Songs of the Sea

[Janice]

The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald
Gordon Lightfoot

The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
Of the big lake they called 'Gitche Gumee'
The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead
When the skies of November turn gloomy
With a load of iron ore twenty-six thousand tons more
Than the Edmund Fitzgerald weighed empty.
That good ship and true was a bone to be chewed
When the gales of November came early.

The ship was the pride of the American side
Coming back from some mill in Wisconsin
As the big freighters go, it was bigger than most
With a crew and good captain well seasoned
Concluding some terms with a couple of steel firms
When they left fully loaded for Cleveland
And later that night when the ship's bell rang
Could it be the north wind they'd been feelin'?
The wind in the wires made a tattle-tale sound
And a wave broke over the railing
And every man knew, as the captain did too,
T'was the witch of November come stealin'.
The dawn came late and the breakfast had to wait
When the Gales of November came slashin'.
When afternoon came it was freezin' rain
In the face of a hurricane west wind.

When suppertime came, the old cook came on deck sayin'.
Fellas, it's too rough to feed ya.
At Seven P.M. a main hatchway caved in, he said
Fellas, it's been good t'know ya
The captain wired in he had water comin' in
And the good ship and crew was in peril.
And later that night when his lights went outta sight
Came the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.

Does any one know where the love of God goes
When the waves turn the minutes to hours?
The searches all say they'd have made Whitefish Bay
If they'd put fifteen more miles behind her.
They might have split up or they might have capsized;
May have broke deep and took water.
And all that remains is the faces and the names
Of the wives and the sons and the daughters.

Lake Huron rolls, Superior sings
In the rooms of her ice-water mansion.
Old Michigan steams like a young man's dreams;
The islands and bays are for sportsmen.
And farther below Lake Ontario
Takes in what Lake Erie can send her,
And the iron boats go as the mariners all know
With the Gales of November remembered.

In a musty old hall in Detroit they prayed,
In the Maritime Sailors' Cathedral.
The church bell chimed till it rang twenty-nine times
For each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald.
The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
Of the big lake they call 'Gitche Gumee'.
Superior, they said, never gives up her dead
When the gales of November come early!

[Janice]

Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)
Looking Glass

There's a port on a western bay
And it serves a hundred ships a day
Lonely sailors pass the time away
And talk about their homes

And there's a girl, in this harbor town
And she works, laying whiskey down
They say "Brandy, fetch another round"
She serves them whiskey and wine

The sailors say "Brandy, you're a fine girl
What a good wife you would be
Yeah your eyes could steal a sailor
From the sea."

Brandy, wears a braided chain
Made of finest silver from the north of Spain
A locket, that bears the name
Of a man that Brandy loved

He came, on a summer's day
Bringing gifts, from far away
But he made it clear, he couldn't stay
No harbor was his home

The sailors said "Brandy, you're a fine girl
What a good wife you would be
But my life, my lover, my lady
Is the sea."

Yeah Brandy used to watch his eyes when he told his sailor's story
She could feel the ocean fall and rise, she saw it's raging glory
But he had always told the truth, Lord he was an honest man
And Brandy does her best to understand

At night, when the bars close down
Brandy walks through a silent town
And loves a man, who's not around
She still can hear him say, she hears him say

"Brandy, you're a fine girl
What a good wife you would be
But my life, my lover, my lady
Is the sea"

"Brandy, you're a fine girl
What a good wife you would be
But my life, my lover, my lady
Is the sea"

[Ireneparalegal]

Call me corny, but I have always loved that Edmund Fitzgerald song.

[Janice]

Call me corny, but I have always loved that Edmund Fitzgerald song.
Same here Irene. It has a haunting melody. It's a true story too. The line, 'Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?'...always gets to me.

[Brian Damage]

Do you remember when we met
That's the day I knew you were my pet
I want to tell you how much I love you

Come with me, my love
To the sea, the sea of love
I want to tell you how much I love you

Come with me, to the sea

Do you remember when we met
That's the day I knew you were my pet
I want to tell you how much I love you

GUITAR SOLO

Come with me, to the sea

Come with me, my love
To the sea, the sea of love
I want to tell you how much I love you

Come with me, to the sea

[ABlairican Pie]

Children Of The Sea
by Black Sabbath

In the misty morning, on the edge of time
We've lost the rising sun, a final sign
As the misty morning rolls away to die
Reaching for the stars, we blind the sky

