Liam Clancy - Mary Ellen Carter
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- čas přidán 16. 12. 2008
- She went down last October in a pouring driving rain
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The skipper he'd been drinking, and the mate he felt no pain
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Too close to Three Mile Rock when she was dealt her mortal blow
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And the Mary Ellen Carter settled low
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There was just us five aboard her when she finally was awash
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We worked like hell to save her, all heedless of the cost
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And the groan she gave as she went down it caused us to proclaim
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We'd make the Mary Ellen Carter rise again
Well the owners wrote her off, not a nickel would they spend
She gave twenty years of service, boys, then met her sorry end.
But insurance paid the loss to us, so let her rest below."
Then they laughed at us and said we had to go.
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Rise again, rise again
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That her name not be lost to the knowledge of men
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All those who loved her best and were with her 'til the end
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Will make the Mary Ellen Carter rise again
But we talked of her all winter, some days around the clock
She's worth a quarter million floating at the dock
And with every jar that hit the bar we swore we would remain
And make the Mary Ellen Carter rise again.
All spring now we've been with her on a barge lent by a friend
Three dives a day in a hardhat suit and twice I've had the bends
Thank God it's only sixty feet and the currents here are slow
Or I'd never have the strength to go below
But we've pathed her rents, stopped her vents, dogged hatch and porthole down
Put cables to her, fore and aft, and girded her around
Tomorrow noon, we hit the air and then take up the strain
And make the Mary Ellen Carter rise again
For we couldn't leave her there, you see, to crumble into scale
She'd saved our lives so many times, living through the gale
And the laughing, drunken rats who left her to a sorry grave
The won't be laughing in another day...
And you, to whom adversity has dealt its final blow
With smiling bastards lying to you everywhere you go
Turn to, and put out all your strength of arm and heart and brain
And like the Mary Ellen Carter, rise again!
Final Chorus:
Rise again, rise again
Though your heart it be broken and life about to end
No matter what you've lost, be it a home, a love, a friend
Like the Mary Ellen Carter, rise again! - Hudba
Imagine Liam singing this with stan rogers, that’s a dream you wouldn’t want to wake from. There just aren’t inspirational men like these anymore.
This song was written by the late, great Stan Rogers. There's some good footage on CZcams of his version which is just lovely and inspiring.
This is the only cover that catches the magic of this marvelous song.
RIP two great men of music: Liam Clancy and Stan Rogers.
MickTheQuickk Rest in peace Liam
I've already decided this is the song I want sung at my funeral. Best. Song. Ever.I've named my son Liam.
You need to hear Stan Rogers sing it. By god that mans voice could boom
Hypnotic Tranceformations - - Hypnotic?? So, so I just happened to see your comment, and followed to your web site (you look a little like someone else who has a son named Liam). So I noticed that your screen name really has something to do with your situation. I know a little about hypnosis, and it has occurred to me that probably quite a few of the approximately 60,000 dead people who got into opiate trouble could have used hypnosis for pain relief instead of chemistry, and never taken the first dose of the whatever, and might still be alive. Most of the time, alive is probably more fun than dead. If any of that makes any sense, I hope it will encourage you - better qualified than myself to comment - to find ways to agitate among the politicians etc and move toward less chemistry and more safety (better things for better living without chemistry, to plagiarize the old Du Pont slogan).
a legend singing a legends song
It tells u something about this number that Stan Rogers wrote and perfected when the great Liam Clancy takes it upon himself to use it in concert.
A great cover by Liam of one of many fabulous songs by the late, great Stan Rogers. Lots of similarities in that they both have the gift of story-telling, great voices and give voice to their respective countries. Both gone to soon. Thank you Stan and Liam. Must be a hell of a party "up there"
Thanks for giving Stan kudos,whose music I love as much as Liam's. I have to admit though, I like l Stan Rogers rendition quite a bit better.
That is show to tell a story! Clancy was the man! And thank you too, Stan.
Heres to you Stan and Liam. You'll not soon be forgotten.
Liam Clancy!!! Words fail me. From my earliest days growing up in an Irish family the music from the homeland was a huge part of our lives. So when I first saw Liam and Tommy Makem in concert I was crying before they even started, so excited and disbelieving was I that I was actually living this moment. It was one of the pauses in life that lasts forever. After the show a friend of mine (and theirs) introduced me to them, and Liam, boyishly adorable as always, wrapped his arms around me in a huge hug -- which blessedly was recorded for a cherished keepsake -- and the first comment from envious friends was always "oh, my God! Liam Clancy hugged you!" And I'm grinning foolishly and responding "nah, he was just holding me up". I saw him many times afterwards, as well as an Irish weekend with the Clancy Brothers and forever he (and they) will be THE BEST. Real music, real talent. We shall never see their likes again.
When my boys were small, they'd make me play this over and over again on our road trips.......
Noel Harrison taught me this song. God Bless him and Liam and especially Stan Rogers. This here, this is the power of a song. RISE AGAIN!
