Lyr Req: Storm King (Richard Wilkie)

Subject: Lyr Req: Hudson River boat song
From:
Date: 28 Mar 03 - 01:46 PM

Want rest of words to this Hudson River boat song.

Chorus:

They left her here to die (3x)
They broke her back ahauling freight
And they left her here to die.


Part of a verse

. . . New York is the southern port
and here is the last resort.

Subject: ADD: Storm King (Richard Wilkie)
From: EBarnacle1
Date: 28 Mar 03 - 09:13 PM

The song is "Storm King" by Richard W. Wilkie, c 1967.
It appears on p. 37 of "Songs and Sketches of the first Clearwater Crew," compiled by Don McLean.

I used to draw near 15 feet,
I was 90 on the water line.
My engines made of brass and iron,
My timbers oak and pine.

Cho: But they left me here to die,
They left me here to die,
They broke my back a- haulin' freight
And they left me here to die.

No fancy ladies walked my deck,
Nor gamblers on the fly,
But horses sheep and cattle
For the farming men to buy.

Cho:

Coxsackie was the Northern Prt,
New york the Southern run.
Agains the tide I could make 10 knots,
But with it 21.

Cho:

All the miles I work and sailed along that Hudson line
Ended when they hauled me out in 1929.
But maybe down that valley where the blue haze dims the sky
Some one remembers Storm King when she was passing by.

Cho: Yes, they...

I have been out of contact with Wilkie for several years. He was a faculty member at SUNY Albany and contributed several books to Hudson river lore.

If you PM me a snail mail address, I will be happy to xerox the page and mail it to you.

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E-mail sent to requestor.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hudson River boat song
From: CapriUni
Date: 29 Mar 03 - 01:17 AM

It appears on p. 37 of "Songs and Sketches of the first Clearwater Crew," compiled by Don McLean.

Is this book still in print?

My mother wasn't a member of the first Clearwater Crew, but she did sail with the Clearwater in the early years (I think her first time was 1970, but I'm not certain), and it would be nice to have a copy of this for old-time sake...

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hudson River boat song
From: EBarnacle1
Date: 29 Mar 03 - 01:33 AM

I treasure my copy and am willing to share the material but I hain't givin' it up. There may be a few around but it is out of print.

Your best bet would be to try the office at 845 454 7673 or any one of the on line sources for used books. Regrettably, the cover is not very durable so I suspect there are not many available. Be prepared for sticker shock. the last time I checked, Songs of South Street--Street of Ships, which I published at $3 was available for $35. I may just reissue it or make it available on diskette.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hudson River boat song
From: EBarnacle1
Date: 29 Mar 03 - 01:38 AM

Actually, if there's a specific song you would like, I will be happy to copy it and send it along. Eric

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hudson River boat song
From: Lane
Date: 29 Mar 03 - 10:22 AM

Eric,
In your book .... by chance is there a song titled "Jamie"?

Lane

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hudson River boat song - Storm King
From: EBarnacle1
Date: 29 Mar 03 - 11:53 PM

Sorry, Lane, no "Jamie."

The table of contents includes:
The Wreck of the John B; as done by Lee Hays [the standard version]
Run Come See the Sun!; Len Chandler
Blood Red Roses; traditional sea chantey
Brother,That Ain't Good!; Matthew Jones and Elaine Laron
Tapestry; Don McLean
Seaman's Hymn; traditional
Waterbound; Traditional
Little Boxes; Malvina Reynolds
Carry it On --; Gil turner
Roseanna; Collected by Alan Lomax
Bay of Fundy; Gordon Bok
Vahlsing Pollutes It; as taught by Sandy Ives
They Can't Put it Back; Billy Edd Wheeler
Chicken on a Raft; Cyril Tawney
Storm King; Richard W. Wilkie
Seminole Indians of Florida; Allan Aunapu
Everybody's Got a Right to Live; Rev. Frederick D. Kirkpatrick
South Australia; Localized to the lower Hudson by Lou Killen
See rock City; Bud Foote
Mary L. Mackay; from Helen Creighton, Songs and Ballads of Nova Scotia
Talking merchant Marine; Woody Guthrie
The Hammer Song; Lee Hays and Pete Seeger
All My Children of the Son; Pete Seeger
Yankee Doodle; traditional
Ruben Ranzo; traditional
The Hudson Song; Don McLean
The Ballad of Sammy's Bar; Cyril Tawney
My dirty Stream; Pete Seeger
Pastures of Plenty; Woody Guthrie
Sally Racket; traditional
Bright Morning stars are Rising; unknown
Beans in My Ears; Len Chandler
Burn, Baby burn; Jimmy Collier
Blue Mountain Lake; Traditional, from the Warner Collection
This Land is Your Land; Woody Guthrie
Frisco; Traditional [first verse only of a variant on Paddy lay back]
If you love your Uncle Sam Bring Them Home; Pete Seeger
Orphans of Wealth; Don McLean
Hey, Looka Yonder; Thomas Winslow
Couldn't Keep it to Myself; as sung by Terry Hemenway
Wild Goose Grasses; John Allison [variant on there is a Tavern in the town]
Pleasant and Delightful; Traditional, as sung by Lou Killen
River of My People; Pete Seeger

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hudson River boat song - Storm King
From: Walking Eagle
Date: 30 Mar 03 - 07:06 PM

If you don't need the songbook right away, try requesting a copy form your local library's Inter Library Loan Dept. Chances are some library had a copy they are willing to loan. Then you can copy the songs that you want.