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THE BALLAD OF GRACE DARLING (Cal Bagby) 'Twas on the long stone lighthouse There dwelt an English maid Pure as the air around her Of danger ne'er afraid One morning just at daybreak A storm tossed wreck she spied And up spake brave Grace Darling I'll save the crew she cried cho: So she pulled away on the rolling sea Over the waters blue "help, help" she could hear the cry Of the shipwrecked crew But Grace had an English heart and the raging storm she braved She pulled away o'er the rolling sea And the crew she saved They to the rock were clinging a crew of nine all told. Between them and the lighthouse the seas like mountains rose. Said Grace "Come help me father, We'll launch the boat," said she. Her father cried "'Tis madness, To face that raging sea" Chorus But she......... One murmured prayer 'heaven guard us' And then they were afloat Between them and destruction The planks of that frail boat. Then spoke the maiden's father "Return or doomed are we" But up spoke brave Grace Darling "Alone I'll brave the sea" Chorus So she...... They bravely rode the billows And reached the rock at length They saved the storm tossed sailors In heaven alone their strength Oh tell the wide world over What English pluck can do And sing of brave Grace Darling Who nobly saved the crew Chorus When she...... VERSE G D 'Twas on the long stone lighthouse G There dwelt an English maid D Pure as the air around her of danger ne'er afraid C G One morning just at daybreak C A storm tossed wreck she spied G And up spake brave Grace Darling A D I'll save the crew she cried CHORUS G So she pulled away on the rolling sea D Over the waters blue "help, help" she could hear the cry Of the shipwrecked crew G But Grace had an English heart and the raging storm she braved C G She pulled away o'er the rolling sea D G And the crew she saved (Recorded by The Limeliters on "Through Children's Eyes") See also: GDARLING @sea @storm @woman @English @sailor @wreck @rescue filename[ GDARLIN1 MB Oct00 |
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