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ADD: The Mary Stanford of Rye (Allen Maslen) Related threads: (origins) Origins: Seek copyright info Mary Stanford/Rye (7) Meet On The Ledge (musical group) (14) |
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Subject: ADD: Mary Stanford of Rye (Allen Maslen) From: Joe Offer Date: 10 Nov 14 - 12:14 AM These lyrics are from the Website of William Pint and Felicia Dale. THE MARY STANFORD OF RYE (Allen Maslen) When master John Stanford of London town died They read out his will and his legacy spied It said take this bequest for to build me a craft So that with it my name shouldn't die And give it to the R.N.L.I. So they fashioned a lifeboat of Liverpool class 38 feet from the stem to the aft With a close reefed mainsail on a 20 foot mast And to grant the last wish of his life Named it Mary after his wife She went into service in 1916 And 63 times from the boathouse she screamed Cross the shale of Rye Bay Through the teeth of the storm And into the mouth of the waves All sailors' lives there to save CHORUS Johnny come home they all sing from the pier On the 15th day of November each year And one day the sea she will give up her dead And home will come young Johnny Head Home will come young Johnny Head Young Johnny Head Had just turned seventeen And to serve on the lifeboat was Young Johnny's dream His father was the coxswain His brother in the crew And to serve he was willing to die On the Mary Stanford of Rye On November 15th With the storm at its height The Alice of Riga was losing her fight Seven miles from Dungeness She was drifting and lost And the crew prayed and cried To the moon That's when they heard the maroon It was four in the morning When young Johnny Head On hearing the signal He leapt from his bed With his father and brother They ran like the wind That whipped up the furious waves But there were lives to be saved To haul out the lifeboat Took blood, sweat and tears It took them two hours Must have seemed like two years Exhausted and spent, they set her afloat And into the barbarous waves Rowed Mary to Alice's aid It was 6:45 when the shoremen lost sight of the Mary as she pitched out into the night And at 6:51 the coastguard he rang, Saying "Stand down your lifeboatmen brave For the Alice is already saved." Nobody knows from that day to this, Why the coastguard got word At eleven past six But the message he kept forty minutes or more While seventeen brave men of Rye Rowed into the tempest to die It was almost noon on the terrible morn And the families and launch crew had waited since dawn When suddenly somebody pointed and cried And there in the surf and the spray The Mary Stanford she lay Her body was battered Her keel was upright No close-reefed mainsail No crewman in sight They hauled her ashore And they knelt round and prayed Then gazed out again at the main And the tears they ran like the rain Then one by one The sea gave up her dead First Willie Clark then young Jimmy Head Then Albert and Rob, the two Cutting boys And three from the Pope family And nine more sons of the sea But young Johnny Head He never came home He lies out somewhere in the ocean alone His comrades lie buried In the churchyard at Rye And they keep him a space for his bed Once day they'll find Johnny Head So the next time you sail Around Hastings and Rye Look to the distance and keep out an eye And if you see a young man from the R.N.L.I. Standing guard over the foam You'll know that Johnny's come home recording by Meet on the Ledge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5PiW3fn6uQ |
Subject: RE: mary stanford of rye today From: GUEST,Jacqui Stanford Date: 27 Jan 11 - 07:12 PM I am a parish councillor at Rye Harbour and you may all be pleased to hear that the Mary Stanford Lifeboat House is now Grade II listed and we are going to restore it to its original state when built. Then we will have a permanent display to the 17 brave men who gave their lives so selflessly leaving behind broken families who had not even had a chance to say goodbye. This had a massive impact on Rye Harboour and the families which can be seen in the churchyard at Rye Harbour with the grave of Julia Pope who died of a broken heart months after her fine brave three sons gave up their lives. See www.marystanford.co.uk |
Subject: RE: mary stanford of rye today From: Pistachio Date: 29 May 08 - 05:36 PM Terry, you've got me thinking. Rye is a bit far from East Yorkshire but I'll make my way to the nearest RNLI (at Bridlington I believe) and make my donation there. I too have the Pint and Dale version of the song - such a shame some of the best songs bear the saddest news. Regards,Hazel. |
Subject: RE: BS: mary stanford of rye today From: GUEST,Terry Cutting Date: 29 May 08 - 04:16 PM If you have enjoyed the song,Why not take a trip to Rye harbour and visit the church and the grave of these brave men? And then you could make a donation to the RNLI. Im sure thay would thank you for it. Regads Terry Cutting ( Grandson of Henry Cutting) |
