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Thread #73500 Message #1277351
Posted By: GUEST,Dan in Nova Scotia
21-Sep-04 - 11:07 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: The Sailmaker - dan mckinnon??
Subject: Lyr Add: THE SAILMAKER (Dan McKinnon)
I'm so happy that you enjoyed the song. Here are the lyrics:
Been 60 years a sailmaker Learned from my father's hand We sewed up slips of canvas Double stitching every strand We worked from dawn to dusk Making 50 cents a day But now the time of sailing ships is all but gone away.
We sewed up sets of mainmast sails For the Bluenose and Cape Anne And when we couldn't use machines We sewed them all by hand Bare masts sat there in the harbour While we worked both night and day But now the time of sailing ships is all but gone away
Chorus: And I wander sometimes down to the workshop Just to watch the daylight pass away And wipe away the dust from the benchtops filled with rust From broken needles left where they lay
I've watched the big fleets come and go The schooners anchored in the bay They glide without a sound But for the slapping of the waves I've watched the ships go proudly out I've seen the men obey But now the time of sailing ships is all but gone away.
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Can't wait to be back in England next April. See you all soon. Best Wishes Dan