Meet me down by the jetty landing
Where the the pontoons bump and sway
I see the others reading, standing
As the Manly Ferry cuts its way to Circular Quay
Hear the Captain blow his whistle
So long she's been away
I miss our early morning wrestle
Not a very Happy way to start the day
She don't like That kind of behaviour
She don't like That kind of behaviour
So, throw down your guns
Don't be so reckless
Throw down your guns
Don't be so
Feel like Scott of the Antarctic
Base camp too far away
A Russian sun beneath the Arctic
Burke and Wills and camels
Initials in the tree
She don't like That kind of behaviour
She don't like That kind of behaviour
So, throw down your guns
Don't be so reckless
Throw down your guns
Don't be so
Where the the pontoons bump and sway
I see the others reading, standing
As the Manly Ferry cuts its way to Circular Quay
Hear the Captain blow his whistle
So long she's been away
I miss our early morning wrestle
Not a very Happy way to start the day
She don't like That kind of behaviour
She don't like That kind of behaviour
So, throw down your guns
Don't be so reckless
Throw down your guns
Don't be so
Feel like Scott of the Antarctic
Base camp too far away
A Russian sun beneath the Arctic
Burke and Wills and camels
Initials in the tree
She don't like That kind of behaviour
She don't like That kind of behaviour
So, throw down your guns
Don't be so reckless
Throw down your guns
Don't be so
Lyrics submitted by Marelle, edited by PaulSouth, PeterAB, scarlettear
Reckless Lyrics as written by Gilles Bousquet
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
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As a poet and writer myself, I never cease to be amazed at how much power can be invested in simple cliche images and ideas when used in a different context. Nick cave takes biblical stories we all know and compares them to being in love. Aussie Crawl do the same here with Australian stories. I think the way the Manly Ferry "CUTS" it's way to Circular Key is very moving, but the line "Burke and Wills and Camels/Initials in the tree" is a knockout. It's not poetic, it's not original, but by applying that story to how lost he feels, we are at that lonely, haunted tree with him.
@PaulSouth <br /> So true. Poetry IS an amazing way of using language as metaphor to plumb the imaginative recesses of our soul in order to enhance emotion and understanding; it's truly as vital as oxygen for a healthy existence. It's sublime