We sailed across the air before we learned to fly
We thought that it could never end
We'd glide above the ground before we learned to run, run
Now it seems our world has come undone

Oh they say that it's over
And it just had to be
Ooh they say that it's over
We're lost children of the sea, oh

We made the mountains shake with laughter as we played
Hiding in our corner of the world
Then we did the demon dance and rushed to nevermore
Threw away the key and locked the door

Oh they say that it's over, yeah
And it just had to be
Yes they say that it's over
We're lost children of the sea

In the misty morning, on the edge of time
We've lost the rising sun, a final sign
As the misty morning rolls away to die
Reaching for the stars, we blind the sky

Oh they say that it's over, yeah
And it just had to be
Oh they say that it's over
Poor lost children of the sea, yeah

LOOK OUT! The sky is falling down!
LOOK OUT! The world is spinning round and round and round!
LOOK OUT! The sun is going black, black
LOOK OUT! It's never never never coming back, LOOK OUT!

[Janice]

Beyond The Sea
Bobby Darin

Somewhere beyond the sea,
Somewhere waiting for me,
My lover stands on golden sands
And watches the ships that go sailing.

Somewhere beyond the sea
She's there watching for me.
If I could fly like birds on high
Then straight to her arms I'd go sailing

It's far beyond the star,
It's near beyond the moon.
I know beyond a doubt
My heart will lead me there soon

We'll meet beyond the shore
We'll kiss just as before
And happy we'll be beyond the sea
And never again I'll go sailing

I know beyond a doubt
My heart will lead me there soon
We'll meet, I know, we'll meet beyond the shore
We'll kiss just as before
And happy we will be beyond the sea
And never again I'll go sailing

No more sailing
So long, sailing, sailing, no more sailing

Good-bye, farewell my friend, no more sailing

So long sailing, no more sailing

No more, farewell...

No more sailing

[Ireneparalegal]

Awwww Janice, you beat me to it, I was ready to post Bobby Darin's song. :lol:

[Zoneboy]

Ride Captain Ride by Blues Image


Seventy-three men sailed up
From the San Francisco Bay,
Rolled off of their ship
And here's what they had to say.
"We're callin' everyone to ride along
To another shore,
We can laugh our lives away
and be free once more."

But no one heard them callin',
No one came at all,
'Cause they were too busy watchin'
Those old raindrops fall.
As a storm was blowin'
Out on the peaceful sea,
Seventy-three men sailed off
To history.

Ride, captain ride
Upon your mystery ship,
Be amazed at the friends
You have here on your trip.
Ride captain ride
Upon your mystery ship,
On your way to a world
That others might have missed.


Seventy-three men sailed up
From the San Francisco Bay,
Got off their ship
And here's what they had to say.
"We're callin' everyone to ride along
To another shore,
We can laugh our lives away
And be free once more."

Ride, captain ride
Upon your mystery ship,
Be amazed at the friends
You have here on your trip.
Ride, captain ride
Upon your mystery ship,
On your way to a world
That others might have missed.
Ride, captain ride
Upon your mystery ship,
Be amazed at the friends
You have here on your trip

[ABlairican Pie]

Sailing the Seas of Cheese
by Primus

When the going gets tough
And the stomach acids flow
The cold wind of conformity
Is nipping at your nose
When some trendy new atrocity
Has brought you to your knees
Come with us we'll sail the
Seas of Cheese

[dandelion wine]

Sitting on the Dock of the Bay - Ottis Redding

Sittin' in the mornin' sun
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' come
Watching the ships roll in
And then I watch 'em roll away again, yeah

I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time

I left my home in Georgia
Headed for the 'Frisco bay
'Cause I've had nothing to live for
And look like nothin's gonna come my way

So I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time

Look like nothing's gonna change
Everything still remains the same
I can't do what ten people tell me to do
So I guess I'll remain the same, yes

Sittin' here resting my bones
And this loneliness won't leave me alone
It's two thousand miles I roamed
Just to make this dock my home

Now, I'm just gonna sit at the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Oooo-wee, sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time

[TJL]

Led Zeppelin

"The Ocean"

[Count-In: John Bonham] - "We've done four already but now we're steady
and then they went: One, two, three, four"

Singing in the sunshine, laughing in the rain
Hitting on the moonshine, rocking in the grain
Ain't no time to pack my bag, my foots outside the door
Got a date, I can't be late, for the high hopes hailla ball.

