Subject: Lyric REQ: lonesome boatman From: bottarel@ipruniv.cce.unipr.it Date: 27 Dec 96 - 05:05 AM Could anyone help with lyric of the "POEM TO THE LONESOME BOATMAN" form the album "The Fureys and Davey Arthur - Live at Dublin National Stadium"? I have this song but my comprehension of live english isn't good enough to catch all the words! VERY VERY THANKS! |
Subject: Lyr Add: The Lonesome Boatman (Bobby Sands) From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca Date: 12 Sep 01 - 04:52 AM Perhaps this one:
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Subject: ADD: Silent Annie, poem to lonesome boatman(Furey) From: Joe Offer Date: 16 Jul 16 - 02:58 PM Gee, this was requested in December, 1996. The Bobby Sands poem that George posted is a good one, but it's not the one Finbar Fury recited to his tune, "The Lonesome Boatman." I found Furey's live performance here: Furey says he wrote the melody in 1968, but couldn't come up with lyrics that fit the tune, finally, he wrote a poem he titled Silent Annie. I found a transcription of the poem and notation for the melody here: Silent Annie Lyrics For The Lonesome Boatman (Finbar Furey) I saw which nearly broke my heart A tramp lay dying In the park I knelt beside him to hear him speak And the words that He spoke were very Weak 2 He told me a story of Long since past Of a gallant ship with its long grey mast Of his captain's cap With its shining braid And the wonderful voyages that he made 3 Oh silent annie was that great ships name Like a token of love He spoke her name She sailed round the horn Aye more than once She could cut through The waves Like a sharpen'd lance 4 Oh believe me he said As his eyes filled with tears Like a drunk on the corner Remembering his years He reached out his hand And he took it in mine I believe you i said And he gave a sad smile 5 Then came the day when they towed her away Her sides they were sore From the sea's angered spray He said she's unfit to Sail out once more They tugged her more windward All around sandyshore 6 As they broke silent annie I watched with a sigh I remembered her beauty When i was a boy She was my one love my Lifes only dream When we sailed out together As captain and queen 7 It started to rain i Felt my hand tight He squeezed even harder As he ended the fight The people they gathered And watched with dismay The ambulance men came and took him away 8 I got to my feet and i Walked through the park The sun it had gone but It was not yet dark My body was wet my Clothes were not many My thoughts were around By the ship silent annie There's another transcription here:
A song which nearly broke my heart A tramp lay dying in the park. I knelt beside him to hear him speak And the words he spoke, they were oh so weak. He told me a story of long since past, Of a sailing ship with its long grey mast, Of his captain's cap with it's shining braid And the wonderful voyages that he'd made. "Silent Annie" was his great ship's name. Like a token of love he spoke her name. She sailed 'round the Horn, aye, more that once. She could cut through the waves like a sharpened lance. "Believe me," he said. His eyes filled with tears Like a drunk on a corner, trying to remember his years. He reached out his hand and I took it in mine. "I believe you," I said, and he gave a sad smile. "I remember the day when they towed her away. Her sides they were sore from the sea's angered spray. They said she's unfit for to sail out once more (And they towed her more inward from her own sandy shore)? And as they broke my Silent Annie. I watched with a sigh. I remembered her beauty when I was a boy. She was my one love, my life's only dream, When we sailed out together as captain and queen." It started to drizzle, and I felt my hand tight And he squeezed even harder as he ended the fight. And a crowd they had gathered, and they watched with dismay As some ambulance men came, and they took him away. So I got to my feet, and I walked through that park. The sun it was gone, but it was not yet dark. My body was wet, and my clothes were not many, But my mind was aroused by the ship Silent Annie. |
Subject: ADD: Silent Annie, poem to lonesome boatman(Furey) From: Joe Offer Date: 16 Jul 16 - 03:00 PM Here's my transcription from the live Finbar Fury recording (date unknown) SILENT ANNIE poem to accompany 'The Lonesome Boatman' (Finbar Furey) I saw which nearly broke my heart, A tramp lay dying in a park; I knelt beside him to hear him speak, And the words he spoke, they were oh, so weak He told me a story of long since past, Of his sailing ship with its long grey mast; Of his captain's cap with its shining braid, And the wonderful voyages that he made. Silent Annie was his great ship's name, Like a token of love he spoke her name; She sailed 'round the Horn, aye, more than once She could cut through the waves like a sharpened lance. "Believe me," he said, his eyes filled with tears, Like a drunk on a corner trying to remember his years; He reached out his hand, and I took it in mine, "I believe you," I said, and he gave a sad smile. "I remember the day when they towed her away, Her sides they were sore from the sea's angered spray; They said she's unfit for to sail out once more, And they towed her more inward from her own sandy shore. "And as they broke my Silent Annie, I watched with a sigh I remembered her beauty when I was a boy; She was my one love, my life's only dream, When we sailed out together as captain and queen." It started to drizzle, and I felt my hand tight, And he squeezed even harder as he ended the fight; And the crowd they had gathered and they watched with dismay, As some ambulance men came and they took him away. So I got to my feet and I walked through that park, The sun it was gone, but it was not yet dark; My body was wet, my clothes were not many, But my mind was aroused by his ship, Silent Annie. I think I have a pretty good transcription here, but I'm sure there are some corrections to be made. Post them below, and I'll edit them into this post. |
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