Mark Despault, 2014
Let it Ride was originally written for the Suzanne Pasternak play Lily Sisters, a musical about rum running off the shores of Prince Edward County, Ontario, during prohibition.
Em D
Let it ride, let it ride
Am C D
Sometimes you have to roll the dice in order to survive
Em G
Let it ride, let it ride
Am B7 Em
Everyday you take a chance is a day that you're alive
G F
Martin is a fisherman with a two boats and a crew
C D
From what he makes from fishing he knows it wouldn't do
G F
By the time he pays his bills and men, he's nothing left but pride
C Em
He's started running whiskey boys. .....He had to let it ride
Johnny has a girl you see with marriage on her mind
He couldn't find the extra cash to make her his new bride
His job down at the cannery won't keep her satisfied
At night he works the rum boats....... He had to let it ride
There's a young lad with a family who cannot make ends meet
His wife is due in April and the kids all need to eat
He'll have to work the double shift, if he can stay awake
Or make a summers wages .......in a night run on the lake