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Cass McCombs – Anchor Child (2024) | Track profile | Dork

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Cass McCombs
Seed Cake on Leap Year
Anchor Child

TRACK

Anchor Child

Release date: 7th September 2024

From Seed Cake on Leap Year

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About This Track

"Anchor Child" is a track by Cass McCombs, from the album Seed Cake on Leap Year, released 7th September 2024. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Cass McCombs

Cass McCombs

Lyrics

Anchor Child

Born sick in a south Alaskan port

Had his pick of parents to abort

Raised queer by sewer rats 'neath planks

Crawled the pier onto an oiler tank

Anchor

Anchor

Anchor child

Beloved son of captains, crews and ships

Remained young 'cross thousands of sea-bound trips

Been seen as far as Cape St. Francis

Under giant stars on the USS Kansas

Anchor

Anchor

Anchor child

Some say he was hit by typhoon fist

Others say he never did exist

I hope he's sailing out there now

On his own boat, through the Panama Canal

Anchor

Anchor

Anchor

Anchor

Anchor

Anchor

Anchor child

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Track details

From Seed Cake on Leap Year

2024

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Album

Seed Cake on Leap Year

Release year

2024

—Baby
—You're So Satanic
—Wasted Again
—Gum Tree
—Always In Transit
—If I Was A Stranger
—Anchor Child
—I've Played This Song Before
—Northern Train
—What Else Can A Poor Boy Do

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