Lyr ADD: Chesapeake Born (Tom Wisner)

Subject: Lyr Req: Cheasapeake Born
From: Irish sergeant
Date: 20 Jun 05 - 04:16 PM

I'm looking for the lyrics and guitar chords for the song Chesapeake Born by Mark Wisner. They're not on the Digitrad. Thank in advance, Neil

Subject: Lyr Add: CHESAPEAKE BORN (Tom Wisner)
From: Sorcha
Date: 20 Jun 05 - 04:24 PM

CHESAPEAKE BORN
by Tom Wisner © 1979

    (Chorus)
    I'm Chesapeake born, I'm Chesapeake Free
    I'm Chesapeake bound, (and) flowing with ease.
    I'm Chesapeake born, and bound to thee,
    (IN) Deed I am, (I'M) Chesapeake free.

I'm the son of the rain, brother of the wind
I follow on the water, I got tobacco on my chin.
I seen forty years of sunshine, wind and rain.
If I had a chance, I'd do it all again.

    (To chorus)

She's the mother of the waters and the people of this land
Forty river children reach to take her by the hand
and flow through Maryland and Virginia to the sea,
Atlantic born, Atlantic bound and free.

    (To chorus)

I hear your song so clearly and I know that down inside
the mother of these waters is flowing deep and wide.
Sons and daughters of the waters life within,
Gentle voices blending with the wind.

    (To chorus...whisper)

    (Repeat chorus ....full voice)

http://www.herondance.org/studiostore/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=art&Category_Code=wisner#lyrics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mstNZjzR5i0

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cheasapeake Born
From: Charley Noble
Date: 20 Jun 05 - 04:50 PM

Mark is Tom's son. He's also a fine songwriter.

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cheasapeake Born
From: Irish sergeant
Date: 20 Jun 05 - 05:15 PM

Hell, it's a great song Thanks much! Neil

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cheasapeake Born
From: Sorcha
Date: 20 Jun 05 - 05:39 PM

Yer welcome!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Chesapeake Born (Tom Wisner)
From: GUEST,Richard Warren
Date: 23 Apr 23 - 05:29 PM

Did you ever find the guitar chords? Or any sheet music?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Chesapeake Born (Tom Wisner)
From: GUEST,Magothy
Date: 23 Feb 24 - 08:17 PM

The first part mentions putting down the plow and picking up your tongue/tong? Cause you gotta be waterin all winter long

Guess farm season is over time to work the bay

Subject: ADD: Chesapeake Born (Tom Wisner)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 23 Feb 24 - 08:43 PM

I think the tongs are for harvesting clams and oysters and crabs - but mostly oysters.
Here are the lyrics from the album notes:

CHESAPEAKE BORN
(Tom Wisner © 1979)

Put down the plow, lad,
And pick up the tong
'Cause you got to be waterin'
All winter long (repeat)

CHORUS
'Cause you're Chesapeake born, Chesapeake Free
Chesapeake bound, and flowing with ease.
Chesapeake born, and bound to thee,
'Deed I am, I'm Chesapeake free.

She's the mother of the waters and the people of this land
Forty river children reach to take her by the hand
And flow through Maryland and Virginia to the sea,
She's Atlantic born, Atlantic bound and free. (And I'm...)
CHORUS

I'm the son of the rain, and the brother of the wind
Follow on the water, got tobacco on my chin.
Seen forty years of sunshine, wind and rain.
If I had a chance, I'd do it all again. ('Cause I'm...)



(not in notes)
I hear your song so clearly and I know that down inside
the mother of these waters is flowing deep and wide.
Sons and daughters of the waters life within,
Gentle voices blending with the wind.

    (To chorus...whisper)

    (Repeat chorus ....full voice)




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCQEmm-3Ldc

The song is on Chesapeake Born, a 1978 Folkways album by Tom and Mark Wisner

Also on Made of Water, by Tom Wisner (2012) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mstNZjzR5i0

Subject: RE: Lyr ADD: Chesapeake Born (Tom Wisner)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 23 Feb 24 - 08:58 PM

Notes from the Smithsonian Folkways album:

Maryland-based songwriter and educator Tom Wisner’s (1930–2010) first album for Folkways also marks the label’s first documentation of the culture of the Chesapeake Bay. According to Wisner’s liner notes, “[t]he songs on this recording were given to me while I was becoming more aware of myself and my relationship to the Chesapeake Bay and her people.” With songs and singing by both Tom and his son Mark Wisner, the album features vocal contributions by Theresa Whitaker, guitars by Marty Dutcher, and Bill Caldwell on guitar and banjo. Three songs are a cappella. The handwritten liner notes include lyrics and dedications for each song, biographies of the musicians, and four drawings by Wisner.