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Topic: Row Boys Just Row

A song of sailors getting their ship torpedoed from under them.

Row Boys Just RowUndefined


[F]See the [C]roses growing [Dm]in my [F]garden


[Bb]Catch the [C]sweet scent on the [Dm]summer breeze


[F]Lazy [C]days watching [Dm]clouds pass [F]by us


[Bb]High in the [F]sky it's a [C]perfect [F]day




[Am]Is that the sun singing


[Bb]What is that cloud bringing? SAME CHORDS FOR EACH VERSE




Hear the laughter of a hundred children


Feel their wonder as you watch them play


They never notice as the skies are darkening


Thunder rumbles and they run away




chorus




[F]Row [C]boys just [F]row-[Am]


[Bb]Although the [C]waves break [Dm]over the bow


[F]Row [C]boys just [F]row


[Bb]The storm is breaking


[C]Your arms are aching


[Dm]Your wives are calling


[Bb]And the [F]land is [C]oh so [F]near





So big as she lays at anchor


Hardly moving on the summer swell


So small out on the ocean


And then the enemy blows her to hell




And as she dies quickly


I feel my heart sinking




repeat chorus




At last the morning and the skies are clearing


We are saved but not all survive


We say a prayer for those that never made it


And thank the lord for saving our lives




And as the sea claims them


I hear them calling out




repeat chorus twice



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Re: Row Boys Just Row

hi i've already up-loaded this to my space, hope you listen and enjoy it. i've tried to keep it in a folk style. i welcome any comments

phill

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Re: Row Boys Just Row

Phill another wonderful addition I really enjoy listening to your compositions all the latest seem to deal with solders and more serious topics and all well written and performed smile

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Re: Row Boys Just Row

hi russ,
tis the way they come out my friend. this is part [hopefully the last part] of my latest work called "to avalon" which deals with wars and our service men, since arthur's time, a bit grand but there you go...

glad you liked it, i'm working on a country song at the moment before going to work for night shift, talk soon brother

phill

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Re: Row Boys Just Row

Hi Phill,

Another image intensive piece. smile This will fit in nicely with "To Avalon"


"And as the sea claims them,

I hear them calling out,

Row boys just row."

A great lyric Well Done. smile

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Re: Row Boys Just Row

Hi Phill
Another excellent song and recording.
I think the guitar with the chorus Fx gives you a distinct sound..
Well done
ark

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Re: Row Boys Just Row

Hi Phill,

Great song and wonderful recording, I am always impressed with your work and I thoroughly enjoyed playing along to this one. Well done my friend.

Roger

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Re: Row Boys Just Row

thanks to all,

my father was in the Royal Navy during the 2nd world war and fortunately [for me at least] survived!
he was on destroyers, though this song is about the supply convoys from across the pond and how they were sunk by U boats...it must have been truly nightmarish. the "row boys just row" line is how i imagine the skipper would encourage his crew to survive, think about rowing and not dwell on the storm...etc

thanks again

phill

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