THE MARTIN GREIGH by Taylor Whiteside

My father was a fisherman, likewise my brothers too,
They follow in his footsteps with a wooden point of view
And, I the black sheep of the lot work safely on the shore
I keep account of what we've got, find ways to make it more.

Refrain

Four boats in the harbor
Where's the Martin Greih?
She was due to fetch the Cutty Light
At 3 o'clock today
No sail on the horizon,
No vessel by the quay (pronounced KAY)
Four boats in the harbor
Where's the Martin Greigh? Mother went to Boston, seven years ago
We sons receive a letter each Christmas time or so
Then, father takes the dory then
Round the harbor rows
'Til the weather drives him in
That's when the sorrw shows.

repeat refrain

"A man's the master of his heart
His boys we all were told
He strains to play the hero's part
A captain brave and bold,
But, in the end must pa
"pay the tow" to feelings never shown
Trapped within this "angel's role"
He finds himself alone.

Rep. ref.

Father said that one fine day,
He'd take the Greigh and go
To an island far beyond the bay
The fishermen don't know.
There he'll run the mains'l down
Anchor by the shore,
Leave behind old fishing grounds
And think of her no more.

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k.m.

I'm trying to recall if Taylor sings it.."think of her ONCE more."