01 Apr 00 - 08:21 AM (#205024) Subject: Lord Franklin or Lady Franklins lament From: GUEST,brianwylie@bun.com Someone tells me that the chords for this are the same as "The Croppy boy" anyone help this struggling melody player trying to learn chords on the guitar. |
01 Apr 00 - 11:17 AM (#205096) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Add: Lord Franklin or Lady Frankli From: Ed Pellow G Am It was homeward bound one night on the deep D/F# Swinging in my hammock, I fell asleep G C/G G I dreamed a dream, and I thought it true Am D G Concerning Franklin and his gallant crew. With 100 seamen he sailed away Through cruel hardships his men did go In Baffin's Bay where the whale fish blow And now my burden it gives me pain For anyone interested in the story of Sir John Franklin, there's a nice site The Fate of Franklin here. Ed |
01 Apr 00 - 01:05 PM (#205146) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Add: Lord Franklin or Lady Frankli From: GUEST,Brianwylie Thanks very much Ed, it might seem simple to those people who can play guitar but chords are completely alien to me , so far. thanks a lot. |
01 Apr 00 - 07:29 PM (#205338) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Add: Lord Franklin or Lady Frankli From: Alan of Australia G'day, A couple of variations of the lyrics:
Verse 3, line 1
Verse 4, line 1
Verse 5, line 2 & line 4 There is an Aussie connection to Franklin - he was governor of Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land (watch the spelling)) & gave his name to one of Tassie's rivers. The Franklin River was contoversial in recent time on conservation issues. A newspaper article from 1837: Hobart Town, Jan 5. Sir John Franklin, naval hero, Arctic explorer and member of the Royal Society, has today arrived to take up his appointment as Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land. It may well prove the most difficult commission of all. In the party were his wife, Lady Franklin, and Captain Alexander Maconochie RN, his private secretary. Regrettably, his service in His Majesty's Navy has not necessarily prepared him well for the nest of intrigue the colony has become.
Cheers, |
01 Apr 00 - 07:42 PM (#205349) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Add: Lord Franklin or Lady Frankli From: Ed Pellow Goodness Alan! You are getting very 'pickey'- and quite correct too! You are right of course. As the query was for the chords, I simply pasted the rest of the lyrics from the first page that I came across... I'm well aware that it's not 'Baffins' bay... Regards Ed |
02 Apr 00 - 01:54 PM (#205660) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Add: Lord Franklin or Lady Frankli From: Pelrad I've always liked the version that Doerflinger gives in his Shanty Men and Shanty Boys book. He claims it is the earliest version he has come across. All I know is that it is a great version from the Lady's point of view. It was homeward bound one night on the deep Lying in my hammock I fell fast asleep I dreamed a dream that I thought was true Concerning Franklin and his gallant crew. It was as we neared the English shore I heard a lady sadly deplore She wrung her hands and seemed to say "Alas, my husband is long away. "It's seven long years since that ship of fame First bore my husband across the main With hearts undaunted and courage stout To seek a northwestern passage out. "In Baffin Bay where the whalefish blows Is the fate of Franklin, nobody knows. Oh, Arctic Seas, what you've concealed On the Judgement Day will be revealed. "A voice within I cannot control Is my assurance of his peace of soul Ten thousand pounds would I freely give To learn my husband still did live. "God bless the widows who now must weep Who've lost their husbands all on the deep. They've left their homes like many more They've left their homes to return no more." |
04 Apr 00 - 01:28 PM (#206592) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Add: Lord Franklin or Lady Frankli From: Eric the Viking John Renbourn sings and plays a good version of "lord Franklin" in the Key of E. It is on several of his CD's ie-the best of John Renbourn etc |
04 Apr 00 - 02:02 PM (#206613) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Add: Lord Franklin or Lady Frankli From: Malcolm Douglas For more background information and variants, have a look on these earlier threads, here and here. Malcolm |