If You Ever See Me Talking To A Sailor Lyrics - The Last Ship - Sting

Meg 

When the wind's from the eastern quarter, 

And there's a pungent taste of salt upon the breeze, 

And something's troubled your insides, 

Like a scum upon the tides, 

Or something washed up on the beach down by the quays. 

Intuition's what a girl in love relies on, 

I should have known he only wanted to be free, 

I drew my line upon the sand, only a fool would ever stand, 

Between a man and his involvement with the sea. 

And when the tide rolls out, 

You'll find your bed is empty and he's gone. 

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So if you ever see me talking to a sailor, 

Some scurvy no good mongrel of a tar, 

Knock the drink out of my hand, 

Push me over where I stand, 

Take a slug at me but somewhere I won't scar. 

Pin my body to the ground, 

And slap my face to bring me round, 

Then you can roll my silly arse out of this bar. 

Meg & Women 

For a sailor's not a man to be trusted. 

He'll bill and coo, call you his chick-a-dee. 

Meg 

But when he's had his way 

All you'll get is his "good day," 

Then he'll blow a kiss and scuttle back to see. 

And when the tide rolls out, 

You'll find your bed is empty and he's gone. 

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Meg & Women 

So, If you ever see me talking to a sailor, 

Meg 

And I blithely stand there passing time o'day 

Don't you hesitate to think 

Someone's tampered with your drink 

And he's shaken out your handbag 

In the time it takes to blink, 

And all the booze you ever bought him 

He's just thrown up in the sink, 

Just call the funny farm to carry me away. 

Meg & Women 

For a sailor's not a man to be trusted, 

He's treacherous as tides and hidden reefs. 

Meg 

Just to get you up the stairs 

He'll quote the bible in his prayers 

Then before you know he's bound for Tenerife. 

And when the tide rolls out, 

You'll find the house is empty and he's gone. 

And when the tide rolls out, 

You'll find your heart is empty and he's gone. 

And when you become a woman of a certain age, 

You'll find it's difficult to trust a man, it's difficult to gauge 

When the bilge rat who left you without a living wage, 

Thinks there's still that tawdry glamour of the sea, 

That I swear to God's completely lost on me. 

So if you ever see me talking to a sailor, 

Meg & Women 

Some mangy sea dog skulking on the quay, 

Meg 

Just remind me what I've said or you can shoot me in the head 

And then throw my bleeding body in the sea. 

Meg & Women 

Ooo 

You'll find your bed is empty and he's— 

Gone.