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Thread #159992   Message #4051554
Posted By: Joe Offer
09-May-20 - 11:55 PM
Thread Name: Songs of Bill Gallaher
Subject: RE: Songs of Bill Gallaher
Anybody have lyrics to "Lunenburg Town"

Bill Gallaher
Fare you well, Old Lunenburg Town,
You’re a sight to behold with your ships of renown
No Friendlier people, have ever I’ve found,
and its fare you well Lunenburg town

There were times when your merchant men sailed the world’s oceans
From Maine to the South Seas and ports in between
And tall ships at anchor, way down in the harbor
A forest of masts would be seen

You built the best of the best Grand Banks Schooners
One so damn fast, she left others behind
There was no ship could catch her, though they tried their best
Now she sails down the years on a dime

Men still recall when the fish were so plenty
When the dorymen hauled in the long liners trawl
Boats got so big, they went further to sea
And left too many men on the dole


The day came too soon, when the nets hauled up empty
like the pockets of dorymen left on the shore
Now your merchantmen sell souvenirs in the harbor
To those who have come to explore

Now your heart and your soul is a warm summer evening
When you gather like old friends upon the high ground
Songs fill the night and reach over the water
With a fare you well Lunenburg town