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Thread #37497   Message #522698
Posted By: GUEST,Nick
07-Aug-01 - 01:43 PM
Thread Name: Songs about boats, No disasters!
Subject: RE: BS: Songs about boats, No disasters!
Great Big Sea does a tune called "Lukey" or "Lukey's Boat" Lukey's Boat is painted green Ah Ha me Boys , Lukey's Boat is painted green It's the prettyest boat that you've ever seen, ah ha me boys a riddle-I day!

Now there is a dead wife mentioned but it is not a disaster.

I say Lukey your blinds are down "Me wife is dead and she's underground" Ah ha me boys A riddle-I day

I says Lukey I dont care I'll get me another in the spring of the year ah me boys etc.

They have two versions, one on the CD "UP" and another version they play with the Chieftans, that one is on a CD called Fire in the Kitchen, the also made a video for that one that aired on Canadian Music Televison, I have it as a Realplayer file.

Two other songs they do with strong boat content are, Ferryland Sealer, only a disater if you are one of the 900 seals "sculped" and Excursion around the Bay, not so much about the boat as where it goes, and once again there is the loss of wife.