Roger Whittaker - The Last Farewell 1975

Roger Whittaker - The Last Farewell 1975

There's a ship lies rigged and ready in the harbour
Tomorrow for old England 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've 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
My ship be torn apart upon the seas
I shall smell again the fragrance of these islands
And the heaving waves that brought me once to thee
And should I return home safe again to England
I shall watch the English mist roll through the dale

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

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Pop
• 70s
• UK
• Roger
• Whittaker
• The
• last
• Farewell
• dear
• old
• england
• 1975

[holdsy]

brilliant song, pity that they don't write songs like this anymore

[yorkie6687]

This gentleman is just that, a gentleman!

[tpm111]

Roger, what can i say? = )

[TC6759]

love this song!......one never hears songs like this anymore!

[pyrofella]

Smooth as silk......a nice song

[GregnCathy]

So Wonderful... ty for posting this

[diferman7432]

ROGER ES GENIAL.....EL CANTO ALGUNA VEZ SCARBOROUGH FAIR......NO ENCUENTRO ESA CANCION INTERPRETADA POR ROGER.....ES SUPER

[vwgolfman2000]

Gotta love Roger Whittaker!

[dbsin2010]

brings back memories was sung at my farewell party before boarding pendennis castle bound for south africa in1976

[hardyfh1]

Wonderful song, sung with such a warm, rich voice. Elvis loved this song so much that he asked his daughter, Lisa Marie, to play it over and over again, some 26 times, at Graceland. Call me sentimental, but I think it's a pity they don't write songs like this any more.