Intro:
Well, I've roa
med about this
Earth
With just a suitcase in my hand,
And I've met s
ome bog-eyed J
oe's,
I've met the b
lessed, I've m
et the damned.
But of all the
strange, stra
nge creatures
In the air, at sea, on land,
Oh, my girl, m
y girl, my pre
cious girl,
I love you, yo
u understand.
So, reel me in
, my precious
girl,
Come on, take
me home.
'Cause my body
's tired of tr
avelling
And my heart d
on't wish to r
oam. No, no.
I have wandere
d, I have ramb
led
I have crossed this crowded sphere,
And I've seen
a mass of prob
lems
That I long to
disappear.
Now, all I hav
e's this angui
shed heart,
For you have v
anished too.
Oh, my girl, m
y girl, my pre
cious girl,
Just what is t
his man to do?
So, reel me in
, my precious
girl,
Come on, take
me home.
'Cause my body
's tired of tr
avelling
And my heart d
on't wish to r
oam.
Yeah, reel me
in, my preciou
s girl,
Come on, take
me home.
'Cause my body
's tired of tr
avelling
And my heart d
on't wish to r
oam. No, no.
Well, you took
me in, you st
ole my heart,
I cannot roam
no more.
Because love,
it stays withi
n you,
It does not wa
sh up on a sho
re.
But a fighting
man forgets e
ach cut
Each knock, ea
ch bruise, eac
h fall,
But a fighting
man cannot fo
rget
Why his love d
on't roam no m
ore.
Oh, reel me in
, my precious
girl,
Come on, take
me home.
'Cause my body
's tired of tr
avelling
And my heart d
on't wish to r
oam.
Yeah, reel me
in, my preciou
s girl,
Come on, take
me home.
'Cause my body
's tired of tr
avelling
And my heart d
on't wish to r
oam.
Yeah, walk wit
h me, my love,
my love,
Walk tall, wal
k proud, walk
far,
For you know m
y love, you ar
e, you are,
You are my shi
ning star.
Walk with me,
oh my love,
Walk tall, wal
k proud, walk
far.
For you know m
y love, you ar
e, you are,
You are my shi
ning star, you
are, you are.
Yeah!
Reel me in, my
precious girl
,
Come on, take
me home.
'Cause my body
's tired of tr
avelling
And my heart d
on't wish to r
oam