Bois Blanc Island

I'm ridin' on the mail boat out to Boblo
I'm bored with Cheboygan, it's got me down
Gonna ride the waves of the straits
out to Boblo
Gettin' on this boat--I'm leavin' town

I went down to the bank in Cheboygan
They've "Served the Straits Since 1892"
She asked me if I had my passbook
I said, "No. How 'bout you?"

Well they say that time stands still
over on Boblo
No bad memories get in the way
I'm gonna take charge of my life
Gonna make the sacrifice
Drinkin' beer and thinkin' twice
over on Boblo

So Captain Ray, won't you take me out to Boblo?
Fifteen knots. I wanna get there soon
A six of Stroh's and anything goes on Boblo
Maybe I'll have a few at Sevilles' Saloon

It's been ten long years
since I've been back to Boblo
They say Seville's Saloon burned to the ground
There's a yellow-haired ghost
on the north shore of Boblo
One of these days I'm gonna track it down

They say that time stands still over on Boblo
No bad memories get in the way
I'm gonna take charge of my life
Gonna make the sacrifice
Drinkin' beer and thinkin' twice
over on Boblo

Bois Blanc Island

(pronounced bob-lo)