The last farewell - Roger Whittaker tribute (cover)

Cover version by Pequinito.
Words and music by Ron Webster / Roger Whittaker.

There's a ship lies rigged and ready in the harbour
Tomorrow for old Englande she sails
Far away from your land of endless sunshine
To my land full of rainy skies and gales
And I shall be aboard that ship tomorrow
Though my heart is full of tears at this farewell
For you are beautiful, and I have loved you dearly
More dearly than the spoken word can tell
For you are beautiful, and I have loved you dearly
More dearly than the spoken word can tell

I heard there's a wicked war a-blazing
And the taste of war I know so very well
Even now I see the foreign flag a-raising
Their guns on fire as we sail into hell
I have no fear of death, it brings no sorrow
But how bitter will be this last farewell
For you are beautiful, and I have loved you dearly
More dearly than the spoken word can tell
For you are beautiful, and I have loved you dearly
More dearly than the spoken word can tell

Though death and darkness gather all about me
And my ship be torn apart upon the sea
I shall smell again the fragrance of these islands
In the heaving waves that brought me once to thee
And should I return safe home again to England
I shall watch the English mist roll through the dell
For you are beautiful, and I have loved you dearly
More dearly than the spoken word can tell
For you are beautiful, and I have loved you dearly
More dearly than the spoken word can tell

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[speakswahilidammit]

Roger is a white Kenyan. I'm a white Tanzanian. It's wonderful how he captured the spirit of Africa. Just like he felt sailing away from Kenya, I broke my heart to leave my bush-home, and sail away from Tanzania. I've never forgotten the wonderful watu, the amazing animals, the Swahili language. I'm not a musician, I didn't sing about my experience. I tried to recapture it in writing. And Roger's songs inspired me.

[Pequinito]

@speakswahilidammit Glad to know you. Thanks for your nice comment :)

[FreeBritain1]

I like this song. Thank you. :-)

[Pequinito]

You're welcome :)

[MultiMagic123]

PEQUI!!!!!!!!!! que lindo video!!!! lo haces super bien amiga, so well done!!!! y esa bandera de Peru???

no me digas!!!!!!!!!

Jossie

[Pequinito]

Ah si, la bandera de Peru. Esa cancion se dedico a mi bella amiga Romina (zahnyx), ella esta nacida en Peru, ahora viviendo en los EEUU. Es la foto de ella en el frente del video :)

Pequi

[schusterlehrling]

Roger sings the best Version by far.

[delb0y1967]

Totally awesome job Peq,

I love this song and your version is great :)

***** and faved,

Del :)

[abbafan09]

This is the best cover ever.

[speakswahilidammit]

Nice to know you too!

[FreeBritain1]

@Pequinito  :-) God bless

[knutfheifer]

heis my next door neigbour and like to cut the grass at midnight after eating a 3lb box of chocolates and a bottle of drambui, but he never sings unless in the garden shed