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Ripple of the Blue Tattoos

Loosely based on an encounter in Dover in 1978. Heavy metal vibe.

On the Dover docks one night in the middle of a barroom fight,

I heard a man call out, “It’s people like you bringin’ this country down.”

And wanting to hear more, I took a step inside the door;

And an angry man, bigger than most, slowly turned around.

There was an element of danger as I looked at the stranger;

He said, “I’m mad as hell, but I can tell this day may turn out right.”

CHORUS:   Motorcycles were his lovers, he didn’t have no room for others;

And if I’d had just a little more time, I woulda climbed on right behind,

To watch the ripple of the blue tattoos on the back of his hands.

It was kind of a one-shot deal, it was cold, but it was real;

Losin’ track of time I lost him on that foggy channel crossing,

Lost the ripple of the blue tattoos on the back of his hands.

CHORUS

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