John, I missed you, where ya been? The boys been askin' about you again They went out smokin' on the outer deck In just a moment they'll all come runnin' back In the winter traffic's thinner They run the boats but they're few and far between Oh, see New London Harbor sparklin' Well, that's goodbye 'cause me and the guys are Ridin' right back to Greenport, New York Oh, we're rumbling with the thunderheads Rollin' on the summer swells I had enough of my land life Well, I'll tell you all about it I would know you anywhere I would know you anywhere Ridin' round the carousel Eyeballs wheeling in your skull Rollin' on the summer swells Rumblin' with the thunderheads "The morning crowds, they came and went" But I don't hear 'em anymore But I don't hear 'em anymore Bodies come and bodies go Well, my daughters, they have grown And the rooms are large at home I wish the days never end I wish the days never end I'm apin' the captain's recorded voice Tappin' a tune on my corduroys Somethin' to jack up the background noise Somethin' to jack up the background noise" I would know you anywhere I would know you anywhere