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Let the Tall Ships Sail

from Green Beans & Tangerines by Walter Martin

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This song was written for a TV show that I love and I'm not sure if I'm allowed to say anything else about that because it hasn't come out yet. I'm 99% sure I'm allowed to release this song, but doing it anyway. Anyway this is an adventure song about the sea. I love writing on assignment because it gets me writing about stuff that otherwise wouldn't occur to me. Like this one, a sea shanty! I had a ton of fun with this one.

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LYRICS:
Climbed on big boat and sailed away
Heard the waves and the water calling out for me

Going over yonder where the water is wide
Following the stars in the big night sky

Let the tall ships sail
As wild winds wail
If I ever I make it home
I’ll tell the tale

I heard the song that the seabirds sing
And I’m just a bird with a broken wing
So I ask all the fishes in the deep blue sea
Won't you sing another salty song with me?

Let the tall ships sail
As wild winds wail
If I ever I make it home
I’ll tell the tale

credits

from Green Beans & Tangerines, released March 16, 2020
Written by Walter Martin
Recorded by D. James Goodwin at the Clubhouse, Rhinenbeck NY and by Walter Martin at Cecelia's Brooklyn, and by Josh Kaufman at The Boom Boom Room, Brooklyn, NY.
Walter Martin: vocal, percussion, keyboards, bass harmonica, and lots of other stuff
Josh Kaufman: Electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Stuart Bogie: Flute, Saxophone
Cassandra Jenkins: Backup vocals
Annie Nero: Backup Vocals
Zachariah Hickman: Upright bass

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Walter Martin New York

Walter Martin is a multi-award-winning songwriter. Martin has released seven studio albums since embarking on a solo career in 2014. His solo career follows many years of writing, playing and touring in rock 'n' roll bands The Walkmen and Jonathan Fire*Eater. ... more

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