{"id":5301,"date":"2019-09-13T10:14:49","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T14:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/?page_id=5301"},"modified":"2021-12-01T16:47:47","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T20:47:47","slug":"homeward-bound","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/?page_id=5301","title":{"rendered":"Homeward Bound – New England Shores"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dave Paton<\/a> is an old friend, a killer English concertina and hammered dulcimer player, and one of the Paton Family that owned\/operated Folk Legacy Records (Sandy and Caroline Paton were also known as one of the assortment of song collectors, going out with recording devices to capture old song singers before they were gone).\u00a0 You will encounter Dave at various house concerts and c\u00e8ilidh, and I had to honour and pleasure of playing in a contradance band with Dave and his brother Robbie we called “The Wild Colonial Boys” back in the 90s.\u00a0 Dave admittedly does not write songs, generally, but he penned this little gem that has become part of my own repertoire… Thank you, Dave!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jos. Morneault<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 G\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 D\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 D<\/strong>
\nA whaler\u2019s life is a weary thing;<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 G\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 D\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A<\/strong>
\nHe works from sun to sun.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 G\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 D\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bm<\/strong>
\nHis only joys are an old squeezebox<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 G\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A<\/strong>
\nAnd a little jug of rum<\/p>\n

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Chorus:<\/u><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0G\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 D\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 G<\/strong>
\nHaul up the sails; make fast the gear.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0D\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s time to bring her ’round.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0G\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 D\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bm<\/strong>
\nWe\u2019re heading for New England\u2019s shore\u2026<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0G\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 D<\/strong>
\nAt last we\u2019re homeward bound!<\/p>\n

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The Arctic Sea is a desolate place;
\nFew comforts can we find.
\nOur thoughts are with the ones we love
\nThat we did leave behind.<\/p>\n

For three long years* we\u2019ve plied the sea
\nA-searching for the whale.
\nAt last our hold is full of oil;
\nFor New London** we\u2019ll set sail.<\/p>\n

The whale; he is a noble beast
\nThat roams the open sea.
\nTo hunt him is our livelihood
\nOr we would leave him be.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

*Dave wrote “five long months” but several whaling experts of my acquaintance insisted that 5 months would not have been enough time for whaling since perhaps the 1600s, and that 2 to 3 years would be more accurate, and even as much as 5 years, so I went with three.<\/p>\n

** Dave had it as New Bedford, but as I tend to contextualize the songs I present with Connecticut, I took the liberty to change the destination.<\/p>\n

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The Wild Colonial Boys 1998<\/p><\/div>\n

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