The Leaving of Liverpool

Feeling well run down following the 2 christmas doo's, the Isis one in manchester, organised by Karl, was a good one though i did leave at 10.30 to catch the tram, because i was dead on my feet, even dozed off between Sale and Altrincham *grin*, Mrs B picked me up from a very cold station.

The weekend was a dead loss as refitting the kitchen on the boat and had an emergency tooth extraction in Maclesfield on Sunday (they worked Sunday to avoid working over Christmas). So all weekend was feeling lousy and now fullof Cold again... whin whine woe is me..:)

but definetly run down

At least the majority of the Kitchen is in

Very very cold over the last few days, the boat has been iced up nearly all that time and this morning (Thurs) was the coldest yet at -5'C and a Hoar frost, everything was white in the torchlight as i walked down to the car at 6.30am.

On the caching front, picked up my etrek for the first time since the anglezarke walk and attempted a cache on the way to work, failed miserably as the batteries died before i got out of the car. now 17 days and counting, nearly the longest i've ever been without finding a cache since i started. but i think the urge is coming back http://www.nwcaching.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=378

Had a new cacher Marcuswar email me, he had just done my wincham wharf cache as his first ever and enjoyed it, which brought a smile to my face.
log is on the cache page http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=e6014aef-896d-46e7-b2af-85eb555e959c

New event cache by Muttoneer
A pub quiz at the swan inn
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=5ceb59a0-c6ce-4150-9f83-7762f09e4d25
should be a good craic.

The Leaving of Liverpool
Words & Tune: trad. arranged Stan Kelly
© 1961 Heathside Music
Expansively

Fare you well the Prince's landing stage,
River Mersey fare you well
I'm off to California
A place I know right well.

Chorus
So fare you well my own true love,
When I return united we shall be.
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me
But my darling when I think of you.

I'm off to California
By the way of the stormy Cape Horn,
And I will send you a letter, love,
When I'm homeward bound.

Farewell to Lower Frederick Street,
Anson Terrace and Park Lane,
Farewell, it will be some long time
Before I see you again.

I've shipped on a Yankee clipper ship,
Davy Corckett is her name;
And Burgess is the captain of her,
And they say she's a floating hell.

It's my second trip with Burgess in the Crockett,
And I think I know him well.
If a man's a sailor, he can get along,
But if not, he's sure in hell.

The tug is waiting at the pierhead
To take us down the stream.
Our sails are loose and our anchor secure,
So I'll bid you goodbye once more.

I'm bound away to leave you,
Goodbye, my love, goodbye
There's just one thing that grieves me,
That's leaving you behind.

Notes
W. M. Doerflinger ("Shantymen and Shantyboys," New York 1951) collected this song from an ex-seaman, Dick Maitland, who first heard it in 1885. "I was on deck," says Maitland, "one night, when I heard a Liverpool man singing it in the foc's'le. Yes sir, that song hit the spot." The song is included on a Prestige record of sea songs by A. L. Lloyd and Ewan McColl (both now "up aloft," God rest their souls).


Saying my goodbyes at Liverpool as tomorrow is my last day there, off to West Yorks in the new year for a new site, should be good and a challenge, only downside is the long commute. 75 miles door to door according to the sat nav, 1 hr 20 mins.
Good to be out of the site at Liverpool, I think that has been effecting my health.
which brings me full circle.

Not sure how often i will get to post until the 8th or 9th Jan, probably not at all so merry christmas.