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10 May 20 - 12:11 AM (#4051557) Subject: Lyr Add: The Can Do From: Joe Offer The CAN DO © 1978 Brian Flynn "The CAN DO was a pilot boat out of Gloucester, MA. The GLOBAL HOPE went aground just off Salem, MA, and pictures at the time showed her almost on the beach. The radio did go dead (at least so reported in the press) which is why they were unable to get a fix on their location. The CAN DO in effect went out blind with only the most general idea of where to look. Contact was then lost with CAN DO and the men were washed (ashore) a days later, again around Salem. The GLOBAL HOPE was sold for scrap." ~ Brian Flynn In a dozen coastal towns, when the sun is going down The boats are tied and the fishing is all through For another shot-and-beer you'll likely get to hear Of the pilot boat they call the CAN DO Chorus: Then lift your glass to the seasons as they pass To the men who sail the seas alone Say a prayer for the women waiting there For the men who never will come home A blizzard from the North blew the tanker off her course And the GLOBAL HOPE was grounded on the sand There were forty men they said, then the radio went dead And no one knew they were just a mile from land Well the CAN DO heard the call, and their boat was very small They wondered how a tanker could get lost And like a single silent voice, they knew they had no choice But to find the GLOBAL HOPE at any cost Well the snow made them blind and the seas could read their mind And the wind laughed at every turn they made 'Til a big one hit the side and flipped her like a dime And it drove her like a nail into the wave There's a little boy who plays by the harbor every day And his mother cannot hide her tears for long For she knows salt water runs in the blood of sailors' sons And she knows there's no ending to this song For they're cruising where it's warm and they'll never see the storm And they never, never will come home http://www.timberheadmusic.com/disc/cando.htm |