Early Recording of "The Ballad of Tom Crean"

Edison Blue Amberol Cylinder recording of "The Ballad of Tom Crean" recorded circa 1918 by fellow crew members of the Endurance expedition lead by Ernest Shackleton.




Hail, hail, Tom Crean, hail, hail, Tom Crean,
He's the bravest man that the world's ever seen.
Hail, hail, Tom Crean, hail, hail, Tom Crean,
He's the Irish giant from county Kerry.

Walked thirty-five miles in the Arctic alone
To save Teddy Evans from making his bones.
He went down to the south with Shackleton and Scott,
Won three polar medals and a coward he's not.
Faced death many times, but he never backed down.
Came home to Anascaul, his little home town.

Hail, hail, Tom Crean, hail, hail, Tom Crean,
He's the bravest man that the world's ever seen.
Hail, hail, Tom Crean, hail, hail, Tom Crean,
He's the Irish giant from county Kerry.

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[sheriffone1]

great man

[Alison2k8xxx]

an unsung hero . . :(

wat a man . . :D

[jjrevans]

well, i mean, he's not unsung...this song is about him duh.

[londubh2007]

wow. I didn't know there were any audio recordings. I knew there was a big discussion on whether to save any pictures. Thankfully they did.

[crew1983]

both tom and ernest shackleton were irish

[parlow123]

a great bit off music,tom was a true irish hero