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Thread #63286   Message #1026829
Posted By: radriano
30-Sep-03 - 07:16 PM
Thread Name: Maritime term 'Mother Carey'
Subject: RE: Maritime term 'Mother Carey'
Hi Jerry,

Nah, the song contents are different. Here's a transcription of what's on Tom's CD:

MOTHER CAREY
Tom Lewis, Tinker Tailor Soldier Singer (ASM104D)
Words by C.Fox Smith, melody by Tom Lewis


As late I went a-walking, a-walking by the sea
I thought I heard men talking, I heard them call to me
Oh, sorrow take the city streets, the weary city stones
'Tis time for you to leave them while the strength is in your bones
Shake her and wake her, Johnny, there's the ship for you
Lying in the Royal Roads waiting for a crew
And every brace and backstay is singing soft and low
Mother Carey wants us and we're all bound to go

Chorus:
Yes, we're all bound to go, Johnny, all bound to go
If it's late or early, lads, if you will or no
Sure as sun do rise, Johnny, sure as tides do flow
When Mother Carey wants us then we're all bound to go

As late I went a-walking, a-walking by the shore
I thought of ports I'd like to see I hadn't seen before
Across the strait the lighthouse kept winking fine and free
To show me where the road is that leads to open sea
Shake her and wake her, Johnny, yonder there she rides
Lying in the Royal Roads swinging at the tides
Singing to the muttering tides that past her cables flow
Mother Carey wants us and we're all bound to go

As late I went a-walking, a-walking by the tide
I thought m'love was with me and walking by m'side
So kind she did reproach me, so soft her eyes did shine
Yet could not hold beside her this restless heart of mine
Shake her and wake her, Johnny, can't you hear them calling
Out across the Royal Roads and the dusk a-falling
Time and time for me to leave you, though I love you so
Mother Carey wants us and we're all bound to go