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10 Apr 18 - 07:13 AM (#3916283) Subject: Lyr Add: Ring on the Homeward Bounders From: GUEST,Duncan McNab RING ON THE HOMEWARD BOUNDERS By Duncan McNab 2004 Well its six months to the day, since first I sailed away And I bid my love a tearful fond goodbye On that wind and rain swept quay, she was smiling up at me But I could see the tears a-welling in her eye Now I’m a Jolly Jack, and there’s no point in looking back For a sailor’s life is upon the surging foam But I’m a sentimental man and I miss my Maggie Anne And I wish this ship would turn and head for home Chorus: So ring on the homeward bounders - ring them on Ring on the homeward bounders - ring them on Turn the wheel around - let this ship be homeward bound Ring on the homeward bounders - ring them on It was a wild and a wintry day, as we crossed the Biscay Bay The Atlantic swell was running long and high And the waves crashed o’er the bow, as through that swell we’d plough And the rain lashed down from a black and leadened sky Then Gibraltar and its rock, that was where the ship did dock And we had ourselves a mighty run ashore But my thoughts would always roam, to the girl I’d left at home And to the time when I could hold her close once more Chorus: The weather it was fine, as we sailed across the line And Neptune kept the gophers far at bay And we sang and we drank our beer, in the southern hemisphere Before we got our ship back under way Then the storms we did escape, as we sailed around the Cape And we set a course for good old Singapore But a night down Boogie Street, it never can compete With an evening with the girl that I adore Chorus: We drank rum and beer amid all those bars in Honky-Phid Before we set off eastwards once again And we crossed a typhoon's path, and how we felt it's wrath As we rode the storm out on the raging main Then we gave a loud ‘Hurrah’ as we passed through Panama For now we know that it will not be long Till the order it rings out, and we hear the skipper shout Ring on the homeward bounders - ring them on Chorus: Notes: Title: ‘Ring on the homeward bounders’ was a Royal Naval term for the order to steer for home. The ‘ring’ refers to the sound of the engine telegraphs. Verse 2 Run ashore – Naval term for a night out on the town Verse 3 refers to the celebrations often held (where time permitted) when crossing the equator. Gophers – the naval term for big waves Boogie Street – a favourite place for sailors to have a wild ‘run ashore’. Verse 4 Honky-Phid – Naval term for Hongkong Whilst it was always exciting to visit new places around the world, for most sailors who had been at sea for a prolonged tour of duty, returning home to be reunited with loved ones was never far from their minds. You can hear the song on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsepnLIqtV8 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFffBiq0vCA |
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10 Apr 18 - 12:28 PM (#3916368) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Ring on the Homeward Bounders From: leeneia It's a good song. Thanks for posting. I see that it's your own work. |
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11 Apr 18 - 07:20 AM (#3916540) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Ring on the Homeward Bounders From: GUEST Thanks leeneia, I'm glad you like it. A friend in the audience shouted out "Rubbish!" when I sang the song for the first time. As a result I didn't sing it again for several years. It was only then that I discovered that my friend was referring to the line, 'a night down Boogie Street, never can compete with an evening with the girl that I adore'. Having been to Boogie Street, he was of a different opinion. Since resurrecting it, it had become one of my most requested songs. |
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11 Apr 18 - 08:35 AM (#3916555) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Ring on the Homeward Bounders From: Murray MacLeod Great song, and Duncan does a great job of performing it. |