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Voyage of the Robert C

from Pushing Forward by Wes Weddell & Ailisa Newhall

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There was a man from Oyster Bay whose life was of the sea
The fish his friends, the seals defend, a scientist was he
He sailed around the Puget Sound to study the marine
This salty soul at home on Salish Sea

One dark night a storm blew in with swells fifteen feet high
The sails were down at 3am, the wind was whipping by
A vessel speeding straight ahead with nothing there in sight
None onboard would sleep a wink that night

On the sea, bound away, raise the sails, seize the day
On the sea, bound away, raise your sails up high and seize the day

The builders of the Robert C knew she was meant to work
With three-inch portlights peeking through the steel from stem to stern
But Lady Sea is strong and fierce and none can beat her play
When she wants you, she will have her way

All at once a shudder and the ship did roll no more
As if her course had run her up upon a rocky shore
Down below lay shattered glass and water to the knee
None could fathom what the cause could be

It was no rock nor derelict nor any beast at all
A bandit wave, the sea herself had made a giant wall
A frozen ship and frantic crew who thought this was the end
Slowly raised her sails up once again

So if you’re out upon the sea and waves begin to roar
Strike the main and point your vessel far away from shore
Trust unto your trys’l, mates, whatever lies beyond
Chasing your horizon through the dawn

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from Pushing Forward, released October 29, 2020

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For the past twenty years, Wes Weddell has worked multiple shifts in the engine room of Seattle’s roots music scene as frontman, sideman, writer, teacher, and community-builder. "Always heartfelt and well-constructed" ("Seattle Weekly"), listeners have come to expect Weddell's songs to "speak for themselves" ("No Depression"). ... more

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