Frozen in Frobisher Bay
| "Frobisher Bay" | ||||
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| Song by Tamarack from the album Frobisher Bay | ||||
| Published | SBG Publishing, SOCAN 1990 | |||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | Ty Tyrfu, Guelph, Ontario, Canada | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 3:34 | |||
| Label | Folk Era | |||
| Writer | James Gordon | |||
| Producer | Jeff Bird, assisted by Pat Mooney | |||
| Frobisher Bay track listing | ||||
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"Frobisher Bay", also known as "Frozen in Frobisher Bay", is a song by James Gordon about whaling in the Canadian arctic. It has been recorded by many artists in Canada and the US, and was used as an audition song on Canadian Idol.
Lyrics
The lyrics to the song "Frobisher Bay" are as follows, the first stanza being a refrain sung between each of the verses:
Refrain:
"Cold is the arctic sea,
Far are your arms from me.
Long will this winter be
Frozen in Frobisher Bay.
Verse One:
"One more whale, our captain cried.
One more whale, then we'll beat the ice.
But the winter star was in the sky,
The seas were rough, the winds were high.
Verse Two;
"Deep were the crashing waves
That tore our whaler's mast away,
And dark are these sunless days,
Waiting for the ice to break.
Verse Three:
"Strange is the whaler's fate,
To be saved from the raging waves,
Only to waste away
Frozen in this lonely grave."[1]
Discography
- Tamarack Frobisher Bay 1993
- Tamarack Blankets of Snow 1998
- James Gordon Mining for Gold
- Hilary Spencer Afterimage 2001
- Bach Children's Chorus (of Toronto) Go Where You Will
References
- ↑ "Frobisher Bay" (PDF).