Lyr Req: The Last Farewell (Roger Whittaker)

Subject: Artist/Title
From:
Date: 04 Jan 97 - 12:58 AM

I would like to know who sang the following and the title and whether the song is still available: The first line is: "There's a ship lies rigged and ready in the harbor. Tomorrow for old England she sails. Far away from this land of endless sunshine to my land full or rainy skies and gales. When I return safe home again to England, I'll watch the English mist roll through the dales. For you are beautiful and I have loved you dearly more dearly than the spoken word can tell.

Subject: RE: Artist/Title
From: Ralph Butts
Date: 04 Jan 97 - 08:55 AM

Chas...

That would be "The Last Farewell" by English artist Roger Whittaker, who was popular in the '70s and is still around.

You should be able to find a "Best of" collection at your music store.

I'll post the lyric if wou want it.

....Tiger

Subject: RE: Artist/Title
From:
Date: 04 Jan 97 - 09:01 PM

Ralph,

Thank you!! Please post the lyrics for "The Last Farewell"

Subject: Lyr Add: THE LAST FAREWELL (Roger Whittaker)
From: Ralph Butts
Date: 05 Jan 97 - 01:13 PM

Chas....

Here it is, one of my favorites.

.....Tiger

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The Last Farewell - Roger Whittaker

There's a ship lies rigged and ready in the harbor,
Tomorrow for old England she sails,
Far away from your land of endless sunshine,
To my land full of rainy skies and gales,
And I shall be aboard that ship tomorrow,
Though my heart is full of tears at this farewell,

CHORUS
For you are beautiful,
And I have loved you dearly,
More dearly than the spoken word can tell.
For you are beautiful,
And I have loved you dearly,
More dearly than the spoken word can tell.

I heard there's a wicked war a-blazing,
And the taste of war I know so very well.
Even now I see this foreign flag a-raising,
Their guns on fire as we sail into Hell.
I have no fear of death, it brings no sorrow,
But how bitter will be this last farewell,

CHORUS

Though death and darkness gather all about me,
And my ship be torn apart upon the sea,
I shall smell again the fragrance of these islands,
In the heaving waves that brought me once to thee,
And should I return safe home again to England,
I shall watch the English mist roll through the dell,

CHORUS

Subject: RE: Artist/Title
From: dick greenhaus
Date: 06 Jan 97 - 12:02 AM

Hi- Thanx, tiger.

Subject: RE: Artist/Title
From:
Date: 08 Jan 97 - 10:03 PM

8 Jan 1997

Many Thanks for the words. I found a CD with the song --"Roger Whittaker Live" Julia