OT Royal Navy lament

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ReadyR
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OT Royal Navy lament

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This came up on my music stream. I've not served in the Navy...but we have all been away from home and missed family and friends...

"The Grey Funnel Line' is the sailors' nickname for the Royal Navy—just as if it were another mercantile line. It's a straightforward song about a sailor leaving home and the loved one. He's extremely fed up with the Senior Service and he'd rather be outside, but he has to go away yet again."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2q_VXShg4Y
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Good find! Beautiful harmony and much of it acapella! Thanks for sharing. Hal
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Here is another song about the Royal Navy with a beautiful French horn.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKdRpDpIR70

Another video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov5VxGruSFY

The poem was written by a silversmith and sent to Roger Whittaker. Here is the story:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Farewell
Seek peace but keep your gun handy.

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