Name: Three Score and Ten
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Description: Written by Grimsby fisherman William Delf in 1889

Three Score and Ten

from So Slowly, Slowly Got She Up by Elle Osborne

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Written by Grimsby fisherman William Delf in 1889

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Three Score and Ten

And it’s three-score-and-ten boys and men were lost from Grimsby Town, 
From Yarmouth down to Scarborough many hundreds more were drowned, 
Our herring craft, our trawlers, our fishing smacks as well, 
They long to fight that bitter night and battle with the swell. 

Methinks I see a host of craft spreading their sails alee, 
As down the Humber they do glide all bound for the great north sea. 
Methinks I see on each small craft a crew with hearts so brave, 
Setting out to earn their daily bread upon the restless wave. 

And it’s three-score-and-ten boys and men were lost from Grimsby Town, 
From Yarmouth down to Scarborough many hundreds more were drowned, 
Our herring craft, our trawlers, our fishing smacks as well, 
They long to fight that bitter night and battle with the swell. 

Methinks I see them yet again as they leave the land behind, 
Casting their nets into the sea, those fishing shoals to find. 
Methinks I see them yet again and all on board’s alright, 
With the sails close-reefed and the decks cleared up and the sidelights burning bright

And it’s three-score-and-ten boys and men were lost from Grimsby Town, 
From Yarmouth down to Scarborough many hundreds more were drowned, 
Our herring craft, our trawlers, our fishing smacks as well, 
They long to fight that bitter night and battle with the swell. 

October’s night was such a sight, as never seen before, 
There were masts and spars and broken yards came floating to our shore. 
There was many a heart of sorrow, there was many a heart so brave, 
There was many a hearty fisher lad who found a watery grave. 

And it’s three-score-and-ten boys and men were lost from Grimsby Town, 
From Yarmouth down to Scarborough many hundreds more were drowned, 
Our herring craft, our trawlers, our fishing smacks as well, 
They long to fight that bitter night and battle with the swell. 

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from So Slowly, Slowly Got She Up, released December 27, 2014
Elle Osborne - vocals
MJ McCarthy - accordion
Glenn Osborne - harmony vocals and eulogy
Cath Tyler - harmony vocals
Phil Tyler - harmony vocals
Moose Rosser - harmony vocals
Leone Cohen - harmony vocals

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