Singing to an ocean, I can hear the ocean's roar
Play for free, play for me and play a whole lot more, more!
Singing about good things and the sun that lights the day
I used to sing on the mountains, has the ocean lost it's way.

Sitting round singing songs 'til the night turns into day
Used to sing on the mountains but the mountains washed away
Now I'm singing all my songs to the girl who won my heart
She is only three years old and it's a real fine way to start.

[jpcanes]

OMD - Sailing On The Seven Seas

You say that love will capture me
But not unless you give it
free
We’re sailing on the seven seas
Sister Ray is on
TV
The light of love it shines so bright
That the FBI
won’t sleep tonight
‘Cause I’m so in awe of you
That I don’t know what to do
And I’m sailing on
The
seven seas so blue
Sick and tired and don’t know
why
Skin and bone won’t touch the sky
Sex and lies
can’t bring me down
‘Cause I’ve sold my soul all over
town
‘Cause I’m so in awe of you
That I don’t
know what to do
And I’m sailing on
The seven seas so
blue
People try to drag us down
So we learn to
swim before we drown
‘Cause I’m so in awe of you
That I don’t know what to do
And I’m sailing on
The
seven seas so blue
And I’m so in awe of you
That
I don’t know what to do
And I’m sailing on
The seven
seas so blue

[Zoneboy]

Artist: Hues Corporation
Song: Rock the Boat

So I'd like to know where, you got the notion
said I'd like to know where, you got the notion

to rock the boat, don't rock the boat baby
rock the boat, don't tip the boat over
rock the boat, don't rock the boat baby
rock the boat-t-t-t-t

Ever since our voyage of love began
your touch has thrilled me like the rush of the wind
and your arms have held me safe from a rolling sea
there's always been a quiet place to harbor you and me

Our love is like a ship on the ocean
we've been sailing with a cargo full of, love and devotion

So I'd like to know where, you got the notion
said I'd like to know where, you got the notion

To rock the boat, don't rock the boat baby
rock the boat, don't tip the boat over
rock the boat, don't rock the boat baby
rock the boat-t-t-t-t

Up to now we sailed through every storm
and I've always had your tender lips to keep me warm
oh I need to have the strength that flows from you
don't let me drift away my dear, when love can see me through

Our love is like a ship ...

[dlemond]

Nat King Cole did a great song called

"The Sand and the Sea"

If I find peace of mind in the sand and the sea
There's a hope in my heart that you'll soon be with me
There's a prayer that I share with the sand and the sea
And it cries "Come to me, come to me."

As my eyes search the skies from the edge of the shore
You are here in my arms for a moment or more
Then a tear rushes down to the sand and the sea
And it cries "Come to me, come to me."

But as long as there's sand, as long as there's sea
As long as there's time I'll wait hopefully
As long as there's heaven up above
Let the sand and the sea bring my love to me

But as long as there's sand, as long as there's sea
As long as there's time I'll wait hopefully
As long as there's heaven up above
Let the sand and the sea bring my love to me

[Zoneboy]

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale,
a tale of a fateful trip.
That started from this tropic port,
aboard this tiny ship.

The mate was a mighty sailin' man,
the skipper brave and sure.
Five passengers set sail that day,
for a three hour tour, a three hour tour………

The weather started getting rough,
the tiny ship was tossed.
If not for the courage of the fearless crew,
the Minnow would be lost; the Minnow would be lost.

The ship took ground on the shore of this uncharted desert isle,
with Gilligan, the Skipper too,
the Millionaire, and his Wife,
the Movie Star, the Professor and Mary Ann,
here on Gilligan's Isle.

[Yooch]

Janice and Irene--we were all thinking of the same song!! Cool song.
'Beyond the Sea', one of the best songs of all time!

[Sharop]

It's not exactly a sea song, but this thread made me think of The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot.

[Brian Damage]

It's not exactly a sea song, but this thread made me think of The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot.


It was the first song listed and it is a sea song.

[Ohio8]

Procol Harum's "A Salty Dog"

[Ohio8]

The Doors/"Land Ho!"

