Lyr ADD: The Leaving (Dave Gibb)

Subject: The Leaving by Dave Gibb
From: The Maverick
Date: 22 Apr 19 - 03:54 AM

Wondering the lyrics to this song are documented anywhere?

Subject: RE: The Leaving by Dave Gibb
From: cnd
Date: 22 Apr 19 - 11:39 AM

Maverick --

I can get *most* of the words to the song at a first listen but may be missing some more regional/local words or people(?) whose names I'm not familiar yet. In a week or so I'll have some more free time than I have at the moment and can try and throw together a rough transcription.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIqOOocfpWE

Here's a link to the video if anyone else wants to give it a try

Subject: Lyr Add: THE LEAVING (Dave Gibb)
From: cnd
Date: 29 Apr 19 - 02:37 AM

Maverick --

This should be mostly right. Still a little iffy on the line about sheep and servitude, but otherwise, I think this is more or less right. Transcribed by ear from the link above.

THE LEAVING
As sung by Dave Gibb on the album Looking At the Past

We sail for the Americas tomorrow
We leave our past, our history, behind
We'll carry with us memories of joy and love and sorrow
And hope the ones of leaving will close and heal with time

The longboat lies along the shoreline
It'll ferry us to the ship come break of day
Then they'll turn out to the west and steer for the horizon
And off into our futures we will sail away

We're heading out for Canada's white spaces
Where a man must earn his worth, or so they say
We'll leave behind us lords and those who stole the land God gave us
But still I know deep down inside my heart I'd rather stay

Driven out of hearth and home, there's nothing here for me
Driven down to the waterside, driven out to sea
Heading now for Canada, and a freedom I've never known
You know, even the man of God watched on as the lords tore down our home

Still, we leave all that behind should we survive this voyage
Left their fellow servitude of sheep to men
And I'll take my place in freedom's land secure within the knowledge
That me and mine will never bend the knee to a man called lord again

Driven out of hearth and home, there's nothing here for me
Driven down to the waterside, driven out to sea
Heading now for Canada, and a freedom I've never known
You know, even the man of God watched on as the lords tore down our home

We sail for the Americas tomorrow
And it'll break my heart when the ship gets underway
I'll carry with me memories of joy and love and sorrow
But still I know deep down inside my heart I'd rather stay

Subject: RE: The Leaving by Dave Gibb
From: Hamish
Date: 30 Apr 19 - 03:45 PM

And/or you could try asking him. I'm sure he'd be chuffed. Try his website which is here: Dave Gibb's web site

Subject: RE: The Leaving by Dave Gibb
From: cnd
Date: 03 May 19 - 11:12 AM

People have tried asking him some questions on his YouTube videos and he's been less than responsive. That being said, if Maverick wants to be sure about the lyrics, that probably is the best option