Neil & Ros Kimber 2001
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, seas 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