Lyr Req: song of the humpback whale - Lyrics

Subject: Lyr Req: song of the humpback whale - Lyrics
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 14 May 08 - 04:42 PM

Heard the most haunting lovely piece at a sing around last week in Margaretting.

Wracking my brain to remember specifics about it. Trawling Google to find it. I suspect it may have been covered or written by Richard Shindell.

The message of the song is sympathetic to the whale's plight. Would love to find a recording of this.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: song of the humpback whale - Lyrics
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 14 May 08 - 04:52 PM

I think it was composed by the late Rod Sherman - if not, he wrote one with a similar title.
He made a CD of his compositions just before he died, it may be on that.
Jim Carroll

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: song of the humpback whale - Lyrics
From: Jack Blandiver
Date: 14 May 08 - 05:12 PM

Is this the one that our Joe's singing on his myspace page? Have a listen:

http://www.myspace.com/josephcboe

Subject: RE: LYR ADD: The Last Whale
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 14 May 08 - 07:44 PM

There are many threads about this song & Danny Spooner also sings a great version of it.

It's been mentioned in Mudcat many times & has been harvested for the Digital Tradition from 2 versions of the words posted by Joe Offer back in the olden days, but here are Andy Barnes's words as posted by him a few years ago In this thread


Lyr Req: The Last Whale   

Full version as originally written

Sing and enjoy

Andy

THE LAST OF THE GREAT WHALES

CHORUS: My soul has been torn from me and I am bleeding
My heart it has been rent and I am crying
For the beauty around me pales and I am screaming
I am the last of the Great Whales and I am dying.

Last night I heard the cry of my last companion
The roar of the harpoon gun, then I was alone
I reflected on days gone by when we were thousands
For I know I soon must die the last leviathan.

This morning the sun did rise crimson in the north sky
The ice was the colour of blood and the wind did sigh
I rose to take a breath it was my last one
From the gun came the roar of death and now I am gone

And e'er since time began we have been haunted
Through the oceans that were our home we have been hunted
From Eskimos in canoes to mighty whalers
Still you ignored our plea none came to save us

Now that we're no more, there's no more hunting
The big feller is now gone there's no use lamenting
What race is next in line all for the slaughter?
The elephant or the seal or your sons and daughters?

WORDS AND MUSIC - Andy Barnes AUGUST 1883

COPYRIGHT 1986 - FRIENDLY OVERTURES

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sandra

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: song of the humpback whale - Lyrics
From: Leadfingers
Date: 14 May 08 - 07:58 PM

The Song Of The Whale - Eric Bogle - Thread no 27274 - 03 Nov '00

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: song of the humpback whale - Lyrics
From: GUEST,Gerry
Date: 14 May 08 - 08:00 PM

If the subject header of this thread is anything to go by, VirginiaTam is looking for The Song of the Whale, written & recorded by Eric Bogle, lyrics available at http://ericbogle.net/lyrics/lyricspdf/thesongofthewhale.pdf

It starts,

The saddest sound I've ever heard
Is the song of the humped-back whale

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: song of the humpback whale - Lyrics
From: Ross Campbell
Date: 14 May 08 - 11:05 PM

The Song of The Whale can be found here, with chords and a sound sample. It's also on Eric Bogle's site (ericbogle.net) but it's a pdf file with copyright warnings and I couldn't get the blue clicky to work (and cutting and pasting would have been against the author's and publisher's express wishes - although they will consider requests).

But lo! It's already in the DT here , along with a bunch of his other songs.

Ross

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: song of the humpback whale - Lyrics
From: Ross Campbell
Date: 14 May 08 - 11:14 PM

Sorry, Leadfingers, I must have skipped your post.

Sandra, I'd have thought you would have caught that one!

Both great songs.

Ross

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: song of the humpback whale - Lyrics
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 15 May 08 - 02:23 AM

who me?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: song of the humpback whale - Lyrics
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 15 May 08 - 02:26 AM

as I was trying to say when I interrupted myself mid type

I was posting the words from the previous clicky!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: song of the humpback whale - Lyrics
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 15 May 08 - 02:40 AM

What a response!

After checking the various links, I find it is the Eric Bogle song that I sought. Though, through this thread, I have discovered some more good 'uns. The link showing the chords with the lyrics is brilliant.

Thank y'all for playing.