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02 Dec 04 - 09:12 AM (#1345369) Subject: Woolwich Ferry From: Essex Girl I have been asked to find the words to a song about Woolwich Ferry. Has anybody heard of it? |
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02 Dec 04 - 09:19 AM (#1345373) Subject: RE: Woolwich Ferry From: Snuffy Hi Linda Nearest I can get is a verse of Ron Shuttleworth's Shantymen Bold goes something like this: We've sung on the Victory in dry dock in Portsmouth On Cutty Sark likewise we've all done our thing But when we go to Greenwich we go through the tunnel If we went on the ferry we'd be too sick to sing. |
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02 Dec 04 - 10:19 AM (#1345424) Subject: RE: Woolwich Ferry From: Keith A of Hertford I did not know there was one. I hope it gets posted. I altered the first verse of Sweet Thames for my better half to include a reference to the ferry after we made a crossing in summer. For those who do not know, it is a free ferry with fine views of the Thames Barrier, City Airport, Dome, Eye and other sites. Keith. |
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02 Dec 04 - 10:37 AM (#1345445) Subject: RE: Woolwich Ferry From: MMario I found references to a 'Woolrich Ferry Waltz' - but googling on "Woolrich ferry" plus "lyrics" yielded me nothing... |
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02 Dec 04 - 08:33 PM (#1345889) Subject: RE: Woolwich Ferry From: Dead Horse Does it have the lines> Methinks I see that Sailor Ben, steering his old wherry Once Dick, his mate, did navigate, aboard the Woolwich Ferry? |
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02 Dec 04 - 10:42 PM (#1345948) Subject: RE: Woolwich Ferry From: GUEST,Iver This probably is completely unrelated but there is a town of Woolwich in Maine, USA. It is on the Kennebec River and was settled in the early 18th century. From it's early days of settlement until the early-mid 1900s there was a ferry across the river from the the town of Bath (of course, both towns were named after the English towns). It's a long shot but any chance the song could refer to the US Woolwich instead? |
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03 Dec 04 - 06:10 AM (#1346155) Subject: RE: lyr req: Woolwich Ferry From: Essex Girl No, according to Barry (Skinners Rats) it is about Woolwich Ferry - which still runs. Just have to keep trying. |
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03 Dec 04 - 07:16 AM (#1346192) Subject: RE: lyr req: Woolwich Ferry From: GUEST,Mingulay Just throwing in twopennorth, there is a song about the Woolwich ferry and I have heard someone do it locally ie West London. Can't for the life of me remember who or where but Twickers springs to mind. Sorry I can't be more helpful. |
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08 Dec 04 - 08:34 AM (#1350871) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Woolwich Ferry From: Essex Girl Refresh |
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07 Dec 16 - 10:13 AM (#3825047) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Woolwich Ferry From: GUEST Woolwich Ferry, by Swinging the Lead. Written by Dave Webb and it is on the Danger CD. |
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08 Dec 16 - 11:50 AM (#3825283) Subject: Lyr Add: WOOLWICH FERRY From: Jim Dixon Found on Spotify, YouTube and ReverbNation: WOOLWICH FERRY (100 TIMES A DAY) As recorded by Swinging the Lead on "Danger" (2015) 1. A nice young fella named William Brown, He lived with his mum in Silvertown. From the day that he was born, He dreamt of going around Cape Horn. CHORUS: He sails across the river, He sails across the river, He sails across the river, A hundred times a day. 2. Now Woolwich ain't the place to be If you dream of the sun and the sand and the sea. He wanted a girl in ev'ry port, But the furthest he got was Tilbury Fort. 3. The cars and the lorries Willie parks is fine(?). He loads them on just two at a time. He tells them it's the place to be, 'Cause out in the middle it's duty free. 4. He avoids the ships going down on the tide, And wishes he could go for a ride. He sailed upstream one day for a lark, And moored alongside the Cutty Sark. 5. When the ferry's delayed and you're late for work, And a lorry's just crashed in the back of your Merc, You look up to the sky in the funnel And wish you'd gone through the Blackwall Tunnel. 6. The boss he said: "You're late again. Don't blame it on the weather and the wind and the rain." You get to the ferry, get off your bike, Only to find that they're all on strike. 7. He sails across the briny foam, But not when Charlton play at home. He'll watch them play at any cost, Then he goes home when his team had lost. [YouTube also has several videos of the actual ferry.] |
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08 Dec 16 - 12:09 PM (#3825284) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Woolwich Ferry From: leeneia Thanks, Jim. I think the 3rd verse starts with this: The cars and lorries, well, he parks just fine. ================ The tune for the chorus is almost exactly the same as "Round and Round the Village. " |
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09 Dec 16 - 10:14 AM (#3825455) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Woolwich Ferry From: GUEST,Dave Webb. I am flattered that my song is getting an airing. The 3rd verse is "The cars and the lorries well he parks just fine". Dave Webb Swinging the Lead. |
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09 Dec 16 - 11:22 AM (#3825468) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Woolwich Ferry From: GUEST,Pete from seven stars link So perhaps it was our William that used to edge me up close when I used to be an HGV driver ! |