The Girl On The Prow.

Seq - Dr. J.Pitt-Payne. Kar - Bunty Pritchard Jones. June 2001.

[Marianne] As a child on an old sailor's knee,
I would hear ev'ry tale of the sea,

and my eyes would open wide
to the thrill of each adventure.

With a breath of the salt in the air,
and a breeze from the sea in my hair,

in my young imagination,
I'd sail away.

[Girls] Castaway, don't delay,
little Marianne must sail today.

[Men] Living in her childhood,
First in childhood fancies lost romance,

far from home we can roam,
cutting through the spray of silver foam.

[Besac] Then from across the blue,
we will return with you,

[Girls] Bringing back the same old tales,
[Besac] That you'll swear are true.

[Marianne] Let me be like the girl on the prow,
riding high on the roll of the sea,
like a queen on her throne in the bow.

O'er the world, sails unfurled,
my good ship will always have to follow me.

In the blast of a gale we'll be tossed,
and a mast or a sail may be lost.

Thro' the night, thro' the storm,
we will plough,

and the morning sun will shine,
on the girl on the prow!

[Girls] You will bring good luck to our craft,
but no man would ever be aft.

They would spend their days
only gazing at their beautiful figurehead.

[Marianne] I'd be proud to be riding there,
with my chin held high in the air.

Goddess of the blue,
[Girls and Men] We want to be led by you.

[Marianne] Let me be like the girl on the prow,
riding high on the roll of the sea,
like a queen on her throne in the bow,

o'er the world, sails unfurled,
my good ship will always have to follow me.

In the blast of a gale we'll be tossed,
and a mast or a sail may be lost,
[Girls and Men] In the storm!

[Marianne] Through the night,
through the storm we will plough,

and the morning sun will shine,
on the girl on the prow!

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The New Moon 04 The Girl On The Prow 1928 seq Dr., Pitt-Payne in London UK 04 Jun 2001

The New Moon 04 The Girl On The Prow 1928 seq Dr.Pitt-Payne in London UK 4jun01
The New Moon 04 The Girl On The Prow 1928
Music by Sigmund Romberg
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Copyright 1928 by Harms Inc.
Sequenced by Dr. Pitt-Payne on 04 Jun 2001
In association with Doug Grierson
Karaoke by Bunty Pritchard Jones