[Zoneboy]

Come Sail Away by Styx (Written by Dennis DeYoung)

Im sailing away, set an open course for the virgin sea
Ive got to be free, free to face the life thats ahead of me
On board, Im the captain, so climb aboard
Well search for tomorrow on every shore
And Ill try, oh lord, Ill try to carry on

I look to the sea, reflections in the waves spark my memory
Some happy, some sad
I think of childhood friends and the dreams we had
We live happily forever, so the story goes
But somehow we missed out on that pot of gold
But well try best that we can to carry on

A gathering of angels appeared above my head
They sang to me this song of hope, and this is what they said
They said come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me

I thought that they were angels, but to my surprise
They climbed aboard their starship and headed for the skies
Singing come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me
Come sail away, come sail away
Come sail away with me

[Janice]

Sailing
Christopher Cross

It's not far down to paradise
At least it's not for me
And if the wind is right you can sail away
And find tranquility
The canvas can do miracles
Just you wait and see
Believe me

It's not far to never never land
No reason to pretend
And if the wind is right you can find the joy
Of innocence again
The canvas can do miracles
Just you wait and see
Believe me

Sailing
Takes me away
To where I've always heard it could be
Just a dream and the wind to carry me
And soon I will be free

Fantasy
It gets the best of me
When I'm sailing
All caught up in the reverie
Every word is a symphony
Won't you believe me

It's not far back to sanity
At least it's not for me
And when the wind is right you can sail away
And find serenity
The canvas can do miracles
Just you wait and see
Believe me

[jpcanes]

Sand And Sea - Frank Sinatra

Sand and sea, sea and sand
And the warm bright sun up there above
Summer days, happy days
With my love
Sand and sea, sea and sand
Hear the wings in flight of the lovely dove
Summer nights, happy nights
We were makin' love
The blinking stars are dancing on the whitecaps
Crazy stars, they've had too many nightcaps
I touch your hand, the hand that lies beside me
Paradise can't be far if you'll guide me
Sand and sea, sea and sand
And the angels sing from above
Happy days, hey, happy nights
Makin' love
Sand and sea, sea and sand
And the angels sing from above
Happy days, happy nights
Makin' love
We're in love
Oooh-oooh makin' love
[Fade]
Sand and sea
Sea and sand

[phoebe7165]

If there's one thing in my life that's missing
It's the time that I spend alone
Sailing on the cool and bright clear water
Lots of those friendly people
And they're showing me ways to go
And I never want to lose their inspiration

Time for a cool change
I know that it's time for a cool change
and now that my life is so prearranged
I know that it's time for a cool change

Well, I was born in the sign of water
And it's there that I feel my best
The albatross and the whale they are my brothers
It's kind of a special feeling
When you're out on the sea alone
Staring at the the full moon, like a lover

Time for a cool change
I know that it's time for a cool change
and now that my life is so prearranged
I know that it's time for a cool change

I've never been romantic
and sometimes I don't care
I know it may sound selfish
But let me breath the air yeah
Let me breath the air

If there's one thing in my life that's missing
It's the time that I spend alone
Sailing on the cool and bright clear water
It's kind of a special feeling
When you're out on the sea alone
Staring at the full moon, like a lover

Time for a cool change
I know that it's time for a cool change
And now that my life is so prearranged
I know that it's time for a cool change

It's time, it's time, it's time
It's time, it's time, it's time
For a cool, cool change
Ooooooh, I know it's time for cool
Cool, cool change
Now that my life is so prearranged
Well, I know, I know, I know, I know
That it's time for a cool change
Yes, it is, it is, it is, it is
It's time for a cool change

[Zoneboy]

Sea of Heartbreak (Don Gibson)

The lights in the harbor,
Don't shine for me.
I'm like a lost ship,
Adrift on the sea.

Sea of heartbreak, lost love an' loneliness;
Memories of your caress, so divine.
I wish you were mine again, my dear.
I am on this sea of tears:
Sea of heartbreak.

How did I lose you?
Oh, where did I fail?
Why did you leave me,
Always to sail?

This sea of heartbreak, lost love an' loneliness;
Memories of your caress, so divine.
How I wish you were mine again, my dear.
I am on this sea of tears:
Sea of heartbreak.

Oh, what I'd give to sail back to shore;
Back to your arms once more.

Oh, come to my rescue;
Come here to me .
Take me and keep me,
Away from the sea.

Yes, this sea of heartbreak, lost love an' loneliness;
Memories of your caress, so divine.
How I wish you were mine again, my dear.
I'm on this sea of tears:
Sea of heartbreak.

It's a sea of heartbreak.

