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The Last Nail

from The Rowan Tree by Andy Roberts

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lyrics

Above the stone walled harbour, down the winding hill
That’s where they put the boatshed, and the structure stands there still.
Not much boat building happens now, just repairs and fitting out
and when the wind rattles the boatmasts, you can hear the old boys shout:

"Will yer pass the last nail over we’ll knock it into place,
And with four more coats of varnish, she’ll be ready for the race."

Our grandfathers put up the boatshed, to build out the fishing fleet,
With fifty boats in the harbour, we had shops all down the main street
Then the steam age brought in the drifters,
so the boatmen became engineers
Now the wind blows straight through the boatshed,
there’ll be no more boat building here

"Will yer pass the last nail over we’ll knock it into place,
And with four more coats of varnish, she’ll be ready for the race."

With a keen eye for staying in business, we moved over to build leisure craft
And the weekend yachtsmen bought them, no expense spared fore and aft
Then wooden hulls went out of fashion, so the order book emptied last year
Then the banks foreclosed on the boatyard,
and there’ll be no more boatbuilding here

"Will you pass the last nail over and we’ll knock it into place,
Then with four more coats of varnish, she’ll be ready for the race."

Now the Vikings invented the clinker for strength in shallow seas
and the herring boats followed the coastline, til the canning ships found the key
There’s a regatta here every August, and the whole village turns out again
But the Sea Queen’s no competition, and it’s guaranteed to rain

"Will yer pass the last nail over we’ll knock it into place,
And with four more coats of varnish, she’ll be ready for the race."

Above the stone walled harbour, down the winding hill
that’s where they built the boatyard, and the skeleton stands there still.
No more boat building happens here, not even fitting out
but when the wind rattles the boatmasts, you can still hear the old boys shout:

"Will yer pass the last nail over, we’ll knock it into place,
And with four more coats of varnish, she’ll be ready for the race."

credits

from The Rowan Tree, released April 10, 2021
With Geoff Peckham on double bass, mandolin, and accordian.

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Original and unique songs through the decades
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Influences: Roy Harper, Mike Chapman, Loudon Wainwright, Beefheart ... more

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