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sting - island of souls (broadway version) lyrics
[ensemble]
oom dey ey, oom dey ey, oom dey ey
oom dey ey, oom dey ey, oom dey ey
[jackie white]
gideon was born within sight of the shipyard
this son of a riveter’s son
gideon was raised as the ship grew a shadow
her great hull would blot out the light of the sun
[ensemble]
oom dey ey, oom dey ey, oom dey ey
oom dey ey, oom dey ey, oom dey ey
[jackie white]
trapped in the cage of the skeleton ship
all the workmen suspended like flies…
[jackie & peggy white]
caught in the flare of acetylene light:
a son and his father as an industry dies
[company]
what else is there for a shipbuilder’s son? (ooh)
a new ship to complete, new work to be done… (ooh)
one day he dreamed of a ship in the world
that would carry his father and he
to a place they would never be found
to a place far away from this town
[father o’brien]
and year after year a new bottle was broken
that launched a great ship out to sea
he’d stand with his girl near the bend in the river
and the town that he desperately wanted to flee
[young gideon]
another ship ready to launch
[young meg]
it’s a beautiful thing
[young gideon]
let’s hope it, meg. we can get out before it’s too late
[young meg]
gideon, we can’t leave wallsend. we can’t just get on a boat and go –
[young gideon]
but we can. all it takes is the doing of it. and you. and me…
will ye come with me meg to the bend in the river
on a ship that will carry us over the sea?
we’ll canvas the stars and we’ll harness the moonlight
[young meg]
we’ll rope the south wind to the clouds, you and me
[young gideon]
then we’ll cut loose the moorings
[young gideon & young meg]
the winds they shall turn
and we’ll always look fo’wards and never astern
[young gideon]
we’ll be stowaways
[young meg]
pirates!
[young gideon & young meg]
whole fleets we shall burn
and i’ll/you’ll find us a berth
at the end of the earth
[young gideon]
i promise
[young meg]
you promise
[young gideon]
i promise
[young gideon & young meg]
we’ll never return
[jackie white]
and then what they call an industrial accident
left old joe fletcher half dead
[jackie & peggy white]
they brought gideon’s father back home in an ambulance
a br-ss watch, a cheque, and an invalid’s bed
[jackie, father o’brien, peggy, & company]
what else was there for a shipbuilder’s son, (ooh)
a new ship to be built, new work to be done… (ooh)
[men]
for this is our work in the welding of steel
and the bending of plates in the shape of a keel
in our hands are the tools that we’ll leave to our sons
the traditions and sk!lls that we hope to p-ss on
til we sail
til we sail to the island of souls
[joe fletcher]
here, you’ll be needing these. apprentice positions are hard to come by. you’ll be taking it
[young gideon]
no – i don’t think so
[joe fletcher]
your place is here, in the yards
[young gideon]
but that’s your place, not mine
[joe fletcher]
then tell me, how are we going to live? someone has to put food on the table
[young gideon]
i just know i can’t stay here. i can’t end up like…
[joe fletcher]
… like me? like my father and his father? that’s what you mean
[young gideon]
yes
[joe fletcher]
h-ll with you then, gideon fletcher. if that’s all my life means to you, then get the f-ck out of my sight
[young gideon]
no, dad –
[company]
that night he dreamed of a ship in the world
that would carry his soul to the sea
to a place he could never be found
to a place far away from this town
this newcastle ship without coals
he would sail to the island of souls
[young gideon]
…he’s going to make me go into the yards
[young meg]
running away from him won’t help
[young gideon]
and staying here? will that help? his life may be over, but mine’s not
[young meg]
he needs you here, gideon
[young gideon]
he needs nothing from me
it’s now or never, meg. come with me – please, i’m begging you
[young meg]
gideon… i can’t go
[young gideon]
and i can’t stay… i’ll be back for ye, i promise
[young meg]
you say that now
[young gideon]
i’ll find us a berth
at the end of the earth
i promise
[young meg]
you promise
[young gideon]
i promise
[company]
this dream, this dream of a ship in the world
that would carry his soul to the sea
to a place he could never be found
to a place far away from this town
a newcastle ship without coals
he would sail, he would sail
he would sail, he would sail
he would sail to the island of souls
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