The Last of the H.M.S. Gannett

from Uninvited Guest by The Secret Commonwealth

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LAST OF THE H.M.S. GANNET

On the night the H.M.S. Gannet went down
Children awoke in their beds
From John O’Groats down to Land’s End
Nightmares played in their heads
Mothers gently cooed and soothed
And rocked them back to sleep
But out in the cruel Atlantic
The drowned gaze up from the deep.

It was the last of the H.M.S. Gannet
A ship of much renown
Only the eyes of God were upon her
As she faltered and went down
Her crew joined the ghosts of the seabed
But old sailors still know her name
A forlorn ending for many a brave man
And a ship of noted fame.

The night the gallant old vessel went down
The sea rose with mountainous waves
From the Solent to the Liverpool Docks
Ships slipped to their silent graves
So many men and craft went down
But only one matters to me
On the Gannet was my only darlin’ son
He lies quiet beneath the sea.

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from Uninvited Guest, released October 31, 2002
Words: Jack Hunter Daves, Jr./Music: Rob Campbell & Troy Guinn

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Music City's most enduringly popular Celtic band, since 1993! Singing songs of love, war...and drinking! We mix trads with our own original Celto-eclectic concoctions.

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