The Merchant Navy Man:

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The Merchant Navy Man:

This song, was written in WW2 it would appear as a poem, but was known to have been sung in the Merchant fleet well into the sixties.

It is understood that the original item (similar to the following) was published in a book called 'No Longer Required' by Bill Linske where it is attributed to Alfred Benjamin, who died in 1941.

LINK: myweb.tiscali.co.uk/navysong/Data%20Song/ZMN-002.htm

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Over the Seas and Far Away:

Convoys formed – brave men aboard,
Battened down to go abroad.
Sailing out from Barry port,
Leaving wives and all distraught.

O’er the seas and far away
The call of seas caused me to stray
So far from home and family
I only ask “Remember me!”

Britain needed us they said,
The seagulls’ cries they onwards led.
Out there we earned each crust of bread,
Though now many are the honoured dead.

We strived with all our might and main,
To bring our cargoes home again.
Food and weaponry supplied,
Laid down our lives, so many died.

So here we lie in watery grave,
Not all returned – though many saved.
Remember us – remember well,
We are the ones who gave our all.

Dusty Miller, Joe Earl, Barry Ladies Choir

LINK: www.ss-tregenna.co.uk/Images/MN3%20%20OVER%20THE%20SEAS%20AND%20FAR%20AWAY.pdf

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