Down By The Bay - Marc Thomas

Down on the rocks 
Adjacent to the shore 
Lie the remains of a broken heart, a shattered soul for sure 
It screams out silently to the indifferent passersby 
But none of their apathetic hearts 
Bothers to heed the cry 

But then he came with a stone in one hand and an American flag in the other 
He walked with a swagger and a smile hed inherited from his mother 
He sat himself down next to that broken soul, now buried in the sand, and he 
Selflessly offered him a melodic helping hand 

He was a poet 
His quill and ink consisted of six brass strings 
He always knew that his music, the music 
The people would sing 
He sang a simple song 
A song that could be heard by all 
And if hed been there in time 
He might have prevented the fall 

Chorus 

He was the Jamboree Man 
Down by the Bay 
Come one, come all 
Pop a quarter, and 
Let the sweet song play 
Hell pop it back 
Pick a tune, and 
Push your cares away 
So let me 
Let me say goodbye, goodbye to 
All my woes and worries 
For today 

Well, if youre a simple soul in need of some simple atonement 
Well hes got a song thatll take you from here and to Heaven and back 
Listen to the melody 
It could be your remedy 
Dont turn away 
Just let the tones and the drone of the music lift your cares away 

He sang a simple song 
A song that could be heard by all 
And if hed been there in time 
He might have prevented the Fall 


Chorus 

He was the Jamboree Man 
Down by the Bay 
Come one, come all 
Pop a quarter and 
Let the sweet song play 
Hell pop it back, now 
Pick a tune and 
Push your cares away 
So let me 
Let me say, let me say goodbye now 
Lemme say, lemme say, lemme say goodbye now