[Zoneboy]

Sloop John B. (The Beach Boys)

We come on the sloop john b
My grandfather and me
Around nassau town we did roam
Drinking all night
Got into a fight
Well I feel so broke up
I want to go home

So hoist up the john bs sail
See how the mainsail sets
Call for the captain ashore
Let me go home, let me go home
I wanna go home, yeah yeah
Well I feel so broke up
I wanna go home

The first mate he got drunk
And broke in the capns trunk
The constable had to come and take him away
Sheriff john stone
Why dont you leave me alone, yeah yeah
Well I feel so broke up I wanna go home

So hoist up the john bs sail
See how the mainsail sets
Call for the captain ashore
Let me go home, let me go home
I wanna go home, let me go home
Why dont you let me go home
(hoist up the john bs sail)
Hoist up the john b
I feel so broke up I wanna go home
Let me go home

The poor cook he caught the fits
And threw away all my grits
And then he took and he ate up all of my corn
Let me go home
Why dont they let me go home
This is the worst trip Ive ever been on

So hoist up the john bs sail
See how the mainsail sets
Call for the captain ashore
Let me go home, let me go home
I wanna go home, let me go home
Why dont you let me go home

[Zoneboy]

Sail Away (The Oak Ridge Boys)

Across the bay a lady waits to hold me tight,
And my boat and I are ready to set sail.
If the weather keeps on holdin' and the wind is right
I'll be wrapped up in my sweet one's arms tonight.

Chorus:

And we will sail away
On the wings of love into the night
Cast out our fortunes on the sea
Then we will go to sleep together
With the rockin' of the water
Dream of how our life will someday be
When she sailed away with me

As I skip across the waves my sails are high and full,
My mind is on the one I wait to see.
And I dream about an island somewhere in my mind,
Where someday I will take her off with me.

Chorus:

And we will sail away
On the wings of love into the night
Cast out our fortunes on the sea
Then we will go to sleep together
With the rockin' of the water
Dream of how our life will someday be
When she sailed away with me


Then a smile comes upon me as I look across the bow;
I see a lady on the side.
But she will wait no more as I head for the shore,
Cause tonight I'm gonna take her for a ride

Chorus:

And we will sail away
On the wings of love into the night
Cast out our fortunes on the sea
Then we will go to sleep together
With the rockin' of the water
Dream of how our life will someday be
When she sailed away with me

[Zoneboy]

Ships (Barry Manilow)

We walked to the sea
Just my father and me
And the dogs played around on the sand
Winter cold cut the air
Hangin' still everywhere
Dressed in gray, did he say
Hold my hand

I said, love's easier when it's far away
We sat and watched a distant light
We're two ships that pass in the night
We both smile and we say it's alright
We're still here
It's just that we're out of sight
Like those ships that pass in the night

There's a boat on the line
Where the sea meets the sky
There's another that rides far behind
And it seems you and I are like strangers
A wide ways apart as we drift on through time
He said, it's harder now, we're far away
We only read you when you write
We're two ships that pass in the night

And we smile when we say it's alright
We're still here
It's just that we're out of sight
Like those ships that pass in the night
We're just ships that pass in the night
And we smile when we say it's alright
We're still here
It's just that we're out of sight
Like those ships that pass in the night
We're just two ships that pass in the night
And we smile when we say it's alright
We're still here
It's just that we're out of sight

[phoebe7165]

A beautiful song, one of my absolute favorites

Do you remember
Standing on the shore,
Head in the clouds.
Your pockets filled with dreams...
Bound for glory
On the seven seas of life,
But, the ocean is deeper than it seems...

The wind was with you
When you left on the morning tide
You set your sail for an island in the sun,
On the horizon, dark clouds up ahead,
For the storm has just begun...

Take me with you,
Take me far away,
An' lead me to the distant shore...
Sail your ship across the water,
Spread your wings across the sky...
Take the time to see
You're the one who holds the key,
Or sailing ships will pass you by...

You cry for mercy,
When you think you've lost your way,
You drift alone, if all your hope is gone...
So find the strength and you will see
You control your destiny,
After all is said and done...

So take me with you,
Take me far away,
An' lead me to the distant shore...

Sail your ship across the water,
Spread your wings across the sky...
Take the time to see
You're the one who holds the key,
Or sailing ships will pass,
Sailing ships will pass you,
Sailing ships will pass you by...


