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Dan Livingston, Halifax, Nova Scotia, June 1951

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The Wreck of the Cariboo - Dan Livingston [2:02]
AC: 2182 - MF NO: 289.356

Recorded: Halifax, June 1951. [The Newfoundland to Nova Scotia ferry Caribou, commanded by Captain Ben Tavenor, was torpedoed by a German U-Boat on October 4, 1942.]

The little lights on the waterfront,
Soon disappeared from view,
We sailed away from Sydney Bay,
On the steamship Caribou.

For many years that gallant ship,
Sid Taddler in command,
Had sailed from our Cape Breton shores,
For the west coast Newfoundland.

Oh, Sammy Taddler, the captain’s son,
First mate on that ship,
He sailed away from Sydney Bay,
That last disastrous trip.

As we strolled out on deck my friends,
Walked ‘round the starboard side,
We chatted as we strolled along,
To where the boats were tied.

Uneasy warnings filled my mind,
I said to my comrade, Hugh,
“I think tonight a submarine,
Will attack the Caribou.”

“If we are struck tonight”, he said,
“Dear Lord, what shall we do,
To save the women and children on
The steamship Caribou?”

Oh, I have worked where danger lurked,
Down in a coal mine deep,
But still at night my troubled mind,
Disturbed me in my sleep.
Was on the west coast Newfoundland,
When the Caribou was hit,
Oh everything on the starboard side,
Was shattered into bits.

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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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