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SuperDave Origin: The Bluenose (56* d) RE: Origin: The Bluenose 26 Oct 18


The Bluenose song from Helicopter Canada - This is credited as being written by Kate McGarrigle and was performed by the Mountain City Four (which included both Kate and Anna) for the soundtrack. Lyrics & chords (ChordPro format) as best I can figure them:

[C]She's sailing [G]out of [C]Lunenburg [G]harbour
A [C]legend [Am]and the [F]wind be[G]fore her
[C]She won [Em]all the [Am]races of her day
The [F]ghost we see is only time -- [G]away
And it's [C]blow boys, blow my [G]bully boys, blow

Captain Angus Walters met the Prince of Wales
He rode the seas and fought the gales
They sold his ship to carry freight
The queen sailed off to meet her fate
And it's blow boys, blow my bully boys, blow

Now in the memory of other times
She rides as the tail on the back of a dime
She follows the wind and answers the call
As seagulls cry - to the sea and all
And it's blow boys, blow my bully boys, blow

The song is about 4 minutes into Helicopter Canada, which can be seen at https://www.nfb.ca/film/helicopter_canada/

On a personal note, I saw the hull of the Bluenose II being laid down in the Smith & Rhuland boatyard in Lunenburg sometime during the 50s.
S&R, one of the last of the major wooden boat building firms in the area, also did the Bounty replica for the Marlon Brando "Mutiny on the Bounty"


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