Thanks Ian, I knew I'd eventually find someone who liked this song! :-)

RATHLIN FERRY

Chorus:
Ferry me o'er the water to Rathlin,
Carry me safely over that sea,
Where many poor men lost their lives brave and early,
Never to see their own loved ones again.

Long long ago there came a flotilla,
50 small Curraghs from Scotland to trade,
Hell sent a storm to murder those sailors,
None of them ever saw dry land again.

Chorus

Spaniards they sent a mighty armada,
Tall ships with canon and brave men of war,
One ship was lost in dark stormy water,
Many men ne'r saw their homeland again.

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Some ships were sunk by gale or torpedo,
Lost around Rathlin in a watery grave,
Tascania and Drake, Calgarion and Raven,
Brisk and Lochgarry will ne'r sail again.

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Even today those waters are deadly,
Treacherous currents by cliff and by shore,
So swimmers and sailors and divers take a warning,
Or you may ne'r see your families no more.

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Cheers
Dick