The Lifeboatmen Songtext
von I Am the Manic Whale
The Lifeboatmen Songtext
Fisherman for life, working the coast with pots and ropes
Fishing for crabs, hiring out deckchairs to holiday makers
But when the call comes, even in the gloom of the night
Like a real-life adventure hero
Dragging the launch across the sand
Into the dark
The strength of the oarsmen against the pull of wind and tide
Hold the lantern high
They brave waves higher than houses to save lives, higher than houses
Volunteers ready to face anything that the sea can throw at them
Determination judgement, sweating mariners stretched to the limit
As they pull, heave into the sea
Pull together!
Pull together!
Come on boys, pull together!
Pull together!
Not for glory, not for fame, not for remuneration
True noblemen, self sacrificing, risking their lives, time upon time
October 1941, English Traders run aground on Hammond Knoll, 1.30 AM
Can you hear the grinding, crunching, shaking?
Wind approaching gale force
Forty foot waves crash across the deck
Lifeboat H.F. Bailey sets out from Cromer, repelled by wind and tide
They try again and again and again and again
They brave waves higher than houses to save lives, higher than houses
Volunteers ready to face anything that the sea can throw at them
Not for glory, not for fame, not for remuneration
True noblemen, self sacrificing, risking their lives, time upon time
The lifeboat men worked their way to the craft
Worked for hours through the dawn to bring survivors to land
Forty men and a dog owe their lives to this crew
Survivors pulled through
They brave waves higher than houses to save lives, higher than houses
Volunteers ready to face anything that the sea can throw at them
They brave waves higher than houses to save lives, higher than houses
Volunteers ready to face anything that the sea can throw at them
Fisherman for life, working the coast with pots and ropes
Fishing for crabs, hiring out deckchairs to holidaymakers
Fishing for crabs, hiring out deckchairs to holiday makers
But when the call comes, even in the gloom of the night
Like a real-life adventure hero
Dragging the launch across the sand
Into the dark
The strength of the oarsmen against the pull of wind and tide
Hold the lantern high
They brave waves higher than houses to save lives, higher than houses
Volunteers ready to face anything that the sea can throw at them
Determination judgement, sweating mariners stretched to the limit
As they pull, heave into the sea
Pull together!
Pull together!
Come on boys, pull together!
Pull together!
Not for glory, not for fame, not for remuneration
True noblemen, self sacrificing, risking their lives, time upon time
October 1941, English Traders run aground on Hammond Knoll, 1.30 AM
Can you hear the grinding, crunching, shaking?
Wind approaching gale force
Forty foot waves crash across the deck
Lifeboat H.F. Bailey sets out from Cromer, repelled by wind and tide
They try again and again and again and again
They brave waves higher than houses to save lives, higher than houses
Volunteers ready to face anything that the sea can throw at them
Not for glory, not for fame, not for remuneration
True noblemen, self sacrificing, risking their lives, time upon time
The lifeboat men worked their way to the craft
Worked for hours through the dawn to bring survivors to land
Forty men and a dog owe their lives to this crew
Survivors pulled through
They brave waves higher than houses to save lives, higher than houses
Volunteers ready to face anything that the sea can throw at them
They brave waves higher than houses to save lives, higher than houses
Volunteers ready to face anything that the sea can throw at them
Fisherman for life, working the coast with pots and ropes
Fishing for crabs, hiring out deckchairs to holidaymakers
Writer(s): Michael Dean Whiteman Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
