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07 Nov 96 - 05:48 AM (#297) Subject: Herald of Free Enterprise - lyrics wanted From: Tony Fry Roy Bailey performs a song called "The Herald of Free Enterprise" about the Zeebrugge ferry disaster. The chorus goes "The ship we sail, and the flag she flies, it is the Herald of Free Enterprise". Could anybody post the lyrics please (and the name of the author). Thanks very much, Tony Fry |
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01 Sep 01 - 10:43 AM (#539621) Subject: Lyr Add: HERALD OF FREE ENTERPRISE (Robb Johnson) From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca Herald of Free Enterprise
The sun goes down now 'cross the sea There are no poor now, we all have cars
We feel the ship slip out from the land And in the cruel dark sea our lives go down
'Cause the ship we sail, and the flag she flies And they can salvage our ship up from the bottom of the sea
And each life lost, much loved, much missed And the ship we sail, and the flag she flies (as sung by Roy Bailey)
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01 Sep 01 - 05:40 PM (#539829) Subject: RE: Herald of Free Enterprise - lyrics wanted From: Susanne (skw) Thanks, George. Did this come from My Songbook? |
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17 Sep 01 - 09:07 PM (#552783) Subject: RE: Herald of Free Enterprise - lyrics wanted From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca No, I don't think so. Whereever I found it had breaks between the verses. I don't see them in your page, Suzanne. |
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17 Sep 01 - 09:36 PM (#552819) Subject: RE: Herald of Free Enterprise - lyrics wanted From: Susanne (skw) ??? Must be your browser! It looks all right in mine. Anyway, it's one of the most chilling songs I know. I love going to Britain by boat, but this made me think twice. |
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18 Sep 01 - 03:19 AM (#553001) Subject: RE: Herald of Free Enterprise - lyrics wanted From: Ralphie If I remember correctly, the above was written by Robb Johnson, (a left wing songwriter here in England) Another brilliant song on the same subject was written by Jim Boyes, (of Coope Boyes and Simpson) and appeared in the early 90's on the No Masters Co-operative sampler NMV.
Chorus Regards Ralphie |
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18 Sep 01 - 04:38 PM (#553457) Subject: RE: Herald of Free Enterprise - lyrics wanted From: Susanne (skw) Ralphie, would you mind posting the whole song? The verse you quote sounds interesting, but so far totally devoid of Robb Johnson's cold anger. |
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18 Sep 01 - 07:41 PM (#553543) Subject: Lyr Add: ENTERPRISE (Jim Boyes) From: Ralphie Susanne My Pleasure Verse 1 Ship set sail, Loaded down In a hurry, to make the turn around Weary faces, Tired crew Names and places, I don't need to tell to you Verse 2 Overloaded, Undermanned Cutting corners, efficiency out of hand Slack procedures, Undrawn lines Free and easy, Touches of the times Chorus Rest easy, won't you lie easy Though you drowned so near the shore Rest easy, won't you lie easy Your suffering now is o'er Verse 3 Ship at sea, Comes the storm The hatch won't batten, the plates are old and worn The captain's dunk, the crew untrained The engine's failing, The cargo is unrestrained Verse 4 Leaking badly, The end is nigh Listing madly, The owners are high and dry Built for profit, Maintained for gain Shady traders, who hide beneath flags of shame Chorus (2) Rest easy, won't you lie easy Though you drowned so near the shore Rest easy, won't you lie easy Your suffering now is o'er Mid 8 But, Oh in the night how you toss and turn Oh, how the the cold winds roar Oh, how we fight for the tide to turn And even up the score Repeat Chorus 1 & 2 as required.
