Music by Stan Rogers
Lryics by Chat GPT
(Verse 1)
In thirty-seven she was born, a stalwart, sturdy hull,
Built to chase the silver shoals, through tides both fierce and
full.
She worked the seas, a fisher’s prize, 'til time had worn her
thin,
But hands that dream of sail and sky, they took her in again.
(Chorus)
Rise again! Rise again!
Let the wind fill her canvas, let her dance on the main!
She was made for the ocean, for the salt and the spray,
So raise her up and let her sail away!
(Verse 2)
They found her in a quiet berth, her rigging long decayed,
A shadow of the ship she’d been, forgotten where she lay.
They tried to sail with what she had, but wind and sea conspired,
'Til one hard blow, her mast gave way, and left her broken, tired.
(Chorus)
Rise again! Rise again!
Let the wind fill her canvas, let her dance on the main!
She was made for the ocean, for the salt and the spray,
So raise her up and let her sail away!
(Verse 3)
For three long years she stood bereft, no mast to hold her true,
But hands and hearts of iron will had dreams of skies so blue.
They scoured yards in foreign lands, they worked with grit and
grace,
And from the past, a mast was found, to bring her home her place.
(Chorus)
Rise again! Rise again!
Let the wind fill her canvas, let her dance on the main!
She was made for the ocean, for the salt and the spray,
So raise her up and let her sail away!
(Verse 4)
With cables drawn and chain plates set, they built her strong and
sound,
And on this day with tearful eyes, they raised that spar aground.
With hands upon the lines so firm, with cheers upon the breeze,
The Kess, reborn, will ride the storms and sail upon the seas!
(Chorus)
Rise again! Rise again!
Let the wind fill her canvas, let her dance on the main!
She was made for the ocean, for the salt and the spray,
So raise her up and let her sail away!
The Kess
Built 11th June, 1937
https://www.cellardyketrust.org/manx-beauty/the-manx-beauty-detailed-history/
Mast restoration project completed 10th April, 2025.
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