Lyr Req: Picking up the Lizard in the morning.

Subject: Lyr Req: Picking up the LIzard in the morning.
From: GUEST,Janmal
Date: 05 Dec 13 - 07:53 AM

Can helpful person supply a title or first line for the following lyrics which I dimly remember:

We're tired of it all,
The strange (?) ports of call
The ? we've seen
And the roads we've been,
But only friendly gales,
Will fill up our sails
We're picking up the Lizard in the morning.

Many thanks in advance.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Picking up the LIzard in the morning.
From: GUEST
Date: 05 Dec 13 - 09:07 AM

You can hear 30 seconds of it at

http://sounds.bl.uk/World-and-traditional-music/Roy-Palmer-collection/025M-C1023X0110XX-1300V0

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Picking up the Lizard in the morning.
From: GUEST,Strupag
Date: 08 Dec 13 - 09:46 AM

We've been down the coast of Spain
round the Horn and back again
We're picking up the Lizard in the morning
we've seen China and Peru
Labrador and Java too
We're picking up the Lizard in the morning
Chorus
We're tired of it all
the Queer ports we call
the queer ports we've seen
and the roads we've been
and the only friendly gale
that will fill up our sail
we're picking up the Lizard in the morning


I'm not so sure of the words
but it was something like the above
There are more verses but lost in the haze

For those who are not seafarers
"The Lizard" refers to Lizard Head

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Picking up the Lizard in the morning.
From: EBarnacle
Date: 08 Dec 13 - 09:49 AM

Any idea who did it?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Picking up the Lizard in the morning.
From: GUEST,Strupag
Date: 08 Dec 13 - 10:22 AM

No Idea who did it - It' an old sea Shanty

The last chorus went something like the following :-

Ans soon we shall be
a'dancing on the Quay
Safe home at last
with the voyage past
and the only thing for me
is to go back to sea
We're picking up the Lizard in the mprning

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Picking up the Lizard in the morning.
From: GUEST
Date: 02 Jan 16 - 06:56 PM

can anyone please tell me who recorded it as a song ,its a great song My dear mother used to sing it as she got the song in school for years I have tried to get hold of it I'm surprised the Liverpool folk group have not recorded it my name is John Reddigan my email address [e-mail]...Picking up the lizard in the morning.please help.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Picking up the Lizard in the morning.
From: GUEST
Date: 02 Jan 16 - 07:03 PM

John Reddigan did the folk group " The Spinners " record it ?if so on which cd ? a name please email [e-mail] thanks.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Picking up the Lizard in the morning.
From: GUEST
Date: 27 Dec 19 - 09:23 PM

Ross the Lizard Head is in Colorado
The Lizard referred to in the song is
the southern coast of England