Compass in a Pint Glass

[Intro] [acoustic guitar strumming, accordion melody enters] [Verse 1] [baritone male vocals] The floorboards are a-risin' like the swell of the Atlantic I'm tackin' round the settle and the mood is gettin' frantic Me boots are heavy anchors in a sea of spilled porter While I'm navigatin' corners in a most unsteady quarter [Verse 2] I reached for a pillar but it slipped into the night Now I'm dancing with the doorway in the amber candlelight [Chorus] [group unison vocals, stomping kick drum, tambourine] Oh, I'm sailing on the stairs of a ship that's in a clatter With a pint glass for a compass and a head that's full of chatter Give us one more for the road before the ground gives way I'm the captain of the gutter on this glorious holiday [Verse 3] [accordion plays staccato chords] The stairs are like a ladder that a tinker couldn't climb I'm caught between the banister and the passin' of the time I thought I saw the harbor but it was only the jacked door So I rest me weary eyelids on this lovely sawdust floor [Verse 4] The barman has a beard like foam and a look of cold despair While I'm trying to remember how I got from here to there [Chorus] [full energy, accordion trills] Oh, I'm sailing on the stairs of a ship that's in a clatter With a pint glass for a compass and a head that's full of chatter Give us one more for the road before the ground gives way I'm the captain of the gutter on this glorious holiday [Bridge] (Ah-ha, whoa now) Everything's in motion (motion) Looking for the potion (potion) Walls are bending backwards (backwards) Life is getting awkward [Chorus] Oh, I'm sailing on the stairs of a ship that's in a clatter With a pint glass for a compass and a head that's full of chatter Give us one more for the road before the ground gives way I'm the captain of the gutter on this glorious holiday [Outro] [instruments fade to accordion and acoustic guitar] Hey, someone get me to the shore now Mmm-mmm Goodnight to y'all [final accordion chord rings out]