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Longstone

from Stormy Stories by Fool's Gold

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Grace Darling was bona-fide Victorian Heroine, and she hated it. In the end celebrity helped kill her.
This is her story.

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From four of the clock, they were cast on Harcar Rock,
While the storm was blowing free.
By the Longstone Light, nine souls that night,
Looking for a rescue from the sea.

They say that Longstone Lighthouse,
was a hard bleak place to be.
William and his family called that place home,
and shone a friendly light on the sea.
With sons and wife and daughter, he let his lamp burn bright.
daughter Grace by his side constantly,
they shone a friendly light on the sea.

One Stormy night in September,
the Forfarshire sailed for Dundee.
But the boiler pipes they burst, Captain Humble feared the worst,
and turned his ship for the lee
But his ship fell foul on Big Harcar, a rock so sharp and proud.
broken into halves, nine souls on the farnes,
at the mercy of the storm and the sea

Through the glass on the top of the lighthouse,
Grace Darling and her father kept a watch.
Waiting for the waves and the wind to drop,
so they might set out with the cob.
No job for a girl cried her mother: no chance, no hope, no prayer.
Grace set her jaw, bent her back to the oar,
to bring nine souls back ashore

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from Stormy Stories, released December 21, 2019

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Fool's Gold is Carol and Steve Robson. They're based in the North East of the UK, and present multimedia performances all over the UK. Live shows are just that: no tapes or backing. The recordings take that a bit further...

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