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05 Jan 03 - 04:30 AM (#859056) Subject: Lyrics to 'Some men are Steamers'? From: TheAuldGrump I'm looking around for lyrics to a song my grandfather had on a record, maybe a 78. The song contained the line 'Some men are steamers, and others are dreamers'. I was reminded of the song when I caught part of it on our local college station. Thanks if you can help, The Auld Grump, not so old or grumpy 'round here... |
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05 Jan 03 - 04:47 AM (#859061) Subject: RE: Lyrics to 'Some men are Steamers'? From: Hillheader Searched on Google and 10 other search engines but found nothing. Would you know who sang it? Davebhoy |
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05 Jan 03 - 04:54 AM (#859065) Subject: RE: Lyrics to 'Some men are Steamers'? From: TheAuldGrump Alas no, if I did my search would be much easier. I tried Google first, and found nothing either. The song also had the line 'The men who are steamers, they laugh at the dreamers' or something very much like that. The song being more about the steamers than the dreamers. The Auld Grump, steaming toward bed... |
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05 Jan 03 - 02:04 PM (#859271) Subject: RE: Lyrics to 'Some men are Steamers'? From: gnomad Sounds to me like Eric Bogle's Safe in the Harbour, which contains the lines "Some men are schemers, who laugh at the dreamers, Take the gold from the sailors, and turn it to dross" I haven't time to post in full just now, but will do so if this is the one you are seeking. A lovely song by the way, written in tribute to Stan Rogers. |
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05 Jan 03 - 02:25 PM (#859290) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Some men are Steamers'? From: Jim Dixon Don't bother typing it, gnomad. It's in the DT twice, as SAFE IN THE HARBOUR and as SAFE HARBOUR. The former is the correct title, according to AMG/All Music Guide. |
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05 Jan 03 - 02:28 PM (#859293) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Some men are Steamers'? From: Hillheader Thanks Gnomad - one word make all the difference but I'm not sure this will be the song if The Auld Grump's grandfather had it on a 78. Perhaps Bogle was drawing on the line of song for his inspiration. Anyone else able to assist. Have you stood by the ocean on a diamond-hard morning And felt the horizon stir deep in your soul Watched the wake of a steamer as it cuts through blue water Been gripped by a fever you just can't control Oh to throw off the shackles, and fly with the seagulls To where green waves tumble before a driving sea wind Or to lie on the decking on a warm summer evening Watch the red sun fall burning beneath the earth's rim Chorus But to every sailor comes time to drop anchor Haul in the sail, and make the lines fast You deep water dreamer, your journey is over You're safe in the harbor at last You're safe in the harbor at last Some men are sailors, but most are just dreamers Held fast to the anchors they forge in their minds Who in their hearts know they'll never sail over deep water To search for a treasure they're afraid they won't find So in sheltered harbors they cling to their anchors Bank down their boilers and shut down their steam And wait for the sailors to return with the treasures That will fan the dull embers and fire up their dreams And some men are schemers, who laugh at the dreamers Take the gold from the sailors and turn it to dross They're men in a prison, they're men without vision Whose only horizon is profit and loss So when storm-clouds come sailing across your blue ocean Hold fast to your dreaming for all that you're worth For as long as there're dreamers, there will always be sailors Bringing back their bright treasures from the corners of earth Davebhoy |
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06 Jan 03 - 01:27 AM (#859583) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Some men are Steamers'? From: TheAuldGrump Thanks! I may have assumed the 78, because so much of his collection was. The Auld Grump |
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06 Jan 03 - 01:39 AM (#859584) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Some men are Steamers'? From: TheAuldGrump Hmmm, either I've mixed two songs up or my Great-grandfather had a time machine, having died well before the copyright on the song. The Auld Grump, now I wonder where he left that time machine... |
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06 Jan 03 - 05:04 AM (#859629) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Some men are Steamers'? From: Dave Bryant "Safe in the Harbour" is a great song, I don't know why it doesn't get sung more often. Eric wrote it for the death of Stan Rogers. |
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06 Jan 03 - 05:04 PM (#860091) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Some men are Steamers'? From: gnomad Oh goody, don't need to dig out the transcript on which I worked so hard before discovering Mudcat. My quess as to why the song gets little exposure is the wide vocal range needed to do it justice, I know I cannot make it. |
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06 Jan 03 - 05:43 PM (#860118) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Some men are Steamers'? From: Charley Noble Damn! I was hoping a different song would surface. Well, now we'll just have to compose a new ditty "Some Men are Steamers." Now would that be an allusion to steam ships, steamed clams or old copper laundry vessels? Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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07 Jan 03 - 06:23 AM (#860526) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Some men are Steamers'? From: Dave Bryant I agree with you about the range it needs. Eric sings it with his group on the record and I don't think he sings both the top notes "fly with the seagulls" bit and the chorus which is much lower. It sounds quite OK if you leave the high notes off though, which is what I do when I sing it alone. When I sing it with Linda, she sings the melody on the chorus and I sing a harmony - that way I can pitch the verses lower. |
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07 Jan 03 - 03:49 PM (#860916) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Some men are Steamers'? From: gnomad Maybe time for another go using DB's patent amendment, it's too good a song to let it be wasted. I wondered about how he made the jump, but my recording was well worn by the time I started to try it for myself (excuses!) |