Тексты песен «Rogers Stan»

ROLLING DOWN TO OLD MAUI sung (but not written) by Stan Rogers It's a damn tough life, full of toil and strife, we whalermen undergo, And we won't give a damn when the gales are done how hard the...

SCARBOROUGH SETTLER'S LAMENT Away wi' Canada's muddy creeks And Canada's fields of pine Your land of wheat is a goodly land, But oh, it is not mine The heathy hill, the grassy date. The daisy spangled lea, the purling...

[Stan introduced this song on stage, "I don't care what your politics are, when our children are dying in the streets, it's time to put away the guns." He said he'd never write a political song, but he did and we thank...

I often take these night shift walks when the foreman's not around. I turn my back on the cooling stacks and make for open ground. Far out beyond the tank farm fence where the gas flare makes no sound, I forget the...

There is a young maiden, she lives all a-lone She lived all a-lone on the shore-o There's nothing she can find to comfort her mind But to roam all a-lone on the shore, shore, shore But to roam all a-lone on the shore...

THE MARY ELLEN CARTER (Stan Rogers) She went down last October in a pouring driving rain. The skipper, he'd been drinking and the Mate, he felt no pain. Too close to Three Mile Rock, and she was dealt her mortal blow,...

[There were countless skirmishes on the Great Lakes between ships and boats of all makes and sizes during the War of 1812-14. "Well", Stan said, "we won the damned war but from some of the accounts you'd really have to...

[Originally called 'The Midland' after a lake steamer called 'The City of Midland', this song is the true accounting of the final disposal of one of the workers of the Lakes. I know Stan just couldn't resist the...

Pale was the wounded Knight That bore the rowan shield Loud and cruel were the ravens' cries As they feasted on the field Saying beck water cold and clear Will never clean your wound There's none but the witch of the...

We were drinking down to Reedy's house When first we heard the blow It seemed to come from Ripper Rock So boldly forth we go And, sure enough, a rusty tub Could just be barely seen As her stern was high up in the air...

[This song is not intended as a slur of any kind on the countries who import food products that our government won't let us eat. It is Stan's sadly ironic way of describing exactly the status of the Inland Fisheries as...

WHITE COLLAR HOLLER Well, I rise up every morning at a quarter to eight Some woman who's my wife tells me not to be late I kiss the kids goodbye, I can't remember their names And week after week, it's always the same...

[The town of Wiarton is situated at the mouth of one of the deepest Great Lake ports. For years, over 30% of the Captains and First Mates employed in shipping on the Lakes came from this quiet fishing town in the Bruce...

Pale was the wounded knight, that bore the rowan shield Loud and cruel were the raven's cries that feasted on the field Saying "Beck water cold and clear will never clean your wound There's none but the witch of...

I used to love these lazy winter afternoons; Starting out too late giving up too soon; Coming home to coffee and a trashy book; Never paying any mind if things were never done on Time was when a fella could just let...

YE PARLIAMENT OF ENGLAND Ye Parliament of England, You Lords and commons, too, Consider well what you're about And what you're going to do. You're now to fight with Yankees, I'm sure you'll rue the day, You roused...