Oct 31, 2020
At long last, it's high time for another
FOLK MUSIC FRIDAY!!
The segment on my blog for those interested to enjoy old folk tunes and discover new ones!
This week's feature is an Atlantic favourite from Newfoundland, the lament of a whaler who left his love behind at the call of the sea. Here it is from Mcginty, The Rocks of Merasheen
I still recall the fond farewell I bid her on that day
When all upon a whaling ship I went to earn my pay
From out of Rose au Rue we sailed to hunt the big fish down
We sailed upon the ocean till we sailed the world around
With girls in every port of call, I did go far astray
Forsaking her I left behind back in Placentia Bay
On the hard rocks, the rocky rocks
The rocks of Merasheen
