“Lord Franklin”

Traditional, arranged by Sinéad O'Connor/Dónal Lunny/Sharon Shannon/Alan Branch/Kieran Kiely/Rob Ó Géibheannaigh

(Source: sean_nos_nua)

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Lyrics

	We were homeward bound one night, on the deep.
	Swinging in my hammock, I fell asleep.
	I dreamed a dream, and I thought it true,
	Concerning Franklin and his gallant crew.

	With a hundred seamen he sailed away
	To the frozen ocean in the month of May
	To seek a passage around the pole,
	Where all poor sailors do sometimes go.

	Through cruel hardships they vainly strove.
	The ships on mountains of ice was drove.
	Only the Eskimo, in his skin canoe,
	Was the only one that ever came through.

	In Baffin Bay, where the whalefish blow,
	The fate of Franklin, no man may know.
	The fate of Franklin, no tongue can tell,
	And Lord Franklin among his seamen do dwell.

	And now my burden, it gives me pain.
	For my Lord Franklin, I'd sail the main.
	Ten thousands pounds I would freely give
	To know Lord Franklin and where he is.

Musicians

(Source: Sean-Nós Nua)

Sinéad O'Connor	vocals
Abdullah Chhadeh	quanun
Nick Coplowe	Hammond
Pete Lockett	percussion
Cora Venus Lunny	violin
Dónal Lunny	acoustic guitar , bouzouki , keyboard , bodhrán , bodhrán bass
Kieran Kiely	whistle
Skip McDonald	electric guitar
Rob Ó Géibheannaigh	flute , strings , guitar
Carlton "Bubblers" Ogilvie	drums , bass , piano
Bernard O'Neill	acoustic bass
Professor Stretch	drum programming , bass programming
Sharon Shannon	accordion
Steve Wickham	fiddle , mandolin , banjo

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