Shams

[Verse 1]
Ali was a sailor's son
Joined the merchant fleet at twenty-one
Dreams of ports in distant lands
A bag of figs and some low-grade heroin

[Verse 2]
As the years rolled by at sea
Ali thought about his destiny
Tired of the sailor's life
Ali thought he'd find himself a wife

[Chorus]
Lisbon, Guangzhou, Taipei, Bandung
Naples, Brunei, Capetown, Shanghai
Bangkok, Pusan, Dublin, Luzon
Lima, Dakar, Cypress, Malta

[Verse 3]
Sometimes things aren't what they seem
Late one night our sailor had a dream
A queen of Indonesian lore
A voice he'd loved a thousand years or more

[Chorus]
Lisbon, Guangzhou, Taipei, Bandung
Naples, Brunei, Capetown, Shanghai
Bangkok, Pusan, Dublin, Luzon
Lima, Dakar, Cypress, Malta

[Verse 4]
When the typhoon struck at dawn
Ali had his finest civvies on
All the crew were cramped below
And with a smile into the sea he dove

[Chorus]
Lisbon, Guangzhou, Taipei, Bandung
Naples, Brunei, Capetown, Shanghai
Bangkok, Pusan, Dublin, Luzon
Lima, Dakar, Cypress, Malta