The Lifeboatmen

Lyrics

Fisherman for life, working the coast with pots and ropes Fishing for crabs, hiring out deckchairs to holiday makers But when the call comes, even in the gloom of the night, like a real-life adventure hero Into oilskins and sou'westers, rubber boots pulled up high, down to the shoreline Dragging the launch across the sand Into the dark, the strength of the oarsmen against the pull of wind and tide Hold the lantern high They brave waves higher than houses to savе lives, higher than houses Volunteers rеady to face anything that the sea can throw at them Determination judgement, sweating mariners stretched to the limit As they pull, heave into the sea Pull together. Pull together. Come on boys Pull together. Pull together Not for glory, not for fame, not for remuneration True noblemen, self sacrificing, risking their lives, time upon time October 1941, English Trader's run aground on Hammond Knoll, 1.30 AM Can you hear the grinding, crunching, shaking? Wind approaching gale force Forty foot waves crash across the deck Lifeboat H.F. Bailey sets out from Cromer, repelled by wind and tide They try again and again and again and again The lifeboat men worked their way to the craft Worked for hours through the dawn to bring survivors to land Forty men and a dog owe their lives to this crew Survivors pulled through Fisherman for life, working the coast with pots and ropes Fishing for crabs, hiring out deckchairs to holidaymakers