Sometimes I get lucky   Most times I come up short   Got to pull up the lines   Got to move around the bend   They say it's a dying breed   They say it's going to disappear   Nothing I can do, oh but pull up the load again      The tide will rise   And the tide will fall   We'll be out on the water   Before the break of dawn   The tide will rise   And the tide will fall   Oh, we'll be working on the water   When the long, long day is gone      Full moon it was always best   Keep a little and you sell the rest   Living on hope that the seed is sown again   Red sky in the evening   Better times are coming up they say   Well, why do I feel like it's all coming to an end      The tide will rise   And the tide will fall   We'll be out on the water   Before the break of dawn   The tide will rise   And the tide will fall   Oh, we'll be working on the water   When the long, long day is gone      When the seed is broken   Nothing left to grow on   When you lose the seed   It's hard to bring it on back   Never bowed to no one   Always went my own way   Broke down, run around, but I won't run away   And the tide will rise      The tide will rise   And the tide will fall   We'll be out on the water   Before the break of dawn   The tide will rise   And the tide will fall   Oh, we'll be working on the water   When the long, long day is gone