Love this band! I especially love these old videos, they're still great, but the energy when they were younger is wonderful. And Mark was one of the most beautiful boys I've ever seen. All grizzled now, but aren't we all.
brilliant - always loved this song but not seen them as young as this before - they arrived in my world a bit later - this appears to be much earlier than the 1994 Glastonbury "One Way" soon be another Beautiful Days festival in a couple weeks
Takes me back to livin on site - now thems were the days ! And nights ! Special Brew Crew n Circus Normal ??! Yes!! Mental but awesome daze .. Rip Jonny MAGER xx Frm Stef XX 😘
If I could choose the life I pleased Then I would be a boatman Along the canals and the rivers free No hasty words are spoken My only law the river breeze Would take me to the open seas If I could choose the life I pleased Then I would be a boatman If I could choose the life I pleased Then I would be a rover And if the road was not for me Then I would choose another Across mountains and valleys deep I would take these weary feet If I could choose the life I pleased Then I would be a rover But these things are so hard for me I cannot choose my own destiny And all the things that I want to see Are so unclean I wish I could choose the life I please But I am not a free man Others choose my destiny But my will is never broken I know someday I will be Everything that I dreamed I'd be If I could choose the life I pleased Then I would be a boatman
Great song.Wish in real life things was this easy Life for me turned shit. Worst day since yesterday. Had it all, good paid job. nice house, cars, family, then all went tits up,, was together 24 years , but she had hopeless wedding vows, still shit happens, but why me??still good song
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It's been a long time coming but I'm finally a boatman couldn't be happier calling a little old narrowboat home!
Sam Tait ✌🏼long may you sail you lucky munky
Love this band! I especially love these old videos, they're still great, but the energy when they were younger is wonderful. And Mark was one of the most beautiful boys I've ever seen. All grizzled now, but aren't we all.
Saw them in 92,,levelling the land tour,,awesome!! Then a few years ago they came to Northwich to play the boatlift,,, 👍
Had totally forgotten how awesome these guys are! Takes me back to my college days!
the best thing since sliced bread total awesome i will never forget glastonbury as i said awesome
Love this song 😊
we can see they enjoy performing this song
when i'm down , i play this video and smile
I know someday, I will be everything I dreamed I'd be...
My mum's funeral song. ❤️
brilliant - always loved this song but not seen them as young as this before - they arrived in my world a bit later - this appears to be much earlier than the 1994 Glastonbury "One Way"
soon be another Beautiful Days festival in a couple weeks
I agree completely!
I see plenty of free boatmen here on Norfolk broads...some happy some not... but I will join them some day
Takes me back to livin on site - now thems were the days ! And nights ! Special Brew Crew n Circus Normal ??! Yes!! Mental but awesome daze .. Rip Jonny MAGER xx Frm Stef XX 😘
Takes me back to 12 and site folk feeding me acids... made me the man I am... miss it tbh!!!
If I could choose the life I pleased
Then I would be a boatman
Along the canals and the rivers free
No hasty words are spoken
My only law the river breeze
Would take me to the open seas
If I could choose the life I pleased
Then I would be a boatman
If I could choose the life I pleased
Then I would be a rover
And if the road was not for me
Then I would choose another
Across mountains and valleys deep
I would take these weary feet
If I could choose the life I pleased
Then I would be a rover
But these things are so hard for me
I cannot choose my own destiny
And all the things that I want to see
Are so unclean
I wish I could choose the life I please
But I am not a free man
Others choose my destiny
But my will is never broken
I know someday I will be
Everything that I dreamed I'd be
If I could choose the life I pleased
Then I would be a boatman
Belting Rowdy song. Sounds like Revolution.
That the life of a boat man. The only thing I can do is try
you just owned him, very well done (y)
If I could live the life I choose then I would be a Spaceman. Take LSD and Ecstasy, and I would float away, maaan!
No one is free.
they must be about 100 years old now
Great song.Wish in real life things was this easy Life for me turned shit. Worst day since yesterday. Had it all, good paid job. nice house, cars, family, then all went tits up,, was together 24 years , but she had hopeless wedding vows, still shit happens, but why me??still good song
I sure hope things are better for you, eight years down the road!
Yes I will be free
#ImARover
Always better live and still are-but was before glasto got to big.
Shame they sold out...
love this song. One of the great bands of my mis-spent youth
Classic, could be anything.
There from the start, looking forward to seeing you guys at the Isle of Wight Festival this year, one of my favourite bands xx
When I achieved I will be
Same
Pick it up.