Moonfleet Beach-Nickel Creek

[00:00.00] Moonfleet Beach is a terror of the sea [00:15.24]and most deadly when a southwestern gale [00:20.13]wakes the anger of the wave from its own easy sleep [00:25.20]and I'm the only man who's made it out alive to tell the tale [00:34.53]I was an orphan boy [00:37.05]of 15 years old [00:39.51]when Elsevere took me to his home [00:44.31]I still wonder if he knew [00:47.28]as he kept me from the cold [00:49.47]that later saving my life [00:52.08]he would forfeit his own [00:55.98]when the people of Moonfleet are safe in their beds [01:01.02]they hear the sounds of a struggle against the sea [01:06.24]for the rhythm of the wave is steady in their heads [01:11.40]they thank god they're not fighting for their lives [01:16.53]on Moonfleet Beach [01:46.35]Elsevere was like a good father to me [01:50.61]we got closer and closer each day [01:55.62]but soon time struck cold [01:57.66]and we had nothing for our bread and meat [02:00.87]so we left our home, condemned our home [02:03.78]and find ourselves a way [02:10.02]with nowhere else to turn we joined with a contraband [02:15.18]and listened on the deck with the crew [02:20.01]to the captain as he said "we'll need every last man [02:25.11]to do their best, now raise the sails we have a dangerous job to do" [02:56.07]we had a smooth trip there [02:58.74]oh lord and it left the peer [03:01.23]but Elsevere lay heavy on the rail [03:05.82]he said "son look yonder there! [03:08.94]our doom is surely near [03:11.07]can't ya feel it hear it blow a strong southwestern gale " [03:17.67]we were blown to the dreaded beach [03:20.73]a rope of strong within our reach [03:23.10]from the people that had gathered from the town [03:27.90]Elsevere grabbed it in his hand [03:30.90]and started making for the land [03:33.30]but he looked and saw that I was almost drowned [03:38.13]he left the rope to rescue me [03:40.74]they pulled me out of the dreadful sea [03:43.50]I looked for Elsevere but he couldn't be found [03:51.33]when the storms blow hard [03:53.55]i lie awake at night [03:56.10]and think about the one father ive known [04:01.59]he saved my soul by giving up his life [04:06.78]just like him who died to give us soul eternal hope [04:12.57]when the people of Moonfleet are safe in their beds [04:17.55]they hear the sounds of a struggle against the sea [04:22.74]for the rhythm of the wave is steady in their heads [04:28.05]they thank god they're not fighting for their lives [04:32.97]on Moonfleet Beach