Strike the Bell on Celtic Folk Harp

Описание: This refers to the bell that would be struck aboard ships to mark the passing of time, which eventually signaled your shift was over.

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Lyrics:
Up on the poop deck,
Walking all about,
There stands the second mate,
So sturdy and so stout.
What he is a’thinking,
He don’t know himself.
And we wish that he would hurry up,
And strike, strike the bell

Strike the bell second mate,
And let us go below.
Look well to windward,
You can see its going to blow.
Looking at the glass,
You can see that it fell.
And we wish that you would hurry up,
And strike, strike the bell.

Down on the main deck,
Working on the pumps,
Is the poor larboard watch.
Wishing for their bunk,
Looking out to windward,
You can see a mighty swell.
And we wish that you would hurry up,
And strike, strike the bell.

Down in the wheelhouse,
Old Anderson stands.
Grasping at the helm,
With his frost bitten hands.
Looking cockeyed at the compass,
But the course is clear as, well,
And we wish that you would hurry up,
And strike, strike the bell.

Well, down in his cabin,
Our gallant captain stands.
Looking out the transom,
With a spyglass in his hands.
What he is a-thinking,
We all know very well.
He’s thinking more to shorten sail,
Then striking the bell.