This man was a genius, Ireland`s loss, the likes of Liam we will never never see again,it makes me sad!!
We can only try our best. This is a very old post, I know, and I am only an optimistic idiot, but for songs like this , artists like this to "pass from the knowledge of men", well I'll do what I can to keep that from happening. Teach a kid, kindle a spark, and maybe, just maybe, we all can "rise again".
Bless you and your family.
"Illegitimum non carborundum est".
( dont let the bastards grind you down)
@@billcasey9672 It's old but I'm still here. Very well said, I couldn't agree more with you...we need to keep singing the song...
Non optimal video and sound quality, no autotune, pure talent. Wonderful singer performing a magnificient song from a great songwriter. What else are we supposed to expect to enjoy ?
My song. Tonight it was sung at my 60th birthday. My mantra song.
And you, to whom adversity has dealt its final blow
With smiling bastards lying to you everywhere you go
Turn to, and put out all your strength of arm and heart and brain
And like the Mary Ellen Carter, rise again!
Wise sentiments indeed!
Great song.
Smiling bastards lying to you everywhere you go .... fantastic
Liam died before I knew him, yet I miss him terribly
Great song....great singer...true star!!!
Rest in Peace Liam.
Finally he's back with Tommy and his brothers together again in heaven. They must be having some craic up there! I hope my deceased loved ones enjoy the sessions!
I saw "The Lads" in 1988 in concert in Burlington VT, with three of my Best Friends. One of the Top 5 days of my 57 yr's! God Love ya Liam! I will try to come to "OUR" Island and shake yer paw and have a pint with you before next summer! You and yours have really been an influence in my life! Best, Richard Micheal Flannery Cudlipp
I get chills.
I just happen to have something in both of my eyes.
your name will never be lost .......rip liam
There will be no others like The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, who sang with such frankness every note. Music like this still exists somewhere...but it's scarce to find. But he who seeks WILL find it!
7 yrs old observation..but ur so so right
Liam Clancy: The greatest ballad singer.
--Dylan
Stan, Liam, Tommy, we miss you!
-jcr
thank god for the irish rise again!
I heard him in newfoundland one of the best
REST IN PEACE Liam,.....and Bob Dylan was right, no one could sing a ballad like you.
GOD BLESS.
love you liam a legend from carrick on suir, r.i p xx
Me TOO! I just turned 56... also - just listening /watching "Pegasus-Freeborn Man..." from same concert. BLess, ya Terry.... and belated happy birthday -lol
stan would be proud
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So apropos, Terry! What a great mantra to live by. There is another one by Clancy and Makem that says "It's never too late to start living" I don't remember the name. I'm sure it's on here!
Chrystie Castillo 200 year old alcoholic I'd the song you'd be looking for. ..
Not to diss Liam ( loved his trad. Music) but it would have been nice if he had credited Stan's writing ( The Mary Ellen Carter by Stan Rogers)
An iconic Hero to many a Canadian, and loved the world over.
Final chorus: "Rise again...Rise again. Though your heart it be broken, or life about to end. No matter what you've lost - be it a home, a love, a friend. Like the Mary Ellen Carter - Rise again."
He did credit him at the concert I was at, which was during this concert tour.
A great parable for modern Ireland. God rest you, Liam.
Thanks ofalyconn, and to you as well, youngster! Seems like whenever I need a "shot" it comes from this song - somehow.
Thanks for being the "shot of the day".
You’ve made the Newfies proud.
A great cover by
Thanks Vito!
The Irish .. Warriors True Men Rise Again
Mary Ellen
R.I.P
Wasn't this song written by Stan Rogers?
It was indeed!
Yeah. So nice of Clancy to mention that.
Does anyone have the version of Highwayman from this concert? Please share - it is incredible and hard to find!!
Berthold Brecht and Stan Rogers. I think both would feel honoured by the comparison.
Anyone know the lady playing the cello? I saw this band with him in a different concert during this tour.
Lovely, but I wish Liam had credited the great Stan Rogers.
What is the instrument the person seated in the rear is playing? Anyone know?
Him and Luke Kelly both.
@utubalicious2 Yep he would have...that was his mothers vocation to have a priest in the Family..... But his brothers took Laim off to the Pub.. and when he arrived back in a sorry state with them, she Knew that HER vocation was not to be...
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.
When it comes to Mary Ellen Carter, it's chicken or the egg..... who cares two masters sang it!
Helen Lee how is it the chicken or the egg if one person wrote it and then someone covered it?? Great cover though.
I will share this with all my facebook contacts; to good not to.
What an inspirational performer! Also alleged to be the biological father of one of America’s most divisive and vicious political commenters. I hope that one is not true. If so, that apple fell far from this kind and gentle tree!
Amazing! This is much better than the original version! Wow.
Why do so many of the Irish have little round heads and think wide mouths?
There's not a dry eye in the house Liam.