The Bell's of St Clement's
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[verse 1]
On a cliff lookin' out to the ocean,
sit the ruins of St Clements.
The church has been there for ages,
its bells melted for armaments.
[verse 2]
A cold April evening, the year 1912,
Atlantic waves crashed on the rocks.
On a cliff, high above the waterline,
The goatherd tended to his flock
[hook]
The locals tell of a legend,
when a ship's taken by the waves.
The bells of St Clements ring,
As sailors sink to their graves.
[verse 3]
Thousands of miles to the West,
across the cold and black waters,
A majestic ship cuts through the sea,
unaware of the upcomin' slaughter.
[hook]
The locals tell of a legend,
when a ship's taken by the waves.
The bells of St Clements ring,
As sailors sink to their graves.
[verse 4]
In the blackness of the night it stood,
waiting, the deadly crystal monolith.
The ship cut through its final waves,
Too fast, there was no escaping it.
[hook]
The locals tell of a legend,
when a ship's taken by the waves.
The bells of St Clements ring,
As sailors sink to their graves.
[bridge]
Hundreds of souls went into the water,
only a handful that got into a boat.
On the cliff, by the ruins of St Clements,
The old man watched over his goats.
[final hook]
The locals tell of a legend,
when a ship's taken by the waves.
The bells of St Clements ring,
As sailors sink to their graves.
[outro]
He heard it first, a little after midnight,
It sounded different to a goatbell clang.
He'd heard it many times on Sunday's
Church bells, those of St Clements rang.
Comments
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Very interesting lyrics! Where does this legend come from?0
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It's a general folk tale of non-existent bells ringing to foretell disaster, common in many cultures.
The time, geography, and lyrics are clues here.
There's stories within stories in all of Shovel's stories!
Sid
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master story telling in words. well crafted. the music fits almost perfectly, I think maybe a slower tempo, but then the song the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald has the same tempo..
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A song a day keeps the shrink away , Nice song for a Sunday Sid . I was a commercial fisherman for a season , the ocean is a strange place
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@sidshovel Love this! My Dad's middle name was Clement; John Clement which has beautiful meaning when put together; (gracious and merciful). So this song means more to me than the story in and of itself which you've told beautifully!
Worthy of Praise song,
Renee 💌
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The bells of St Clements immediately put me in mind of the song (nursery rhyme?) that starts oranges & lemons say the bells of St Clements, but those are in London I think so likely not relevant here.
A majestic ship, thousands of miles to the west, hitting a deadly crystal monolith? - that has to be the Titanic, surely!
I love the idea of a church without a bell tolling for the lives of those lost at sea. Eerie.
Lovely story and a puzzle to boot!
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I knew out of anyone, you'd get it! Thought for a minute, I'd made it too difficult, thanks.
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masterly folk music - stirring, enlivening, well done.
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@bhengen,@ElvisNash,@HummerWisdom, @RCJames
Thank you for your comments, always appreciated.
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@sidshovel
Fashinating, thank you!0
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