sailor's revenge, the (2)
Bap Kennedy
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Birth Name: Martin "Bap" Kennedy
Born: June 17, 1962
Died: November 1, 2016
Genres: Americana, Blues, Country, Folk, Rock, Soul
basic information
release date | 2012 Jan, 30 |
country of manufacture | n/a |
label | Proper Records |
catalog no. | PRCDX093 |
format | 2 CD |
note of registration | P © Lonely Street Discs 2011 |
recording | British Grove Studios, London [2011 Jan. - Feb.] |
mixing | n/a |
mastering | n/a |
production | Mark Knopfler |
credits |
I would like to thank: Paul Crockford and all at PCM management Guy Fletcher and all the musicians who played on the album Rich Cooper, Glenn Saggers and all at British Grove Studios Drew Hill and all at Proper Records; Pete, Vic, Martha and Jack Hanington; Bob Paterson; Gordy McAllister; The Guitar Rooms, Holywood; Pete O'Hanlon, Rod McVey, Ken Haddock, Mark Kelly, Garry and all at Lonely Street Discs Lily & Jim Kennedy, Kenneth Hall, Christine & Gerald Watson, Conor Kennedy Special thanks to Brenda Kennedy and Willie Richardson ...and to Mark Knopfler for all your ideas, help & encouragement All the best, Bap |
musicians
Bap Kennedy † 32) | acoustic guitar, lead vocal |
Mark Knopfler | acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals [1.11] |
James Walbourne | acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals |
Jerry Douglas | lap steel, dobro |
Guy Fletcher 5) |
hammond, ukulele, piano, backing vocals |
Mike McGoldrick | flute, pipes, whistle |
John McCusker | cittern, fiddle |
Ian Thomas | drums |
Glenn Worf 5) | electric bass, upright bass |
tracks
1.1 | shimnavale [5:06] |
1.4 | lonely no more [3:06] |
1.5 | right stuff, the [3:46] |
1.7 | please return to Jesus [4:11] |
1.8 | sailor's revenge, the [4:53] |
1.9 | working man [4:30] |
1.11 | Celtic sea [6:09] |
lyrics
- 1.1 shimnavale
- 1.4 lonely no more
- 1.5 the right stuff
shimnavale
(Bap Kennedy)
Wherever you go, there you are
There is no escape from your own heat
Time is marching on and all my plans are memory
I am stranded here but in my mind I can see
Chorus
Shimnavale, Shimnavale,
Where my poor shipwrecked heart longs to dwell
I was young and foolish then
How I long to return to Shimnavale
I went looking for a better life,
Make a fortune, find a pretty wife
Some who left before me
Have returned home broken men
But I’ll be rich before I ever set foot there again
Chorus
Will I know you have to start somewhere
Now I’m lonelier than I can bear
I felt sure success was waiting here for me to find
But now I’m ready to believe that God has changed his mind
Shimnavale, Shimnavale,
I was sure in my heart I would prevail
Now I’m gone beyond the pale
But I’d die a happy man in Shimnavale
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lonely no more
(Bap Kennedy)
I am the captain of my soul
I must leave this place and find my home
When I finally walk out this door
I will be lonely no more
There must be a better life somewhere
Another night alone is hard to bear
But in my dreams I see her on the shore
And I will be lonely no more
I am inclined to believe I have wasted my time
We all make mistakes but I hope
yours are better than mine
I want to believe love’s the only thing
worth waiting for
And I will be lonely no more
I will be lonely no more
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the right stuff
(Bap Kennedy)
All them cowboys are old men,
Longing for a mission once again
Gambling everything boys, we were fearless
Well we had the right stuff then
We were brothers bound together
Sharing every victory and pain
Never will there be such good companions
We’ll never see that right stuff again
Chorus
So farewell, my friends
Till we meet again
In some bar where angels fear to tread
Some have already gone
But it won’t be long
Till we’re all together again
Time is such a strange arrangement
You think you have too much and then it’s gone
But I know this world will keep on turning
When you and me have slipped this mortal coil
Chorus x 2
Boys we’ll have that right stuff again
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- 1.7 please return to Jesus
