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Lord Franklin

from Ballads and Yarns by Roly Witherow

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Lord Franklin is a famous 19th century lament detailing the story of Sir John Franklin who was lost and never to be found attempting to navigate the Northwest Passage. My arrangement is for voice, electric guitar, KORG synthesiser and tambourine.

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We were homeward bound one night on the deep,
Swinging in my hammock, I fell asleep.
I dreamed a dream and I thought it true,
Concerning Franklin and his gallant crew.

With a hundred seamen he sailed away
To the frozen ocean in the month of May
To seek a passage around the pole
Where we poor seamen do sometimes go.

Through cruel hardships they mainly strove,
Their ship on mountains of ice was drove.
Only the Eskimo with his skin canoe
Was the only one that ever came through.

In Baffin's Bay where the whale fish blow,
The fate of Franklin no man may know.
The fate of Franklin no tongue can tell,
Lord Franklin with his sailors do dwell.

And now my burden it gives me pain.
For my long lost Franklin I'd cross the main.
Ten thousand pounds I’d freely give
To say on earth that my Franklin do live.

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from Ballads and Yarns, released May 8, 2020

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Roly Witherow London, UK

My debut album "Ballads and Yarns", described by Folk Radio Uk as "21st Century Folk Music in all its glory" is out on the 8th of May. The album is a personal exploration of the folk tradition, including traditional songs and sea shanties, originals and recordings. ... more

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