Hi all,

Here are the lyrics as transcribed for Luke Cheever's CD which will be launched at An Góilín on early in Sept. I'll put further information in a separate dedicated thread in a day or two.

The Treacherous Waves of Loughmuck. (Frank McCrory)

Me and Andy one evening were strolling
As the sun was beginning to set
And when just outside Drumragh new graveyard
A young Loughmuck sailor we met.
He brought us along to his liner
That was breasting the waves like a duck
And that's how we started our ill-fated cruise
On the treacherous waves of Loughmuck.

As our ship she sped over the water
We all gazed at the landscape we knew
First we saw Clanabogan's big lighthouse
Then the Pigeon Top came into view.
But alas as we sped o'er those waters
Soon we all were with horror dumbstruck
For without any warning a big storm arose
On the treacherous waves of Loughmuck.

The storm came on with thunder and lightening
And the big waves lashed mountainous high
Our ship was tossed hither and thither
Then black darkness came over the sky
The passengers shrieked out in terror
As our ship Aughadulla rock struck,
Me and Andy was all that was saved from the wreck
On the treacherous waves of Loughmuck.

People talk of the great Loch Ness monster
And to see it they come young and old
But the monsters we saw that evening
Leave the Loch Ness boy out in the cold
Sharks, sea-lions, whales and alligators
With mouths that could swallow a truck
Oh the sights that we saw as we waited for death
On the treacherous waves of Loughmuck.

There we were like two Robinson Crusoes
Miles away from Fireagh Orange Hall
Though we starved on that rock for a fortnight
Not a ship ever came within call.
At last we decided to swim it
Though we don't like to brag of our pluck
After swimming for two days we reached Creevan Bay
On the treacherous waves of Loughmuck.

There we lay on that beach quite exhausted
Till a man with a big dog drew near
He shouted out, 'Hi, clear away out of that.
'Faith I want no drunk Omey boys here!'
He said we'd been drinkin' and sleepin'
Since the clock in the parlour four struck
And that was the end of our ill-fated cruise
On the treacherous waves of Loughmuck.