Patrick E. Muth/Catnip Pat

Patrick E. Muth/Catnip Pat

Help Me Get My Ships Back to the Water (Live@Ft. Lauderdale)

Story Behind The Song

Tim's sailboat lay dormant after a great many years of sailing! He was a great sailor and loved the water! He was an excellent spearfisherman and could shoot mullet better than anyone i've ever seen! He said "You have to Lead them"! Ha! He was a class act and will be sorely missed! This is what I believe to be Tim's best--and one of the best songs ever written!

Song Description

This is the best song my brother Tim ever wrote. While he is talking about a sailboat-the metaphor applies to his--and everybody's life in trying to get back something they have lost. We played this song for about 40 years up until his death in December of 2020 and it never failed to bring the house down. Playing without him makes me feel like Greg Allman must have felt when he lost brother Dwayne!

Song Length 2:18 Genre Blues - Chicago, Folk - Traditional
Tempo Slow (71 - 90) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Cool, Endearing Subject Healing, Ocean, Sea
Similar Artists Jimmy Buffett, Joe Cocker Language English
Era 1970 - 1979

Lyrics

HELP ME GET MY SHIPS BACK TO THE WATER

HELP ME GET MY SHIPS BACK TO THE WATER
THEY'VE BEEN WITHOUT WIND MUCH TOO LONG
LET'EM SAIL TO THE EDGE OF THE WORLD
TILL ALL MY SEAS RUN DRY
YOU'RE MY INSPIRATION, A CLEAR DAY AND A STRONG BREEZE AHEAD!
WELL UNTIE ALL OUR ANCHORS, LEAN INTO THE WIND WITH EYES CLOSED AND GO
ON THE VOYAGE OF HAPPINESS--TO THE OCEAN OF LOVE!
lEAD (TERRY ON STEEL)
WELL UNTIE ALL OUR ANCHORS---YEAH I DIDNT DO IT FOR NOBODY ELSE
AND I'M GIVING ABOUT ALL I HAVE TO GIVE PLEASE NOW WONT CHA MAKE IT DO! PLEASE NOW WON'T YOU MAKE IT DO

WRITTEN BY TIMOTHY JOHN MUTH 1975

Bob Dylan yeah

Great energy and story...

The writer uses a ship metaphor in this bluesy love song. He maintains the metaphor throughout the whole song. Live recording reveals a winsome performance. Nice instrumentation.

Peppy song, some unique sounding instruments, sounded authentic. At the very end it sound like it was a live performance

It's a nice chord progression, between The Dark End Of The Street and A White Shade Of Pale plus No Woman No Cry, sung in a Bob Dylanesque way. Stairway to Heaven too. I think I've mentioned enough references. Overall, it's got a classic sixties/seventies feel.

Song has a good feel and an endearing emotional quality.

I like the sound of the drums and the guitar work, I also think the arrangement is excellent.

Lyrics Tim Muth Music Tim Muth
Producer Patrick Muth/Tim Muth Performance Tim Muth, songwriter,lead vocal, and bass guitar, Pat Muth, guitar, Ashley Dykes,drums, Lisa Mills, vocals and percussion, Mark Zediak,guitar,Terry Reeves,steel guitar. Engineers: Patch Muth, John
Label "Wanna Puff" Inc.

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