Mark Twain
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๐ Lyrics
Many years ago on the Mississippi riverboats
They had men called gaugers
And the job of a gauger was to hang off the side of the boat with one hand
And in the other hand he had a ball of twine with a hunk a lead on the end of it
He'd wield the lead around his head and let it fly into the water
Wherever the water marked the twine
He'd call up to the skipper and say
"Marking on the twine is four fathoms"
Of course day in and day out, year after year, this would get pretty monotonous
Until in the 1800's a little man came along and revolutionized the whole gauging industry
Instead of saying marking on the twine
He cut it short and said, "Mark Twain"
And in between each marking he'd fill it in with a little pattern about himself
And his every day life
Well if you'd been livin' at that time
Coming up from a distance on the Mississippi
It would have sounded like this
Mark Twain
Four fathoms off the starboard bow
I got a gal named Cindy-Lou
Feeds me gin and bake beans too
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Three fathoms off the starboard bow
I got a friend his name is Pete
Sings dirty songs down on Beel street
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Two fathoms off the starboard bow
I've been working the river since '92
I get a penny a day and bad liquor too
Mark Twain
I won't save my money 'til I die
They gon' bury me all but my good right eye
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
No fathoms off the starboard bow
Look out skipper pull it to the side
You gon' bust your bow and split your hide
Ooh, great God we done run aground
Skipper gon' chase me with a big bloodhound
Mark Twain
They had men called gaugers
And the job of a gauger was to hang off the side of the boat with one hand
And in the other hand he had a ball of twine with a hunk a lead on the end of it
He'd wield the lead around his head and let it fly into the water
Wherever the water marked the twine
He'd call up to the skipper and say
"Marking on the twine is four fathoms"
Of course day in and day out, year after year, this would get pretty monotonous
Until in the 1800's a little man came along and revolutionized the whole gauging industry
Instead of saying marking on the twine
He cut it short and said, "Mark Twain"
And in between each marking he'd fill it in with a little pattern about himself
And his every day life
Well if you'd been livin' at that time
Coming up from a distance on the Mississippi
It would have sounded like this
Mark Twain
Four fathoms off the starboard bow
I got a gal named Cindy-Lou
Feeds me gin and bake beans too
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Three fathoms off the starboard bow
I got a friend his name is Pete
Sings dirty songs down on Beel street
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Two fathoms off the starboard bow
I've been working the river since '92
I get a penny a day and bad liquor too
Mark Twain
I won't save my money 'til I die
They gon' bury me all but my good right eye
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
No fathoms off the starboard bow
Look out skipper pull it to the side
You gon' bust your bow and split your hide
Ooh, great God we done run aground
Skipper gon' chase me with a big bloodhound
Mark Twain
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:04.79] Many years ago on the Mississippi riverboats
[00:08.46] They had men called gaugers
[00:10.62] And the job of a gauger was to hang off the side of the boat with one hand
[00:16.52] And in the other hand he had a ball of twine with a hunk a lead on the end of it
[00:20.82] He'd wield the lead around his head and let it fly into the water
[00:25.79] Wherever the water marked the twine
[00:27.77] He'd call up to the skipper and say
[00:32.05] "Marking on the twine is four fathoms"
[00:39.64] Of course day in and day out, year after year, this would get pretty monotonous
[00:43.71] Until in the 1800's a little man came along and revolutionized the whole gauging industry
[00:50.45] Instead of saying marking on the twine
[00:52.70] He cut it short and said, "Mark Twain"
[00:57.38] And in between each marking he'd fill it in with a little pattern about himself
[01:02.86] And his every day life
[01:05.49] Well if you'd been livin' at that time
[01:08.14] Coming up from a distance on the Mississippi
[01:11.78] It would have sounded like this
[01:16.42] Mark Twain
[01:24.44]
[01:26.65] Four fathoms off the starboard bow
[01:36.36] I got a gal named Cindy-Lou
[01:40.21] Feeds me gin and bake beans too
[01:44.15] Mark Twain
[01:49.76] Mark Twain
[01:53.88]
[01:58.53] Three fathoms off the starboard bow
[02:07.08] I got a friend his name is Pete
[02:11.34] Sings dirty songs down on Beel street
[02:17.13]
[02:19.89] Mark Twain
[02:26.03] Mark Twain
[02:30.04]
[02:33.84] Two fathoms off the starboard bow
[02:41.68] I've been working the river since '92
[02:46.95] I get a penny a day and bad liquor too
[02:50.54] Mark Twain
[02:54.43] I won't save my money 'til I die
[02:57.98] They gon' bury me all but my good right eye
[03:02.45] Mark Twain
[03:07.65] Mark Twain
[03:11.64]
[03:16.47] No fathoms off the starboard bow
[03:25.02] Look out skipper pull it to the side
[03:26.81] You gon' bust your bow and split your hide
[03:30.71] Ooh, great God we done run aground
[03:33.74] Skipper gon' chase me with a big bloodhound
[03:36.86] Mark Twain
[03:41.35]
[00:08.46] They had men called gaugers
[00:10.62] And the job of a gauger was to hang off the side of the boat with one hand
[00:16.52] And in the other hand he had a ball of twine with a hunk a lead on the end of it
[00:20.82] He'd wield the lead around his head and let it fly into the water
[00:25.79] Wherever the water marked the twine
[00:27.77] He'd call up to the skipper and say
[00:32.05] "Marking on the twine is four fathoms"
[00:39.64] Of course day in and day out, year after year, this would get pretty monotonous
[00:43.71] Until in the 1800's a little man came along and revolutionized the whole gauging industry
[00:50.45] Instead of saying marking on the twine
[00:52.70] He cut it short and said, "Mark Twain"
[00:57.38] And in between each marking he'd fill it in with a little pattern about himself
[01:02.86] And his every day life
[01:05.49] Well if you'd been livin' at that time
[01:08.14] Coming up from a distance on the Mississippi
[01:11.78] It would have sounded like this
[01:16.42] Mark Twain
[01:24.44]
[01:26.65] Four fathoms off the starboard bow
[01:36.36] I got a gal named Cindy-Lou
[01:40.21] Feeds me gin and bake beans too
[01:44.15] Mark Twain
[01:49.76] Mark Twain
[01:53.88]
[01:58.53] Three fathoms off the starboard bow
[02:07.08] I got a friend his name is Pete
[02:11.34] Sings dirty songs down on Beel street
[02:17.13]
[02:19.89] Mark Twain
[02:26.03] Mark Twain
[02:30.04]
[02:33.84] Two fathoms off the starboard bow
[02:41.68] I've been working the river since '92
[02:46.95] I get a penny a day and bad liquor too
[02:50.54] Mark Twain
[02:54.43] I won't save my money 'til I die
[02:57.98] They gon' bury me all but my good right eye
[03:02.45] Mark Twain
[03:07.65] Mark Twain
[03:11.64]
[03:16.47] No fathoms off the starboard bow
[03:25.02] Look out skipper pull it to the side
[03:26.81] You gon' bust your bow and split your hide
[03:30.71] Ooh, great God we done run aground
[03:33.74] Skipper gon' chase me with a big bloodhound
[03:36.86] Mark Twain
[03:41.35]