Southern Ocean

from Laugh While You May by Gráinneog

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SOUTHERN OCEAN
Bob Watson
Main Vocal, Andy

Not, strictly speaking, a New Zealand song, but since it was given such a fine airing by Bob Large and The Maritime Crew we feel it deserves to be included.
The Mollymawk is any one of ten southern hemisphere albatrosses of the genus Thalassarche. They are large, fly about a lot, eat fish and all know David Attenborough personally.

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Oh the southern ocean is a lonely place
Where the storms are many and the shelter's scarce
Down upon the southern ocean sailing
Down below Cape Horn
On the restless water and the troublin' skies
You can see that mollymawk wheel and fly
Down upon the southern ocean sailing
Down below Cape Horn

Won't you ride the wind and go, white seabird
Won't you ride the wind and go, molly-morg
Down upon the southern ocean sailing
Down below Cape Horn

See the mollymawk floatin' on his wide white wings
And lord, what a lonely song he sings

And he's got no compass and he's got no gear
And there's none can tell ya how the mollymawk steers

He's the ghost of a sailor-man as I've heard say
Who's body sank, and his soul flew away

And he's got no haven and he's got no home
He's bound evermore for to wheel and roam

When I gets too weary for to sail no more
just sink my body far away from shore

Just set me loose and leave me driftin' free
And I'll keep that big bird company

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from Laugh While You May, released June 19, 2021
Andy Spence - Vocals
Alan Knight - Backing Vocals
Helen Cobbett - Backing Vocals
Ben Cobbett - Backing Vocals
Sammy Leary - Backing Vocals

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