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Lyr ADD: Lily of Barbary (Pete Scrowther) Related thread: Contact Pete Scrowther?? (2)
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lily of Barbary From: mandotim Date: 13 May 08 - 08:54 AM Chris is being far too self-effacing; Isambarde (including Chris) do a fabulous version of this song on their third CD 'Barnstorming', available here Tim Recording: https://www.reverbnation.com/isambarde/songs (valid as of March 2024) |
Subject: ADD: Lily of Barbary (Pete Scrowther) From: Chris Green Date: 12 May 08 - 03:45 PM Here you go! A cracking song from a cracking songwriter. Chris LILY OF BARBARY (Pete Scrowther) Just a cabin boy on a Whitby trader - Mediterranean Sea, Bound for Malta's strand The 15th day of June 1680, The day my second life began We were caught and boarded by a Moorish galley, The battle short, the outcome clear My shipmates died in pain, only I was spared And sold in a market in Algiers They say the fates of men are written on the wind - no-one knows where they may blow I was taken in chains by a Barbary corsair - it was in Barbary I found my Lily fair. But luck was with me, I found a kindly master - Learned to serve him and I served him well And with my new name, clothes and language, I thought little of my homeland, truth to tell And when my master died his testament did free me, With a gift of gold besides I became a merchant, a man of consequence, With everything a rich man's life provides Then one day in the slaver's market, wide-eyed and trembling, There among the goods on show A frightened Cornish girl, snatched from hearth and home, And pity in my heart did overflow So I sent for gold and I bought her freedom, Gave her shelter in my home And in a few short weeks, love between us grew, From each other's side we swore we'd never roam But she missed her home, she missed her family, Missed the deep green hills of England's shore So I knew I must leave my home of twenty years, For I couldn't live without her anymore Now before the wind, bound for northern waters, Watching Barbary's coast subside Though no man may know just what the future holds, I'll sail with Lily by my side Pete Scrowther 2004 |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lily of Barbary From: Peace Date: 12 May 08 - 10:17 AM I was not able to locate lyrics. Just CDs they are on (the lyrics that is). It might help if you could post a few lines from the song. |
Subject: Lyr Req: Lily of Barbary From: Gwenzilla Date: 12 May 08 - 08:41 AM A friend is looking for accurate lyrics to Pete Scrowther's Lily of Barbary, as done by PJ Wright, among others. Online sources or text lyrics would be great. :-) |
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