Midnight Oil — Wharf Rat

[Verse 1] Old man down Way down, down by the docks of the city Blind and dirty He asked me for a dime, a dime for a cup of coffee I got no dime but got some time to hear his story My name is August West And I love my Pearly Baker better than all my wine More than my wine More than my maker, though he's no friend of mine Half of my life I spent doin' time for some other fucker's crime The other half I spent stumbling 'round drunk on Burgundy wine [Bridge] Got to get back on my feet someday Good Lord willin', if He says I may I know that the life I'm living's no good I'll get a new start, live the life I should I'll get up and fly away I'll get up and fly away I'll get up and fly away, fly away [Verse 2] I got up and wandered I wandered downtown, nowhere to go, just to hang around I've got a girl Named Bonnie Lee, I know that girl's been true to me I know she's been, I'm sure she's been true to me I know she's been, I'm sure she's been true to me [Instrumental Break] [Outro] Pearly's been true He said "True to me, true to my dying day" I said, "I'm sure she's been true"