Neil Kimber 2001
Ros Kimber
Kimber’s Men: ROBERT WHITWORTH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gUfzAvGsms
Captain Gibson hear our plea Six men’s lives are in peril at sea Send the boats oh, send the boats The Whitby Visitor is no more Chorus 1: Shovel the snow lads, seven feet tall Hooves a’pounding, clear and haul Clear and haul lads, clear and haul Hooves a’pounding, clear and haul Coxswain shouted, “Can’t you see We could never clear that sea Boats not for sailing, not today.” But six men’s lives we shall yet save Grab the shovels, s?as of snow Through blizzards drift we shall go O’er the moors boys, o’er the moors At Robin Hood’s Bay we’ll launch there Harness fastened leathers tight Ne’er anyone had seen such sight Steady up boys, steady up Mighty beasts haul the load Hundreds fight the snow that day More horses harnessed on the way Twixt cozy homes with fires that glow But pounding seas still lay ahead Chorus 2: Pull the oars lads, seven feet tall Waves a’pounding, heave and haul Heave and haul lads, heave and haul Waves a’pounding, clear and haul Exhausted men can barley stand But the Robert Whitworth will be manned Oars all smashed and steering broke With salty tears they head for shore We’ll try again we shall not fail Eighteen men shall fight the gale Hours passed men hauled aboard White horses crashing to the bay Such a journey ne’er forget Inner strength will save men yet Fight nature’s forces for precious life Lifeboat men to you I praise