Name: Sinking of the Vestris - 1:56
Duration: P00H01M59S
Description: Stillman Muise, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, August 31, 1949

Sinking of the Vestris - 1:56

from The Helen Creighton Folklore Society Presents: Songs of the Sea by Varouos tradition bearers and informants

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Stillman Muise, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, August 31, 1949

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Sinking of the Vestris - Stillman Muise (with guitar accompaniment) [1:56]
AC: 2269 - MF NO: 289.258

Recorded: Yarmouth, August 31, 1949. “Captain Carey was a Yarmouth man.”

Proudly she sailed from New York City,
Bound for a land o’er the sea,
And on her decks were wives and husbands,
And children with hearts gay and free;
They sailed on their way o’er the deep blue ocean,
Never a thought of fear,
For there on bridge stood Captain Carey,
A sailor for many a year.

Then come a storm, it hit the Vestris,
Wild waves came rolling high,
And there in her side a hole was pounded,
And then they knew death was nigh;
Sad were the cries of men and women,
Mothers with babes held so tight,
Brave men who fought to save their loved ones,
Life boat that sunk in the night.

There on the bridge stood the grey-haired captain,
Waiting for death to befall,
And though we know that someone blundered,
We should forgive after all;
We’re all adrift on life’s mighty ocean,
Where each mistake has its cost,
And we should learn from this sad story,
If we haven’t faith we are lost.

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from The Helen Creighton Folklore Society Presents: Songs of the Sea, released May 24, 2023

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Helen Creighton Folklore Society Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Honoring folklorist Helen Creighton (1899-1989), who collected and published traditional music and lore of Maritime Canada. The mandate of the Helen Creighton Folklore Society is to encourage and promote work that reflects the diverse folk culture of the Maritimes as exemplified by the work begun by Dr. Creighton. For more information visit our website at: www.helencreighton.org. ... more

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