This is an original I wrote; I had the idea of writing something for the men who would build Anchors. It’s a \u201ctrade song\u201d in which they would brag about the work they do and boast about their craftsmanship (Similar to \u201cWork of the Weavers\u201d). After penning the verses to the tune of \u201cThe April Song\u201d I found the perfect title, Abel Snow.\u00a0 Abel Snow was a man who had a small forge and made anchors in Chester, Connecticut.\u00a0 He did this for a good chunk of the early 19th Century when shipbuilding was at its height there. His shop would be on the same stretch of the property where the Chester Historical Society has its museum. Though the song does not have any direct references to him or Chester I felt it was fitting to name it after a man of the trade.<\/p>\n
Michael Hotkowski<\/p>\n
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First verse\/Chorus:<\/span> When you build a ship for sailing Chorus:<\/span><\/p>\n If your heart is full of rancor, Chorus:<\/span><\/p>\n When the morning birds are bringing Chorus:<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This is an original I wrote; I had the idea of writing something for the men who would build Anchors. It’s a \u201ctrade song\u201d in which they would brag about the work they do and boast about their craftsmanship (Similar to \u201cWork of the Weavers\u201d). After penning the verses to the tune of \u201cThe April […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":21,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5898","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5898"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5953,"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5898\/revisions\/5953"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nI\u2019m the man who builds the anchor<\/strong><\/em>
\nThe tough and sturdy anchor<\/strong><\/em>
\nThat oak and iron anchor<\/strong><\/em>
\nThat keeps your ship in place<\/strong><\/em>
\nA good and trusty anchor<\/strong><\/em>
\nThe sailors’ favorite anchor<\/strong><\/em>
\nNo one makes finer anchors<\/strong><\/em>
\nIn all the human race<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
\nBe it packet trade or whaling
\nYou don\u2019t want that ship a-failing
\nWhen she\u2019s rolling on the sea
\nBefore you find a captain
\nYou hire a careful draftsmen
\nHe\u2019ll get you well-trained craftsmen
\nThe greatest one is me<\/p>\n
\nAnd it’s comfort that you hanker,
\nJust drop that trusty anchor,
\nAnd row on to the shore.
\nYou’ll find a girl that’s pretty,
\nAnd if you’re a little witty,
\nShould let you see her kitty,
\nAnd maybe do some more.<\/p>\n
\nThe new day with their singing
\nYou’ll hear my hammer ringing
\nTo make the iron-strong
\nBut I get the greatest pleasure
\nWhen the anchor’s put together
\nShe will last forever
\nI swear it with this song<\/p>\n