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Thread #34968   Message #3698088
Posted By: GUEST
29-Mar-15 - 10:15 AM
Thread Name: Lyr ADD: The Jeannie C. (Stan Rogers)^^^
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Jeannie C. (Stan Rogers)
Just in case anyone is interested, and the 'completists wish to have the information, I have noted the extra fifth verse below that Stan sang at the Bermuda Folk Club in 1978.
I have the songs and intros on a recording and so the record is authentic...and I was there!
It was my privilege to book Stan, at the recommendation of Priscilla Herdman. She was in Bermuda to play the folk club and was learning '45 years' and played me a cassette of Stan singing....from what I remember, I walked over to the phone and called him straight away...

No clue why this verse didn't make it onto the album, or if he sang the full version in subsequent 'live' performances...

He introduced the song with great gravity and referred to it as a 'new one'

Enjoy....

verse five....

Then said my son "Oh Dad, come quick and see"
To the engine well he's pointing....
Cold water from the spiteful sea
The old 'make and break' is anointing

In the intro, Stan explained what a 'make and break' engine is....and gave life and perspective to the song so that it came alive as he sang it....
One of the most memorable moments of my musical life...

Cheers
Peter Sumner
San Francisco