Versuri Great Big Sea - 05. Helmethead



Album: Great Big Sea - Something Beautiful

I was just seventeen, when I made the AHL
I couldn't skate in junior, but my fists rang like a bell
I'll never win a title, and I'll never win the cup
But when it comes to ladies, I've had the best of luck
 
My first one was a sly one, hanging round the rink
But they sent me off to Cornwall, as fast as you could blink
In Moose Jaw I was right in love, the daughter of the coach
He traded me for nothing, didn't take to my approach

So good-bye, fare thee well,
There's no time for delay,
You'll see me at the face-off,
or catch the play-by-play
So good-bye, fare thee well,
I'm glad you shared my bed,
But never trust a fellow with a helmet on his head.

Chantal was from Moncton, elle a jouer avec moi
A tongue as sharp as razors, but she had a fancy car
Her husband was a bruiser, played senior in Quebec
If he'd had the rights of it, it would have been my neck

So good-bye, fare thee well,
There's no time for delay,
You'll see me at the face-off,
or catch the play-by-play
So good-bye, fare thee well,
I'm glad you shared my bed,
But never trust a fellow with a helmet on his head.

Nancy couldn't watch me fight, she'd always be in tears
Waving from the bleachers, and screaming in my ears
Dee I should have married, and we had a dandy fling
But I had a one way contract, blew the money for the ring

So good-bye, fare thee well,
There's no time for delay,
You'll see me at the face-off,
or catch the play-by-play
So good-bye, fare thee well,
I'm glad you shared my bed,
But never trust a fellow with a helmet on his head.

I should have sent a letter, and it would have been polite
But I'm cleaning out my locker and time is getting tight
I'm calling from the station, perhaps another day
Cause they're calling up a rookie, and they're trading me away