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Black and White
Toiler on the Sea

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Toiler on the Sea

Release date: 12th May 1978

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"Toiler on the Sea" is a track by The Stranglers, from the album Black and White, released 12th May 1978. Full lyrics are available below.

Lyrics

Toiler on the Sea

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]

I had a woman ship

I took her overseas

She left her hold unlocked

I had to find a dock

I was a toiler on the sea

I was a toiler on the sea

I was a toiler on the sea

I was a toiler on the sea

[Verse 2]

We didn't use cruel words

To navigate cruel seas

The wind was biting hard

At times I had to scream

I was a toiler on the sea

I was a toiler on the sea

I was a toiler on the sea

I was a toiler on the sea

[Bridge]

And when we reached the land

We went aground on the rocks

Became a wreck in the sand

Became a home for a flock

We ventured overland

Fought with the aliens

The young ones used their hands

Pointed the way to a flock

A flock of seagulls!

A flock of seagulls!

[Electric Piano Solo]

[Verse 3]

Then we retraced our steps

Rebuilt the woman ship

I took her back up north

I lost her in the fog

I was a toiler on the sea

I was a toiler on the sea

I was a toiler on the sea

I was a toiler on the sea

[Outro]

I was a toiler

I was a toiler

I was a toiler

On the sea

On the sea

I was a toiler

I was a toiler

On the sea

I was a toiler

A toiler

A toiler

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Track details

From Black and White

1978

Album

Black and White

Release year

1978

—Curfew
—Do You Wanna?
—Death and Night and Blood (Yukio)
—Enough Time
—Hey! (Rise of the Robots)
—In the Shadows
—Nice 'N' Sleazy
—Mean to Me
—Shut Up
—Outside Tokyo
—Old Codger
—Sverige (Jag är insnöad på Östfronten)
—Sweden (All Quiet on the Eastern Front)
—Tank
—Threatened
—Toiler on the Sea
—Tits
—Walk On By

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Credits

Writer: Dave Greenfield, Hugh Cornwell, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Jet Black
Producer: Martin Rushent
Credited: Dave Greenfield, Hugh Cornwell, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Jet Black, Martin Rushent