(12/8 time)
Sailing away on my own,
not so sure where I be bound
turning and twisting, lurching and listing
just sorta floating around.
Waving goodbye to my fam'ly, .
pleasant regards!
Along comes this girl, insecurity soars
Good Lord!, she's coming aboard
and her cases all filled with moral support
kindness, and friendship, all that and more
Romance and tenderness, fun and delight
tacit acceptance, tactful advice
just a soft breeze filling my sails so wide
She says: "I'll be the tail, boy, you be the kite"
Briny blue seas! scuffing my tennies so bashfully
the Treasures of a woman
take them if you can
untold wealth is waiting for the wise and worthy man
Treasures of a woman,
honor her and then
can you possibly measure the mountain of treasure
found in the heart of a happy satisfied woman?
Caught in a whirlpool, circling down
Good Lord, am I gonna drown
She pulls me away from impending doom
Steering me safely into the lagoon
guidance, common intuitive sense
holds me together time and again,
Like a sturdy dock, or comf'torble slip
She say's "I'll be the tug, hon, you be the ship
Shiver me timbers! Sailor surrendering life on the sea
the Treasures of a woman
take them if you can
untold riches are waiting for the wise and worthy man
Treasures of a woman
honor her and then
can you possibly measure the mountain of treasure
found in the heart of a happy satisfied woman?
Though she keeps me safe from harm
she's worried and alarmed
you know some of my rust and barnacles are beginning to show
She says they got to go!
no way to tell her no
so she's stubbornly rubbing, chipping and scrubbing
stem to stern
just to make me sparkle and glow
Treasures of a woman
take them if you can
untold wealth is waiting for the wise and worthy man
Treasures of a woman
honor her and then
you'll uncover the pleasures and glittering treasures
that dwell in the soul of a happy satisfied woman?
Treasures of a woman
honor her, young man
you'll discover the pleasures, glittering treasure
found in the heart of a grateful satisfied woman?
Purity and grace