Unknown Artists/Songs On Muzikum - First Of The Emigrants (gezongen door/sung by Pete Castle) songtekst

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Het lied staat op zijn CD 'The Keys Of Canterbury" (1994).

Het lied gaat over de eerste immigranten die op weg gaan naar Sydney in Australie.

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Now I'll never forget the look on the Old Man's face
As he roared: 'All stuns'ls we'll set.'
Oh, we're bound to the island of St. Helena
And around the cape of Good Hope we will get

Now I ofttimes have wondered just what he meant
When he roared like a bull to the mate
But the mate understood, and soon they were bound
We're the men you don't meet every day

Oh I'm sorry I'm leaving you all today
For I'm homeward bound, don't you see?
But a different way to the way I came out
I am going home on a steamboat, you see

Now I'm leaving old England, the land that I love
And I'm bound far across the sea
Oh, I'm bound for Australia, the land of the free
Where there'll be a welcome for me

So fill up your glasses and drink what you please
For no matter's the damage, I'll pay
Be easy and free whilst you're drinking with me
I'm the man you don't meet every day

When I boarded me ship and I'm ready to go
She was looking snugly  and trim
I landed  on board with me baggage and 
And the mate told me where to settle in

Now down to Gravesend, oh, soon we did go
And the customs there, they came on board
And inspected us all and they called out our names
There was boys and girls all galore

So fill up your glasses and drink what you please
For no matter's the damage, I'll pay
Be easy and free whilst you're drinking with me
I'm the man you don't meet every day

They let go of us and we sailed away
Down to the Nore and around
The Foreland's in sight, it came late at night
And

We sailed down the Channel of old England, and away
To Ushant far across the bay
Out into the Forties and we did stray
And the West wind blew us on our way

Now fill up your glasses and drink what you please
For no matter's the damage, I'll pay
Be easy and free whilst you're drinking with me
I'm the man you don't meet every day

We rounded the Cape with a fair wind abaft
And soon we were running our easting down
We were bound to the Semaphore and the southern shores
And lord, how those winds they did roar

We got 'round the Heads into Sydney harbour
Where the bays are all fine to be seen
And the doc came on board and he examined us all
And it's 'What a fine crowd', he did say

Now fill up your glasses and drink what you please
For no matter's the damage, I'll pay
Be easy and free whilst you're drinking with me
I'm the man you don't meet every day

Now I've worked hard in Australia for thirty long years
And today, sure, I'm homeward bound
With a nice little fortune to call me own
So I'm bound on the steamboat I've known

So it's goodbye to one and it's goodbye to all
For I'm going to England's merry land
And me girl I will find, the one I left behind
And I'll make her as happy as I can 

So fill up your glasses and drink what you please
For no matter's the damage, I'll pay
Be easy and free whilst you're drinking with me
I'm the man you don't meet every day

I'm the man you don't meet every day

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Toegevoegd door Walter op Friday 15th of August 2003 15:58

Laatst bijgewerkt door keeskees op Saturday 16th of October 2021 01:37

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