Here's the song as it is on the album. Your missing word I first thought might bes brig, but on listening closely it definitely seems to end with /k/ and does indeed seem to be break. (Break cargo was cargo that had to be loaded individually not in bulk; I don't know if that's significant!),There are two other differences, the one in v1 significant. Mick
HARBOUR VOICE (Sean Cooney) I hear a voice singing in the harbour Calling me to dream; But it's only the ghost of a song Singing in a time that's been. I see a ship sailing past the pierhead Calling me to sing; But it's only the ghost of a break With nothing left to bring. I see two forms wrapped up in the moonlight Calling me to cry; But they're only the ghost of a love That promised not to die." I hear a voice singing in the harbour Calling me to dream; But it's only the ghost of a song Singing in a time that's been. I hear a voice singing in the harbour Source: The Young'Uns, album When Our Grandfathers Said No>/b>
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