Ellan Vannin (Spinners)
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Ellan Vannin by Liverpool folk group, The Spinners is a tune in memory of the Steam Packet ship Ellan Vannin which sank with loss of all life on December 3 1909 near Liverpool.
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Lyrics
- Snaefell Tynwald, Ben-my-Chree,
- Fourteen ships have sailed the sea.
- Each one bearing a Manx name,
- But there's one will never again.
- Chorus:
- Oh Ellan Vannin,
- Of the Isle of Man Company,
- Oh Ellan Vannin,
- Lost in the Irish Sea.
- At One a.m. in Ramsey Bay,
- Captain Teare was heard to say,
- Our contract says Deliver the mail.
- In this rough weather we must not fail.
- Chorus:
- Ocean Liners sheltered from the storm,
- Ellan Vannin on the waves was born.
- Her holds were full and battened down,
- As she sailed towards far Liverpool town.
- Chorus:
- With a crew of twenty-one Manxmen,
- Her passengers Liverpool business men;
- Farewell to Mona's Isle farewell,
- This little ship was bound for hell.
- Chorus:
- Less than a mile from the Bar lightship,
- By a mighty wave Ellan Vannin was hit.
- She sank in the waters of Liverpool Bay,
- And there she lies until this day.
- Chorus:
- You Manxmen now remember,
- The third day of the month December,
- Of a terrible storm in Nineteen Nine,
- Ellan Vannin sailed for the very last time.
- Chorus:
Video
The song with accompanying mix of images
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