Stan Rogers - The Bluenose (performed by Tim Ronan)

Produced at Ronan Productions

LYRICS:
Once again with the tide she slips her lines
Turns her head and comes awake
Where she lay so still there at Privateer's Wharf
Now she quickly gathers way
She will range far south from the harbour mouth
And rejoice with every wave
Who will know the Bluenose in the sun

Feel her bow rise free of Mother Sea
In a sunburst cloud of spray
That stings the cheek while the rigging will speak
Of sea-miles gone away
She is always best under full press
Hard over as she'll lay
And who will know the Bluenose in the sun?

That proud, fast Queen of the Grand Banks Fleet
Portrayed on every dime
Knew hard work in her time...hard work in every line
The rich men's toys of the Gloucester boys
With their token bit of cod
They snapped their spars and strained to pass her by
But she left them all behind

Now her namesake daughter remains to show what she has been
What every schoolboy remembers and will not come again
To think she's the last of the Grand Banks Schooners
That fed so many men
And who will know the Bluenose in the sun?

So does she not take wing like a living thing
Child of the moving tide
See her pass with grace on the water's face
With clean and quiet pride
Our own tall ship of great renown still lifts unto the sky
Who will know the Bluenose in the sun?

Category:

Music

Tags:

• stan
• rogers
• bluenose
• tim
• ronan
• maritimes
• halifax
• nova
• scotia

[bluenoserrrr]

Tim... That is absolutely, positively the best rendition of the late Stan Rogers, your voice and your playing emulates the great man perfectly. You have not merely impressed me, based on the goosebumps and memories of hearing Stan sing this live. He would be very proud as am I and any good maritimer worth his salt would be. I hope you are capitalizing on your voice, as it should be..Tks for making an old man feel a little younger for a few minutes

[timmyhendrix]

bluenosrrrr... That is one of the nicest comments I've ever been given. Thank you very much. It feels good when you give something back. I'm glad you liked it.

[norcoca]

Thanks for this great rendition of this song Tim! Quite possibly, scratch that this is the best rendition I have ever heard, and being a Nova Scotian myself have heard a lot of them. You make Mr. Rogers and the Bluenose proud! Great work!

[Kamilla240]

beautiful voice, great song.

[lonelydwightfrye]

Fantastic rendition of this song....excellent voice.

[pudman33]

excellent job!

[stuwickers78]

Awesome rendition. From a true and huge Stan fan, I would love to hear some more versions of his songs. Keep it up, dude!

[sassychickxoxo]

absolutely amazing...love it!!

[pudman33]

nice job!

[TravisTricky]

Great rendition of this tune! I actually used your video to help me out when I was putting together the arrangement I've played, excellent work 5*