Now Ross you've got me raiding my song bag right to the very bottom. Lot of dust up my nose, but finally came up with a song I wrote for the cadets concert on board.

Have to just say that I did a stint as Lecky with Cayzer Irvine in'66 - '68.
S.A Vaal, Elizabeth Bowater, couple of Castle line cargo boats too.
One trip as Lecky on the, "Clan Malcolm" which was a boat for Officer Cadets.

So here was what I came up with.

"Voyage 28"
Tune. Early in the morning before the break of day.

When I Was Dumb And Very Young
I Went For A Trip On The Clan Malcolm
I Thought I would A Captain Be
And So I Joined The Company
I Joined The Company (x3)
Before The Break Of Day

We Sailed From London It Is True
The Sea And Sky Looked Very Blue
But In The Bay It Could Be Seen
All The Cadets Looked Very Green
Oh! They Looked Very Green (x3)
Before The Break Of Day

On The Cape You Can Have A Good Time
The Weather There Is Always Fine
Don't Fall Out With The T/O
Or You'll Have The Line To Toe
You'll Have The Line To Toe (x3)
Before the Break Of Day

A Visit To A National Park Was Planned
Many, Many Miles Inland
In The Morning they Wanted Us
Up Very Early To Catch The Bus
Up Early in The Morning (x3)
Before The Break Of Day

We Went From The Cape To The Medi Blue
There Were many Things To Do
Ski-ing Soccer And Believe You Me
It's A Very Full Life On The Malcolm C
Oh! It's A Very Full Life (x3)
On Board The Malcolm C

Back To The Cape Just For Fun
We Had To Have Another Run
L.M Beira Round Again
This Is The Life On The Rolling Main
Life On The Rolling Main (x3)
Before The Break Of Day

One Had A Night Out in L.M
Sure He Won't Do That Again
We All Know He'll No More Roam
His Shore Leaves Stopped
Till We Get Home
Oh! No More Will He Roam (x3)
Until The Break Of Day

And Now We're On The Homeward Run
We've had Good Craic And Lots Of Fun
We're All Proud Of The Time We've Done
All Aboard The Clan Malcolm
Aboard The Clan Malcolm (x3)
Before The Break Of Day.

P.S
I've always liked Graham Penny's, "Channels" and can associate my time at sea with that song. I have the words if you want.

Chas