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stargazing-steve I bought this excellent CD some time ago when the Parkington Sisters came to Hull and Hingham, Massachusetts. I got the CD autographed by all five sisters. Little sister, Lydia, is an amazing musician and vocalist. I treasure the CD. Someday, I'll be able to call it a vintage CD.
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I was just a boy when i first stepped off the land
the vessel shivered loosely when the sailors
took my hand
to ol sue i cried ‘my darling i’ll be back
again someday’
but the restless water stole my words away
eighteen years aboard it’s been eighteen years aboard
I loyal to my captain but i can barely wait no more
and all the boys are singing songs bout the day
we’ll reach the shore
but I’m sailing through the dark forevermore
the sailors shared their stories
and their dirty secrets too
they gave me a new name in their ol skeleton crew
I became bad Dan under a pint of ocean spray
my eyes and mouth ridden with decay
eighteen years aboard it’s been eighteen years aboard
I loyal to my whiskey till I can’t see straight no more
and all the boys are singing songs bout the day
we’ll reach the shore
but I’m sailing through the dark forevermore
we were almost home when the vessel sprung a leak
the captain stood and smiled
with the water to his knees
and the sailors cried ‘o lord please don’t take
my life away’
but the turning gale led their prayers astray
eighteen years aboard
we’ve been eighteen years aboard
loyal to the sea cause there ain’t no lord
tell ol Sue to look on past the darkness of the shore
where I’m sailing towards the light forevermore
I was just a boy when I first stepped off the land
now I’m sailing towards the light forevermore

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from Till Voices Wake Us, released May 7, 2011

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Parkington Sisters Wellfleet, Massachusetts

The Parkington Sisters hail from Wellfleet MA, a town of crashing waves, gnarled pine trees, world famous oysters and the only town clock in the world that still rings ship’s time. Like their hometown surroundings, the band boasts a collective magic — part chemistry, part alchemy, and entirely mysterious. Their covers record w/ Tanya Donelly came out in 2020 + their new record 'Collide' is out now ... more

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