Lyrics

Thunder Bay

Words & Music by Dave Nachmanof

Well it’s another night at Scotty’s Pub, we’ve got hockey on TV
There’s a player on ice, he just lost his fight, I’ll bet he feels a lot like me
I’ve been frozen cold and my hearts been broke, in this icy Northern town
There’s no work here in the winter, when the shipping gets shut down

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Oh Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay
I’ve got to get away from Thunder Bay

Oh I met her in New Orleans, she said I swept her off her feet
We were dancing to the Neville’s, in a club on Bourbon Street
But those summer days, magnolia haze, came quickly to an end
She caught a boat back up towards Canada, she might not be back again


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I guess I couldn’t stand to lose her, said goodbye to all I’ve known
Packed my bags and headed northwards, straight off to the unknown

We got married in the Springtime, I got a job there on the docks
Until the day I woke to find her gone, she left a letter in the box
Her gypsy heart was being torn apart, from staying in one place
I shouldn’t bother trying to find her, she left no other trace

And now I can’t afford the plane fare home, but I know I oughta go
Her heart was as cold as that frozen bay, but sometimes I still hope
I often dream of New Orleans, and that balmy Gulf Coast breeze
If there’s still a chance that she’ll come back, I know I’ll never leave

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