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    Songs of the southern oceans - 22 tracks

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Bob Marney was lost from the Grecian in 1853. Having harpooned a whale off Macquarie Harbour on Tasmania’s West coast, his boat was taken on a “Nantucket sleigh ride” and never seen again. This is a composite of versions from the singing of Jack Davies, a Hobart Town whaler recorded in 1961, printed verses from Harry O’May, and from Capt. Cracknell who recorded a version in 1926. His uncle had captained the Grecian. The tune is ‘Lady Franklin’s Lament’.

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Far outward bound, far o’er the deep
Slung in my hammock, I fell asleep
I dreamed a dream that I thought was true
Concerning Bob Marney and his boat’s crew.

It was in the Grecian brig, that brig of fame,
In which Bob Marney, he sailed the main;
He was outward bound on a tedious route
To find out where those sperm whales do spout.

On yon green island not far from here
Where we lost Bob Marney and his boat’s gear.

There’s Captain Kennedy of Hobart Town
There’s Captain Reynolds of high renown,
There’s Captain Robertson and many, many more
Have all been cruising MacQuarrie shore.

They cruisèd East and they cruised West
Round South West Cape that they knew the best
No sight nor sign could they see nor hear
Concerning Bob Marney, nor his boat’s gear.

In Recherche Bay where the black whales blow
This tale of Marney they all do know
They says he’s gone, like so many, many more
He’s left his home to return no more

As I drew nearer to the Hobart shore
I heard a fair maid in deep deplore.
She was sobbing sighing, saying “Pity me
I’ve lost my brother, poor Bob Marney

I’ve lost my brother, never more to see
I’ve lost my brother, poor Bob Marney”

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from Crossing the Line, released July 9, 2021
Trad. c.1890s

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Forty Degrees South Sydney, Australia

A Sydney folk group known from 1988 for their powerful impact when singing unaccompanied traditional songs.

Strong individual singers, the interplay of their combined voices makes for a distinctive sound.

Sea shanties and other songs of maritime and industrial history and union songs feature large in their repertoire, songs with a robust quality that tell of real people, their lives and work. ... more

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