Overheard at Table 1: Whitby Bay

Whitby Bay

For all you lovers of Sea Shanties!

Whitby Bay
Lyrics by @GGLambertesq
Music by MR
Performed by Armadillo Railroad

This song is intended to be sung as a shanty by multiple voices, but we offer this as a template from which to compound the extra harmonies ...

The photos in the video are of Liscannor, in County Clare, Province of Munster, the Republic of Ireland - a beautiful seaside village tucked next to the famous Cliffs of Moher.  But to be honest, since the Cliffs of Moher are now gutted with tourists, most of whom will arrive by bus and then be carted off by bus, and who will imbibe in the restaurant built into the hillside next to the Cliffs, this village is perfect for the TRUE traveler who wants a break from the crowds to have a quiet walk in the bucolic scenery.   

A perfect place to come in to, after an afternoon shoulder-to-shoulder with the glut of tourists, or after a year and a day at sea!

Whitby Bay
Lyrics by @GGLambertesq

For we sail away from Whitby Bay
Over the seas for a year and a day
On seas of green and skies of grey
Over the seas for a year and a day

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

We put our trust in skipper and God
Over the seas for a year and a day
Chasing haddock and flounder and whiting and cod
Over the seas for a year and a day

Through storms and sunshine, wind and rain
Over the seas for a year and a day
We’ll chase the cod there and back again
Over the seas for a year and a day

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

And when the hold’s filled to the brim
Over the seas for a year and a day
We’ll head for home, it’s time to come in
Over the seas for a year and a day

There I’ll ask my Mary to marry merry me
And I’ll settle down in Whitby Bay
And no more will I go upon the sea
for a year … and a day

Performance (c) 2023 Jungle Rot Records

Ocean waves sample: "The Gentle Surf" from Seascapes CD
Madacy Music Group, Canada