Lyr Req: 'Sailing out for the first time'

Subject: Lyr Req: Lyr Req:'Sailing out for the first time'
From: russell_aminzade
Date: 17 Jul 21 - 06:22 AM

Very eager to find the lyrics to a song, possibly by Archie Fisher. Fragments I remember:

When you're sailing out for the first time
Men will tell you of trips that they've made
Of the work and the Sweat and the Loneliness
And you'll feel just a little afraid.
...
If you ask them why men go sailing
and why from their families they part
they may say that it's for the money
or that Man is a hunter at heart

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lyr Req:'Sailing out for the first time'
From: GUEST,#
Date: 17 Jul 21 - 10:05 AM

The song lyrics you want were posted at the following thread where it is entitled "When You're Going Out For The First Time" written by Owen Hand.

https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=57337

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Are you the writer of "The Ballad of Sam Lovejoy"?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lyr Req:'Sailing out for the first time'
From: russell_aminzade
Date: 17 Jul 21 - 06:13 PM

Thank you. I am very glad to find and. And, yup, I'm the writer of "The Ballad of Sam Lovejoy" (and, based on quip by Sandy Pliskin, the parody "How Can I Keep From Eating" ... seems like a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away :-)

- Russell

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lyr Req:'Sailing out for the first time'
From: GUEST,#
Date: 17 Jul 21 - 07:56 PM

You're welcome and thank you. Good song. The following link has links to a few aspects of the piece and the lyrics. I'll look to see if they've been posted here and if not I'll add them in this thread.

http://towncommonsongs.org/songs/balladofsamlovejoy.html

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lyr Req:'Sailing out for the first time'
From: GUEST,#
Date: 17 Jul 21 - 08:14 PM

DOH: The song is in the DT. It was added by belfast on 01 Mar 03 - 11:31 AM.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Sailing out for the first time'
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 17 Jul 21 - 09:35 PM

I love this kind of thread transaction. :)