Subject: RE: BS: mary stanford of rye today From: GUEST,Skipy Date: 16 Nov 04 - 05:55 PM It's still a wonderful song of a heart rending story of altruism, thank you so much for writing it & putting it to music, when I first heard it, it rocketed into my "best 10 songs ever list" & I.ve been in the game for 33 years now! Regards Skipy |
Subject: RE: BS: mary stanford of rye today From: GUEST,ALMAZ Date: 16 Nov 04 - 01:53 PM Hello. Writer of the Mary Stanford song here. My mistake. The Mary Stanford WAS named after John Stanford's mother, not his wife. Good old-fashioned incompetence, I'm afraid. Our bass player, Phil, pointed this out about two years ago, and I was gutted!! Has anyone noticed that this thread began on November 14th - the very date in 1928 that the mary Stanford went on her final voyage? Thanks for the nice comments by the way. |
Subject: RE: BS: mary stanford of rye today From: Edain Date: 16 Nov 04 - 05:53 AM I know the song from the singing of various people in which it says the craft was named after John Stanford's wife, but I'd bow to the superiour knowledge of Geoff Hutchinson if he says it was his mother. |
Subject: RE: BS: mary stanford of rye today From: Fran Date: 15 Nov 04 - 06:02 PM I have the book by Geoff Hutchinson and it says "The Mary Stanford was purchased from the continuing legacy of a Mr John Stanford of Regents park, London, a great admirer of the lifeboat service, who had earlier bequeathed a large sum of money to have a lifeboat built and dedicated to the memory of his mother." |
Subject: RE: BS: mary stanford of rye today From: SussexCarole Date: 15 Nov 04 - 05:46 PM Maria Cunnigham from Sussex has written a song about this disastor & a book is available written by Geoff Hutchinson. |
Subject: RE: BS: mary stanford of rye today From: Penny S. Date: 15 Nov 04 - 05:41 PM We lived for a while in the hinterland behind Rye, and came to know the story. One thing we could not find, though, and I think my father would like to, was why the lifeboat bore the name it did. It's a very minor point in such a story, and not one appropriate to ask in many contexts where the story comes up, such as the lifeboat shed. Perhaps this is distant enough to ask? Does anyone know? Penny |
Subject: RE: BS: mary stanford of rye today From: GUEST Date: 15 Nov 04 - 02:24 PM "These men of Rye Harbour, crew of the lifeboat Mary Stanford, having confirmed by the habit of a noble service the courage handed down to them by their fathers were quick to hear the cry of humanity above the roaring of the sea. In the darkness of their supreme hour they stayed not to weight doubt or danger, but freely offering their portion in this life for the ransom of men whom they had never known they went boldly into the last of all their storms. Their names are here recorded in acknowledgement that we have received in trust for England the memory of their faithfulness and loving kindness. Herbert Head Joseph Stonham Henry Cutting Albert Cutting Watlter Igglesden Charles Southerden James Head John Head charles Pope Alex Pope Robert Pope Robert Cutting Morris Downey Arthur Downey leslie Clark William Clark Albert Smith |
Subject: RE: BS: mary stanford of rye today From: Fran Date: 15 Nov 04 - 02:11 PM Went to see Meet on the Ledge in Straford Upon Avon on Saturday, they were fantastic. They are one of my favourite bands and The Mary Stanford of Rye is my favourite song and especially performed live prefaced by a spoken list of all the names of the crew members. Meet on the Ledge and also there are some great photos from Saturday here folkfoto |
Subject: RE: BS: mary stanford of rye today From: GUEST,Skipy Date: 15 Nov 04 - 11:58 AM I,ve been playing it all day! It is brilliant! I have the Pint & Dale version, I'll be putting more than usual into a "Life boat box" from here on. Regards Skipy |
Subject: RE: BS: mary stanford of rye today From: Peace Date: 14 Nov 04 - 09:02 PM The Mary Stanford of Rye The Mary Stanford of Rye. The story behind the song, by Allen Maslen. The one song we get asked about more than any other is The ... www.motl.co.uk/rnli.html |
Subject: BS: mary stanford of rye today From: GUEST Date: 14 Nov 04 - 07:57 PM |
Subject: RE: Chord Req: Mary Stanford of Rye (Maslen) From: Fran Date: 08 Sep 04 - 02:07 AM You might have more luck here www.motl.co.uk Go to the links on the side of the pade and click on songbook, also you can read more about the song. Fran |
Subject: Chord Req: Mary Stanford of Rye (Maslen) From: Edain Date: 07 Sep 04 - 08:22 AM Heard the song a long time ago and then again on a Pint and Dale CD picked up at Fylde Festival last weekend and was wondering if anyone had the chords for it. |
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