by Cicely Fox Smith (1882 - 1954)
A sea burthen See original
Language: English
A ship swinging as the tide swings up and down, And men's voices singing East away, O! West away And a very long way from London Town, A very long way from London Town. A lantern glowing and the stars looking down, And the sea-swells flowing East away, O! West away And a very long way from London Town, A very long way, a long way from London Town. Lights in wild weather from a tavern window old and brown, And men singing together, men singing together, East away, O! West away And a very long way from London Town, A very long way, a long way from London Town. A ship swinging as the tide swings up and down, And men's voices singing East away, O! West away And a very long way from London Town, A very long way from London Town.
Composition:
- Set to music by Michael (Dewar) Head (1900 - 1976), "A sea burthen", 1948, published 1949, from Six Sea Songs, no. 1
Text Authorship:
- by Cicely Fox Smith (1882 - 1954), "A sea burthen", appears in Songs in Sail, first published 1914
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Researcher for this page: Thomas Dymit
This text was added to the website: 2008-11-19
Line count: 20
Word count: 146