i wrote this song/poem when the disaster happened and i would just like to share it with anybody who was and remains moved by that terrible night.also i am not a performer ....hence the poor rendition and the mistakes but i trust in the end result. Here's a version I uploaded on Soundcloud, you can listen to it or download it there: http://soundcloud.com/harry_gillen/ballad-of-the-penlee BALLAD OF THE PENLEE (Harry Gillen) On a cold winter evening a signal was heard Out in the ocean a vessel was feared Straight to the rescue facing the wind Off went the Penlee n'er to return Off went the Penlee n'er to return At the end of an hour the Union was found And the word from the tower sent a sigh all around But there was no way of knowing that the battle was won And the end for the Penlee had only begun And the end for the Penlee had only begun For a while they were gaining there were four taken on and the four left remaining prayed that soon they'd be won But the sea was determined and would not be denied And before it was over many tears would be cried And before it was over many tears would be cried There was no way to reach them and the answer was plain But to sail in between them while the light still remainred But the light turned to darkness and the wind grew to nine And the sea drew around them waiting her time And the sea drew around them waiting her time They went in for to take them through the wind and the rain Never known to forsake them never known to refrain But the sea rose in anger and she turned them around Like the leaves in the autumn bringing them down Like the leaves in the autumn bringing them down Now the storm it was raging and the wind tore the sky And the time it was ages to the souls who would die There would be no survivors with the waves rolling high And the wind blowing harder mocking their cries And the wind blowing harder mocking their cries On a cold winter evening a signal was heard Out in the ocean a vessel was feared Straight to the rescue facing the wind Off went the Penlee n'er to return Off went the Penlee n'er to return Off went the Penlee n'er to return Off went the Penlee n'er to return Off went the Penlee n'er to return Off went the Penlee n'er to return.
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