A hundred years ago.
They used to think that pigs could fly Oh yes, oh,
I don't believe it no, not I A hundred years ago
They thought the moon was made of cheese Oh yes, oh,
You can believe it, if you please A hundred years ago
They thought the stars was set alight Oh yes, oh,
By some good angel every night A hundred years ago
They hung a man for making steam Oh yes, oh,
They cast his body in the stream A hundred years ago
A hundred years is a very long time Oh yes, oh,
A hundred years is a very long time A hundred years ago
I thought I heard our old man say Oh yes, oh,
That we were homeward bound today
It's time for us to go.....Belay
courtesy of www.SailorSongs.com
The author of this website has put a lot of time and effort into gathering the greatest collection of sea shanties for the world to enjoy - There are songs that have been to sung to a job of work at sea for many, many years and collecting them has been a great endeavour. - Roger Chartier has made the effort out of his own interest and the requests that he has gotten to do this work from fellow musicians who wanted a good source of sea shanties to draw on and learn from. He has been told that for this effort he is a remarkable man.
