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Seaborne
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For the Love of Pete
03:30
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FOR THE LOVE OF PETE
The news spread fast on Sideways Pier
that Captain Pete had disappeared
They said his bark had run aground
and his crew could not be found
He’d gone a sailing in pursuit
of guns and rum and Spanish loot
but anything can happen on the deep, deep blue sea
Now Sally Doogan loved that man
despite his tendency to cheat, love of drink, rotten temper, stinky feet, missing teeth
And though she’d never been to sea
she swore to rescue Pete.
She bought a sloop and named it Belle
and bid her simple life farewell
as anything can happen on the deep, deep blue sea
Their first day out a storm befell upon that poor ship Belle
The second day they lost their way in fog and heavy swells
Undeterred they spent the third mending line and sail
On the fourth they made some progress till they bumped into that whale
The giant creature slapped his flukes and took a look around
And as he dove beneath their hull he sang a lovely sound
Every hand scanned the sea concerned of his return
That’s when they saw the pirate ships coming up astern
Oh for the love, oh for the love
Oh for the love, oh for the love
Those scoundrels sought to seize Sal’s sloop
but in their midst there came a whoosh
the whale exhaled, the rogues were spooked,
their leader begged a truce
So Sally commandeered their fleet
replete with gold to Port Royal
There’s danger but there’s booty on the deep, deep blue sea
On shore the captain Sally spied
two rum-soaked wenches by his side
And in a flash she saw the truth
She’d rather be a mariner than married to that brute!
So drink up Hearties, rest a spell
for now we’re rich with tales to tell
Tomorrow we’ll be back upon the deep, deep blue sea
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Navigate
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NAVIGATE
Whenever you’re blown off course
by winds of sudden change
that leave you lost alone in
waters deep and strange
Don’t panic, don’t dismay
It happens now and then
With a little ingenuity
you can find your way again
Take a clue from those seafarers
They know how to set a course
To see where they are, they look at the stars
and count those log line knots
That’s right they
contemplate, cogitate, calculate, anticipate
triangulate, configurate, navigate, yes navigate
Don’t panic, don’t dismay
You can find your way again.
To see where you are
take a look at the stars and
count those log line knots.
You’ve got to
contemplate, cogitate, calculate, anticipate
triangulate, configurate, navigate, yes navigate
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Dark Matters
04:06
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High Seas Lament
04:54
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HIGH SEAS LAMENT
If I could live my life at sea
I’d spend my days in mutiny
Rising up when ‘ere I pleased
No land or lord could hinder me
as I make way across the seas
free from tyranny and toil
I’d cast away both church and crown
I’d let their lies and finery drown
the thieves have cost this world its peace
The ways of men are wearisome
Too many heed the pipe and drum
and war on for the rich and royal
Away, away, away she goes
away, away far from these woes
the crowded quay slips from view
the sooty sky slowly clears to blue
I search for treasures buried deep
beneath the waves of restless sleep
I plunder every hope I find
And when my spirit fills with ease
I’ll know I’ve won my liberty
If I could live my life at sea
Away, away, away she goes
away, away far from these woes
A salty mist fills the wind
the ocean’s edge stretches wide ahead
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The Folly of Fame
05:24
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Sandglass
02:15
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Rough Music
04:06
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ROUGH MUSIC
I’m a roving man, I ply the waves
from Bristol to Benin
from Boston Harbour to Barbados
and back again
Side by side I sail and fight with
brave and brazen men
Our bond is born of circumstance and the
quest for rich fortune
I owe the scratches on my back
to a captain drunk with power
His wrath bled all of loyalty
and set the crew to sour
We bade our time with firm resolve
to carry out the plot
Then one dark night every hand
took to rolling shot
Ay O Ay O
Heed these sounds of righteous discontent
Ay O Ay O
We shall have proper recompense
Of all the women I have known
I’m true to only one
To her I’ll bring these silver coins
and silks of dark crimson
I’m a roving man, I ply the waves
from Bristol to Benin
from Boston Harbour to Barbados
and back again
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Morning Star
03:22
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Fair Winds
04:45
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FAIR WINDS
As the hours pass on a shadowy night
her thoughts drift towards the ocean
where moonlight draws a silvery sword
across her lonely heart
He sailed away one wintery morn
to work along the southern coast
They’d sworn their love with a fiery kiss
And the promises all lovers make
I will return
I will come back to you
I will return to hold you
in my arms
May a fair wind blow
to speed your way
and bring you back to me
safely, back to me
A year went by as every year had
on that quiet palm tree bay
Fair winds blew as she ran to the shore
the day his ship came in
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Il Y A un Bal
03:25
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IL Y A UN BAL
Tiens, bébé il y a un bal ce soir
O, ouais tout le monde danser
moi j’ai tant envie de te voir
Allons y, le bon temps rouler
Moi je porterai une jolie robe
bleu de ciel comme tes grandes yeux
on va danser jusqu'à l'aube
La musique nous rend heureux
Hey Baby there’s a party tonight
O, ouais tout le monde danser
We're gonna dance til the morning light
Allons y, le bon temps roulera
I’m gonna dress up all in blue
bleu de ciel comme tes grandes yeux
feels so good dancing with you
La musique nous rend heureux
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12. |
Where to Next?
04:00
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