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28 May 13 - 07:12 PM (#3520168) Subject: Lyr Req: The Jacinta From: GUEST,lecheffie Hi does any one have the lyrics for the Jacinta by Allan Bell. Thanks in anticipation Nick |
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28 May 13 - 07:17 PM (#3520169) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Jacinta From: GUEST http://www.shanty.org.uk/song_writers/alan-bell-1.html Lyrics for the song at that site. Note: Alan Bell. |
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29 May 13 - 03:14 AM (#3520261) Subject: ADD: The Jacinta (Alan Bell) From: Joe Offer You never know how long a link will last, so here are the lyrics: THE JACINTA (Alan Bell) Now her keel was laid one morning in the year of '72, In a famous yard in Wallsend, where the men were skilled and true. They rivetted and welded, good steel sheets upon her frame, 'Til at last she was completed, and Jacinta is her name. CHORUS She is homeward bound returning, She is homeward bound returning, She is homeward bound returning, From, The sea, The Arctic Sea, The Norway Sea, The Irish Sea. She was one of seven sisters in the bold Marr family, Bill Taylor was her skipper, on her maiden trip to sea. For to fish the coast of Greenland, and the distant Norway shore, For Cod and Hake and Haddock, all to fill the fishroom store. CHORUS She is homeward bound returning etc Young Mick Southwell was the Bo'sun, old George Thompson engineer Brian Baxter was a deckhand and he helped stow away the gear. As she fished across the oceans, she sailed so wild and free, She was a great stern trawler; soon a legend of the sea. CHORUS She is homeward bound returning etc In the darkness of the winter, in the terrible ice and storms, Her crew worked hard to free her, and to keep themselves from harm. As she fished across deep waters she did serve her owners well, Catching fish worth millions in the heavy rolling swells, CHORUS She is homeward bound returning etc Now Jacinta went on fishing,'til her engine let her down. We've towed her home to Fleetwood, for to rest in her home town. We will paint her and we'll moor her all along her own quayside, She'll show new generations how we fished the seas with pride. CHORUS She is homeward bound returning etc source: http://www.shanty.org.uk/song_writers/alan-bell-1.html |
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29 May 13 - 03:25 AM (#3520266) Subject: ADD: The Jacinta (Alan Bell) From: Joe Offer The Alan Bell recording is shorter and considerably different from what I posted above. Here's what I hear on the recording:
THE JACINTA |
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29 May 13 - 11:07 AM (#3520376) Subject: RE: req/ADD: The Jacinta (Alan Bell) From: s&r The Jacinta is a part of Fleetwood history and is open to the public. It is used as a venue during the Fylde Folk Festival, and from time to time through the year The Jacinta Stu |
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29 May 13 - 09:29 PM (#3520575) Subject: RE: req/ADD: The Jacinta (Alan Bell) From: Ross Campbell Jacinta was eventually re-engined and was able to travel from Fleetwood to various maritime events around the UK, including attendance at the Spithead Review in 2005. However stricter regulations and insurance costs, and the difficulty of recruiting suitably skilled crew mean it is no longer possible to do this, so the vessel is again confined to the Fish Dock in Fleetwood. Brian Baxter, mentioned in the third verse, was the elder brother of Ron Baxter (Sailor Ron on Mudcat). Brian worked on trawlers till a winch-block tore out of the deck and smashed his leg. He then continued working at sea on survey ships till he retired. Like many fishermen of his generation who saw trawler owners well rewarded for de-commissioning their ships follwing the Icelandic Cod Wars, he was denied compensation for many years until a belated scheme brought an award - just a few weeks before he died. The last time I met him was on board the Jacinta, at our annual Fylde Festival concert when he showed us some great pictures from his time on the trawlers. Ross |