I had the pleasure of recording Jim's demo at the session for the album.....It still moves me |
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20 Sep 01 - 06:03 PM (#555202) Subject: RE: Herald of Free Enterprise - lyrics wanted From: Susanne (skw) Thanks, Ralphie! How come that most of the best songs I know are about disasters? |
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20 Sep 01 - 07:20 PM (#555262) Subject: RE: Herald of Free Enterprise - lyrics wanted From: Ralphie Susanne... That's probably the "Ultimate" question....! I feel a thesis coming on... But, I'm sure I'll get over it !! Big London Hugs....Ralphie x |
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20 Sep 01 - 07:26 PM (#555268) Subject: RE: Herald of Free Enterprise - lyrics wanted From: Ralphie But seriously, Susanne... It is the disasters that happen to all of us, both big and small, that invoke a need to express ourselves, in lots of cases through songs. Long may this continue. The world would be all the poorer if we stopped. Ralphie...feeling a little melancholy... |
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22 Sep 01 - 07:07 PM (#556797) Subject: RE: Herald of Free Enterprise - lyrics wanted From: Susanne (skw) Don't blame you! Not much to feel happy about just now ... On the other hand, I doubt I'd be a folkie if all that folk songs dealt in were happy lovers, facile rhymes, and cheap clichés! |
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23 Sep 01 - 04:18 AM (#556896) Subject: RE: Herald of Free Enterprise - lyrics wanted From: Ralphie Susanne...Agreed I've yet to meet a Farmer who "goes whistling to his plough!!" Goes "whistling to the European Commission to collect his subsidy" perhaps.....!! Ralphie |
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23 Sep 01 - 07:10 AM (#556923) Subject: RE: Herald of Free Enterprise - lyrics wanted From: Ferret it will be very difficlut to wright one on the WTC (and to soon) all the best ferret |
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23 Sep 01 - 09:17 AM (#556948) Subject: RE: Herald of Free Enterprise - lyrics wanted From: Ralphie Ferret Agreed.....and respect Ralphie |
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23 Sep 01 - 12:26 PM (#557052) Subject: RE: Herald of Free Enterprise - lyrics wanted From: Gareth Ralphie - are you sure that this was aimed at "toytown ferries" ? Another brilliant song on the same subject was written by Jim Boyes, (of Coope Boyes and Simpson) and appeared in the early 90's on the No Masters Co-operative sampler NMV Whilst the content of some of the Verses fits the "Herald Disater" It reads to me more like a general rant against cost cutting owners, coffin ships, and flags of convenience - and all of it is true. The "Herald of FE", at the time of her loss was flying the Red Duster - not a flag of convenience. Gareth |
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23 Sep 01 - 01:12 PM (#557085) Subject: RE: Herald of Free Enterprise - lyrics wanted From: Ralphie Gareth.... Interesting point. I'd have to get in touch with Jim to check....But, even if the flag was wrong. The rest of the story rings true to me....I'll let you know what I find. Still a bloody good song IMHO !! Regards Ralphie |
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23 Sep 01 - 02:04 PM (#557115) Subject: RE: Herald of Free Enterprise - lyrics wanted From: Gareth Ralphie concur - excellent song. And unfortunately still accurate. Question - date and narrative might also fit the "Bowbelle/Marchioness" collision. There is a saying in the Marine Insurance trade - "The crew of a Flag of Convenience ship is two men, and a Dog - The Dog is the only one with a watchkeeping ticket !" Gareth. BTW The "Marchioness" was a Dunkirk Boat - she deserved a better fate than that. |
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23 Sep 01 - 02:10 PM (#557119) Subject: RE: Herald of Free Enterprise - lyrics wanted From: Ralphie Gareth Never new that about the Marchioness.....Makes it all the sadder. We really do live in strange times. Keep Well Ralphie |
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23 Sep 01 - 06:24 PM (#557260) Subject: RE: Herald of Free Enterprise - lyrics wanted From: Gareth Ralphie - well documented, both the Marchioness and her siter Thames cruiser the Duchess made many runs between the beaches and the transports off shore. They had a shallow enough draught to get close in to the beaches. Both made it back to Ramsgate packed with solidiers on board. Gareth |
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18 Feb 02 - 08:55 PM (#653072) Subject: RE: Herald of Free Enterprise - lyrics wanted From: Jim Dixon I notice no one has given a TITLE for the song by Jim Boyes above. It'll never get into DigiTrad without some sort of title, and I'd rather use the title the author wanted. It's amazing how often this happens, that somebody posts song lyrics without giving a title. Maybe that's why so many song are known by more than one title. |
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19 Feb 02 - 04:50 AM (#653233) Subject: RE: Herald of Free Enterprise - lyrics wanted From: Ralphie Jim....Hello! Nice to see this thread back again ! Jims title for the above song was "Enterprise" Absolutlely right, I should have made that clearer... Mea Culpa ! Regards Ralphie |
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03 Mar 02 - 02:45 AM (#661706) Subject: RE: Herald of Free Enterprise - lyrics wanted From: Bob Bolton Er ... G'day, I'm glad you revived this thread after I set off on my holiday to Tasmania this February ... sailing the Bass Strait, both ways, on the "Spirit of Tasmania" ... a sister ship to the "Herald of Free Enterprise". A mechanical problem on my Sydney - Melbourne leg meant that I sailed one trip later - with the car held up on "stand-by" until the last minute. I parked just inside the stern loading ramps ... and made damned sure they locked and sealed them! ("Charley Noble" suggests this may have robbed him of the chance to write a great new maritime disaster song ... but No Thanks! Regards, Bob Bolton |
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13 Aug 20 - 04:50 AM (#4068193) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Herald of Free Enterprise (Robb Johnson) From: GUEST,Brendan Is this thread still going? Not sure. Anyway, did anyone see the Coope Boyes and Simpson event last night transmitted via zoom for the Oxford Folk festival? Jim sang Enterprise and it was extremely moving. Never heard it before, hence the research today and finding this discussion thread. All the best everyone |