- 1.8 the sailor's revenge
- 1.9 working man
please return to Jesus
(Bap Kennedy)
I’ve lived many lives
I’ve heard of many Gods
But I just don’t know
If there’s anyone at all
To be on the safe side
When I’ve had my final day
I have left instructions
To help me on my way
Chorus
Just above my heart
There’s a small tattoo
Please return to Jesus
Thank you
I know I’m a sinner
And I’ve been unkind
But if I had the power
I would heal the blind
Chorus
If miracles came easy
Healing’s all I’d do
And if I had to choose a God
I’d probably choose you
Chorus
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the sailor's revenge
(Bap Kennedy)
If I had money
I’d buy me a boat
Filled with provisions
And I’d write you this note
Farewell my sweet love
And darling beware
Watch out for people
Cos they’re everywhere
Adrift to the sunset
Right up to the edge
Up to the top of the world
In The Sailor’s Revenge
My heart is broken
And it’s more than I can stand
To be among people
Back on dry land
One day I’ll come home
At my journey’s end
You’ll see me approaching
In The Sailor’s Revenge
Back to my sweet love
My only true friend
No more to set sail
On The Sailor’s Revenge
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working man
(Bap Kennedy)
On the broadway for the dawn
Waiting for the man to come
And like cattie one by one
He took his pick of the young and strong
Well I was a working man
I swung the hammer every day
Choking dust all came my way
And the time crawled by so slow
Till they told me I could go
So tired I could hardly stand
When I was a working man
Just a part of their machine
Like so many before me
I said farewell and left my home
To try and make it on my own
I was a stranger in that land
When I was a working man
I needed money in my hand
When I was a working man
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- 1.11 celtic sea
- 2.9 into the arms of love
celtic sea
(Bap Kennedy)
We’ll go down together
Time to dream, not to sleep
We’ll go where there’s treasure
Far away across the deep
Chorus
Will you come with me
Will you come with me
Into the wild and cold Celtic Sea
I have stood on this corner
Like a man cast away
I won’t last one more summer
I can’t stand another day
Chorus
La Mer Celtique
Into the wild and cold Celtic Sea
They’ll write songs about us
So with a glass in each hand
We’ll be bound for glory
We should go while we still can
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into the arms of love
(Bap Kennedy)
Into the arms of love
Into the arms of love
Hold my flame
Hold my flame lightly
Into the arms of love
Into the arms of love
Hold my dream
Hold my dreams gently
I would give my all
If I could only somehow fall
Into the arms of love
Baby the time has come
We don't have very long
And the chain
And the chain is tightening
Baby I think I see
This could be the making of me
But the pain, but the pain came like lightening
And shook me like a doll
If I could only somehow fall
Into the arms of love
Into the arms of love
I dont wanna lead you on
I won't string you along
But my headbut my heart is spinning
A war's tearing me apart
Between my head and heart
But my heart, but my heart is winning
On my hands and knees I'd crawl
If I could only somehow fall
Into the arms of love
Into the arms of love
Into the arms of love
Into the arms of love
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notes
Taken from the booklet:
Now Bap's notes about the bonus CD.....
...
I've also included on the bonus CD "Into the Arms of love" a track from the British Grove sessions as well as a demo song "Be True to Your Heart" that was a close call for "The Sailor's Revenge"....
I wonder what's next?...
Mark probably plays guitar on track 2.9 "into the arms of love [3:11]". Produced by Mark Knopfler
Guy Fletcher replies to the Question: does Mark plays on that track? "I think so but I can't honestly recall"; Willie Richardson (WRR Management) "Mark we are pretty sure only played some rhythm on the track"
q.v. releases / producer only / discography / the sailor's revenge
- promos
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