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14 May 07 - 02:34 AM (#2051156) Subject: Lyr Add: DREDGIN' IS MY DRUDGERY (Tom Wisner) From: Stewie ^^ DREDGIN' IS MY DRUDGERY (Tom Wisner) When the summer sun she's restin', crabs are settlin' down When leaves are turnin' rusty and the marshes burnt to brown I long to feel the timbers of a vessel brought to life By restless winds and hardy men who join me in my plight Chorus: 'Cos dredgin' she's my drudgery, sailin' she's my pride I bend my back to labour and ride out on the tide That's been my joy since I'se a boy Well, I plough a sea on Monday and push on Tuesday too Wednesday she's a sailin' day and I start missin' you On Thursday I get weary as we lick across that rock Start to pray for Friday when we put her to the dock Chorus Come March I'm feelin' weary and I long to go ashore While my knees are growin' heels and toes, my back is bent and sore I've pulled two thousand bushels and I'm rusted to the bone Why the wind and waters whistle where my muscles used to roam Chorus Source: Various Artists 'Classic Maritime Music' Smithsonian/Folkways SFW CD 40053 --Stewie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNsvIb_OteU https://youtube.com/watch?v=3UeLgC_yoSI |
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14 May 07 - 08:18 AM (#2051364) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Dredgin' is my drudgery From: Charley Noble Tom Wisner is one of the recognized leaders in protecting the Cheasepeak Bay estuary, and a fine singer and songsmith. His son Mark has composed some fine songs as well. "Dredgin'" is of course a reference to how oysters are traditionally harvested in the Bay. Cheerily, Charley Noble |