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Can you feel the sea breeze?
Can you see the great tail?
This ship has been roaming in search of the whale.
And though we've returned to this arm of the sea
The smell of the ocean's still clinging to me.
Well then, I'm bound for Poughkeepsie
Well then, I'm headed for home
Well then, I'm bound for Poughkeepsie
Well then, I'm headed for home
Well hello, Father Hudson, it's good to be home
I'm headed up river to seek out my own
And with luck by tomorrow my loved ones I'll see
Where the reach of the ocean is too far from me
Well then, I'm bound for Poughkeepsie
Well then, I'm headed for home
Well then, I'm bound for Poughkeepsie
Well then, I'm headed for home
Oh the water is fresh here, the gulls are all crows
It's time I gave though to a set of new clothes
And it's good to be where I've been wanting to be
Where the sight of the ocean is too far to see
Well then, I'm here in Poughkeepsie
Well then, I'm back in my home
Well then, I'm here in Poughkeepsie
Well then, I'm back in my home
I can sleep in a bed that won't shift 'neath my back
And I won't care tomorrow should the clouds turn to black
I can walk anywhere that I'm wanting to be
To be quit of the ocean is alright with me
Well then, I'm here in Poughkeepsie
Well then, I'm back in my home
Well then, I'm here in Poughkeepsie
Well the,n I'm back in my home
All my friends and relations are gathered around
Each day I thank God for my feet on the ground
But the whales are still sportin' where the waves can run free
And the song of the ocean is singing to me
Well then, I'll be leaving Poughkeepsie
Well then, farewell to my home
Well then, I'll be leaving Poughkeepsie
Well then, farewell to my home
Oh the talk is all turning to bushels and bales
But my heart is yearning for the wind in the sails
Let the farmer sow here, I can reap from the sea
Where the swell of the ocean is pulling at me
Well then, I'll be leaving Poughkeepsie
Well then, farewell to my home
Well then, I'll be leaving Poughkeepsie
Well then, farewell to my home
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