So take me with you,
Take me far away,
We'll ride the wind across the sky,
Spread your wings and you will see
You control your destiny,
So sailing ships
Don't pass you by...

So take me with you,
Take me far away,
We'll ride the wings and you will see
You control your destiny,
So sailing ships
Don't pass you by...

You'll find that you're the only one
Can sail your ship across the sky...

[phoebe7165]

Ships (Barry Manilow)

We walked to the sea
Just my father and me
And the dogs played around on the sand
Winter cold cut the air
Hangin' still everywhere
Dressed in gray, did he say
Hold my hand

I said, love's easier when it's far away
We sat and watched a distant light
We're two ships that pass in the night
We both smile and we say it's alright
We're still here
It's just that we're out of sight
Like those ships that pass in the night

There's a boat on the line
Where the sea meets the sky
There's another that rides far behind
And it seems you and I are like strangers
A wide ways apart as we drift on through time
He said, it's harder now, we're far away
We only read you when you write
We're two ships that pass in the night

And we smile when we say it's alright
We're still here
It's just that we're out of sight
Like those ships that pass in the night
We're just ships that pass in the night
And we smile when we say it's alright
We're still here
It's just that we're out of sight
Like those ships that pass in the night
We're just two ships that pass in the night
And we smile when we say it's alright
We're still here
It's just that we're out of sight

I LOVE this song!! I can't believe it slipped my mind!

[Zebra 3]

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale,
a tale of a fateful trip.
That started from this tropic port,
aboard this tiny ship.

The mate was a mighty sailin' man,
the skipper brave and sure.
Five passengers set sail that day,
for a three hour tour, a three hour tour………

The weather started getting rough,
the tiny ship was tossed.
If not for the courage of the fearless crew,
the Minnow would be lost; the Minnow would be lost.

The ship took ground on the shore of this uncharted desert isle,
with Gilligan, the Skipper too,
the Millionaire, and his Wife,
the Movie Star, the Professor and Mary Ann,
here on Gilligan's Isle.
I say only the version with "the Professor and Mary Ann."

[jpcanes]

Home By The Sea - Genesis

Creeping up the blind side, shinning up the wall
stealing thru the dark of night
Climbing thru a window, stepping to the floor
checking to the left and the right
Picking up the pieces, putting them away
something doesn't feel quite right

Help me someone, let me out of here
then out of the dark was suddenly heard
welcome to the Home by the Sea

Coming out the woodwork, thru the open door
pushing from above and below
shadows but no substance, in the shape of men
round and down and sideways they go
adrift without direction, eyes that hold despair
then as one they sign and they moan

Help us someone, let us out of here
living here so long undisturbed
dreaming of the time we were free
so many years ago
before the time when we first heard
welcome to the Home by the Sea

Sit down Sit down
as we relive our lives in what we tell you

Images of sorrow, pictures of delight
things that go to make up a life
endless days of summer longer nights of gloom
waiting for the morning light
scenes of unimportance, photos in a frame
things that go to make up a life

Help us someone, let us out of here
cos living here so long undisturbed
dreaming of the time we were free
so many years ago
before the time when we first heard
welcome to the Home by the Sea

Sit down Sit down
as we relive out lives in what we tell you
let us relive out lives in what we tell you

Sit down Sit down
cos you won't get away
no with us you will stay
for the rest of your days - Sit down
As we relive our lives in what we tell you
Let us relive our lives in what we tell you

[Janice]

I LOVE this song!! I can't believe it slipped my mind!
I love that song too. I love Barry Manilow's songs.

[Cactus Jack]

Under da seeeeeea, under da seeeeeeea

[James]

Sloop John B. (The Beach Boys)
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See how the mainsail sets
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I had always thought it went "See how the men sail sea".

[Janice]

Ship Of Fools
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

Tell me quick said old McFee
What's this all have to do with me'
I've spent all my time at sea a loner
Is there something else
I should know'
Something hidden down below
The level of your conversation'

Well he turned away
Before the answer
Though I yelled aloud
He refused to hear

It became to clear
So it went as we put out
I was left in constant doubt
Everything I asked about
Seemed private
The captain strolled
The bridge one night

I stopped him in the evening light
To ask him would it be all
Right to join him
But he stood there
Like some idol
And he listened like some temple
And then he turned away
All along the fateful coast
We moved silent like a ghost

The timeless sea of tireless
Host possessed us
The wind came building
From the cold Northwest
And soon the waves began to crest
Crashing cross the forward deck
All hands lost
I alone survived the sinking
I alone possessed the tools
On that ship of fools

[Zoneboy]

I had always thought it went "See how the men sail sea".

