The Flowers of Bermuda

Another Heather Dale video. It is a cover of the Stan Rogers original. Lyrics are below.

He was Captain of the Nightingale
Twenty-one days from Clyde in coal
He could smell the flowers of Bermuda in the gale
When he died on the North Rock Shoal

Just five short hours from Bermuda, in a fine October gale
There came a cry "Oh, there be breakers dead ahead!" from the collier Nightingale
No sooner had the Captain brought her round, came a rending crash below
Hard on her beam ends, groaning, went the Nightingale and overside her mainmast goes

"Oh, Captain, are we all for drowning?" came the cry from all the crew
"The boats be smashed! How then are we all to be saved? They are stove in through and through!"
"Oh, are ye brave and hardy collier-men or are ye blind and cannot see?
The Captain's gig still lies before ye whole and sound, it shall carry all o' we."

He was Captain of the Nightingale
Twenty-one days from Clyde in coal
He could smell the flowers of Bermuda in the gale
When he died on the North Rock Shoal

But when the crew was all assembled and the gig prepared for sea,
Twas seen there were but eighteen places to be manned and nineteen mortal souls were we.
But cried the Captain "Now do not delay, nor do ye spare a thought for me.
My duty is to save ye all now, if I can, so ye return as quick as can be."

He was Captain of the Nightingale
Twenty-one days from Clyde in coal
He could smell the flowers of Bermuda in the gale
When he died on the North Rock Shoal

Oh, there be flowers in Bermuda. Beauty lies on every hand,
And there be laughter, ease and drink for every man, but there is no joy for me;
For when we reached the wretched Nightingale what an awful sight was plain
The Captain, drowned, was tangled in the mizzen-chains smiling bravely beneath the sea.

He was Captain of the Nightingale
Twenty-one days from Clyde in coal
He could smell the flowers of Bermuda in the gale
When he died on the North Rock Shoal

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• flowers
• of
• bermuda

[EvilSam22]

HEATHER DALE IS THE BEST!!!

[Ambidexter143]

Yes, Stan Rogers wrote it. It's on his "Between the Breaks" CD.

[Stellyon1]

Oh, she has such an amazing voice!! I love her songs :)

[Danirocks121]

i just realised how much she emphasises died XD slightly meaning ful there heather :D its ok... we all know how you feel

[Leafheart12]

Heather is an ANGEL sent from above to bless us with the beauty of herself and her music

[Paradigm6790]

The only reason I don't listen to this more is because I don't like being sad.

[griffinist1]

@Dragonslyrs I wish

[McGrenzer]

Heather sings with great gusto.

[PrenticeBoy1688]

Stan Rogers was the soundtrack of my childhood, so I appreciate this offering. Unlike other covers of Stan's tunes, I actually LOVE this. Thank you!

[AceofKISSMAS]

Dramtreeo's version is great too. Not sure where you can find it now... :( It was on "Waterside" but that was back in the 90s.

[lyn869]

Thank you for posting this song. I have been looking for this song since 1983! Its lyrics remind me why it made such an mark on my early years.

[HeatherJDale]

I have it in movie maker but can post it because of the format or something. Tips anyone?!?!?!