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The Lighthouse (the Beacon of Hope)

from Into The Blue by The Southern Ocean Sea Band

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lyrics

THERE’S A TALE I FEEL THAT I MUST TELL
ABOUT THE LIGHT OF HOPE THAT SHONE FROM HELL
THE BEACON DOES CALL TO THOSE AT SEA
BUT OFTEN CREATES A CURSE IN ME

SOME SAY IT’S HAUNTED AND OTHERS SHARE MY FEAR
MY KEEPER’S HEART WILL SHUDDER WHEN LARGE WAVES APPEAR
MY TROUBLES STARTED WHEN THE LIGHT WAS LIT
PAINFUL TIME WITH WILLIAM – SEND HIM ON A SHIP.
IT PLAGUES ME AND DON’T THINK I’LL COPE
THE DREADED CURSE OF BEACON OF HOPE

EMUS, COWS, THE CHICKENS AND THE HENS
39 STEPS TO CLEAN THE FRESNEL LENS
RABBIT ISLAND’S HOME AND I’M DROWNING IN THE DRINK
TROUBLED THOUGHTS OF THE OCEAN WATCHING VESSELS SINK
THE LIGHT MUST STAY LIT AND A PROMISE I SHALL KEEP
I’M FEARING GOD AND THE SOUNDS OF THE DEEP

A CURSE WON’T LAST BUT IT PAINS MY SOUL
HEAVEN OR HELL THE SWELL WILL ROLL

THE WAVES OFTEN REACH THE LIGHTHOUSE IN HEIGHT
I MUST WARN THE VESSELS OF THE DANGERS OF THE NIGHT

NO CHANGE FOR THE BETTER IN MY POOR SALLY
WITH A HEAVY HEART I SHALL NOT TARRY
STILL THE SAME BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH
THE 7TH OF MARCH SAW HER FINAL BREATH

SPRING IT SPRUNG AND THE LIGHT SHONE DOWN
ALL ACROSS YE BELFAST TOWN
THE BEACON OF HOPE IT SHALL RING TRUE

INTO THE BLUE ANOTHER DAY THROUGH…
INTO THE BLUE ANOTHER DAY THROUGH…

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from Into The Blue, released March 10, 2023

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The Southern Ocean Sea Band Port Fairy, Australia

The Southern Ocean Sea Band are a 10-piece band singing historical songs & shanties about their hometown.

Borne directly from the late Danny Spooner’s ‘Shanties at the River,’ sessions, they made their Port Fairy Folk Festival debut to launch their album, 'Blood & Bones & Fins & Glory,' in 2017, and have since toured the regions, spreading their historical songs & shanty love far and wide. ... more

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