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Lost between sea and sky

from Live at the Glad Cafe by Neil Thomson

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Crews and families of the clipper ships that sailed the trade winds between Briton and the rest of the world in the 18th/19th centuries.

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Lost between sea and Sky

From the stormy shores of Scotland,
To the warm winds of the Gulf
On a passage to Jamaica,
For cotton, spice and snuff
40 sail and 200 hands,
Heaving in the swell
Set your course upon the stars,
And pray the winds blow well

My distant son
Where the trade winds blow
That’s where you’ll go
Lost between sea and sky

So she gets a little older,
Becomes a touch more frail
Until the ship comes in the harbour,
Then she feels that same old thrill
That night he dances with her
Like he’s never danced with her before
They go round and round
Like a spinning top birlin’ upon the floor

It takes four months to remember, and
Eight days to forget
Until the ship it leaves the harbour,
To where the distant sun must set
She pulls her scarf around her head, and
Stares out at his sea
Where defiant whitecaps framed on gray,
Scream their ecstacy

credits

from Live at the Glad Cafe, released June 22, 2017
Fiddle - Jenny Sutherland
Guitar - John McGhee

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Neil Thomson Crieff, UK

Neil's writing is mainly but not solely inspired by his native Scotland. It's roots, people, tradition and natural environment
provide inspiration for creating music in his own relaxed, gentle style.

He enjoys setting his music to traditional poems sung in Old Scots and in particular the poetry of Gerry Cambridge.
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