You're probably right, I just copied and pasted the first lyrics I found.

[Ohio8]

Kansas/"Point of Know Return"

[Ohio8]

Crosby, Stills & Nash/"shadow captain"

[Ohio8]

CSN/"Southern captain"

[James]

CSN/"Southern captain"

The second one is actually "Southern Cross", Ohio8.

[Ohio8]

Grand Funk Railroad's "I'm Your Captain"

[James]

Grand Funk Railroad's "I'm Your Captain"

I thought it was "Closer To Home."

[ABlairican Pie]

I thought it was "Closer To Home."Actually, "Closer To Home" is part of the title, in the second half of the song. At least, I believe it is.

[Zoneboy]

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[James]

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/zoneboy/6e59_1.jpg

I looked at the playing time on the record, and it appeared to say 5:30. However, when I timed the song on a cassette, I came up with a timing of 9:46. Such begs the question, is it "I'm Your Captain/Closer To Home"?

[Zoneboy]

I looked at the playing time on the record, and it appeared to say 5:30. However, when I timed the song on a cassette, I came up with a timing of 9:46. Such begs the question, is it "I'm Your Captain/Closer To Home"?

It's "I'm Your Captain/Closer To Home" on the cd

[catlover79]

Sarah Brightman's 1993 album Dive is awesome. It's a concept album - all the songs are about the sea. I like to listen to it at night...it's beautiful and stays with you after you're asleep. I'd recommend it to anyone - it's definitely my favorite of the SB CDs I own.

[Ohio8]

Mountain's "Nantucket Sleighride"

[Ohio8]

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's "The Lee Shore."

[Ohio8]

The Grateful Dead's "Lost Sailor"

[-STEFFY-]

The Ocean - Led Zeppelin

[Ohio8]

Don't forget this Beatles tune!

[catlover79]

SINKING SHIPS
Bee Gees

Written by:
Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb (1967)

Sinking ships,
watching them sail in the sun as it sinks in the sea.
Crashing planes,
only the eyes of the doomed with a smile on their face.

So I say to myself that it's real
Take a look inside myself.
and I feel

Coloured cups,
windows that slide up and down with a squeak in the side.
Funny day,
banging the door to a close as it's hurting my knee.

So I say to myself that it's real
Take a look inside myself.
and I feel

Sinking ships,
watching them sail in the sun as it sinks in the sea.
Crashing planes,
only the eyes of the doomed with a smile on their face

So I say to myself that it's real
Take a look inside myself.
and I feel

[Zoneboy]

Come On Down to My Boat by Every Mother's Son


She sits on the dock a fishin' in the water uh, huh
I don't know her name she's the fisherman's daughter uh, huh
Come on down to my boat baby
Come on down where we can play
Come on down to my boat baby
Come on down we'll sail away.

She smiled so nice like she wants to come with me uh, huh
But she's tied to the dock and she can't get free
Come on down to my boat baby...
Fish all day sleep all night
Father never lets her out of his sight
Soon I'm gonna have to get my knife and cut that rope, cut that rope
Then we can go fishin' in my little red boat
Make you happy in my little red boat
so come on down to my boat baby...

[Zoneboy]

I'll Sail My Ship Alone by Ray Price


Well, we've been sweethearts for so long
Now you say we're through
The love we shared is now a memory
I had built a ship of dreams
And planned them all for you
But now I guess what is to be will be.

I gave a message to the wind to take home
On to you hoping you would hear my S.O.S.
I thought that you would come back home my darling
Of you knew how much my aching heart was in distress.

Well, I'll sail my ship alone
With all the dreams I own
Drifting out across the ocean blue
Yes, I'll sail my ship alone
Though all the sails you torn
And when it starts to sink then I'll blame you.


Now, I'm just like a ship at sea that's lost without a sail
The dark clouds hide the sun from up above
And even with these broken dreams my heart will never fail
But deep inside there's only one true love.

Yes, I'll sail my ship alone
With all the dreams I own
Drifting out across the ocean blue
Yes, I'll sail my ship alone
Though all the sails you torn
And when it starts to sink then I'll blame you...

[Ohio8]

Gordon Lightfoot's "Ghosts of Cape Horn"