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Lightning Shoals

from tocsins & the remedy by Tim O'Connor

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lyrics

in eighteen hundred and fifty four
a clipper-rigged ship was the Lightening born
Boston built by Donald McKay
last great American tall ship sailed

for gold rush trade on the Liverpool tide
for James Baines owner of the Black Ball Line
carrying emigrant and mining tools
Australia bound with one hundred crew

and yo, ho under she’ll go
down go down in the Lightning Shoals
and yo, ho under she’ll go
four fathoms down in the Lightning Shoals

Bully Forbes two pistols drew
on the break of the poop to prevent his crew
beseeching him to shorten sail
“hell or Melbourne, come what may”

Captain Forbes mercilessly
drove the lee rail under the sea
fastest journey under sail
Melbourne - Liverpool sixty five days

and yo, ho under she’ll go
down go down in the Lightning Shoals
and yo, ho under she’ll go
four fathoms down in the Lightning Shoals

in eighteen hundred and sixty nine
the Lightening clipper of the Black Ball Line
loading copper and tallow and wine
and a thousand tons of wool caught fire

the blaze aboard was fought in vain
at Geelong Port in Cario Bay
so towed three hundred yards offshore
canon brought to sink her roared

and yo, ho under she’ll go
down go down in the Lightning Shoals
and yo, ho under she’ll go
four fathoms down in the Lightning Shoals

none struck below her waterline
but holed her side to fuel the fire
at four o’clock in the afternoon
boarded and scuttled by a few brave crew

as canvas sank with hempen line
the days of graceful tall ships died
without adventurous reckless speed
came the mechanical age of steam
that filthy age of steam

and yo, ho under she’ll go
down go down in the Lightning Shoals
and yo, ho under she’ll go
four fathoms down in the Lightning Shoals

and yo, ho under she’ll go
down go down in the Lightning Shoals
and yo, ho under she’ll go
four fathoms down in the Lightning Shoals

and yo, ho under she’ll go
down go down in the Lightning Shoals
and yo, ho under she’ll go
four fathoms down in the Lightning Shoals

in the Lightning Shoals

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from tocsins & the remedy, released September 15, 2016
Written & © Tim O’Connor 2016

Performed by Tim O’Connor with Debbie Pullen

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Tim O'Connor Hull, UK

Tim O'Connor is an English Folk/Rock songwriter based in Yorkshire, UK, Performing & recording since the late Seventies, Tim has released a large catalogue of albums, 39 to date, available on his record label, Uilleand Music.

Band Projects:

cowfisH, from 1992 onwards.

The Ant Farm Collective, from 2014-2017.

Tim O’Connor & the Poachers 2018- ... more

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