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Please enjoy our version of Johnny Burke's:
EXCURSION AROUND THE BAY
Well it was on this monday morning
And the day be calm and fine
To the Harbour Grace excursion
With the boys to have a time
And just before the sailor
Took the gangway from the pier
I saw some fellow haul me wife aboard The Volunteer
\"Oh me, oh my,\" I heard the old wife cry,
\"Oh me, oh my, I think I'm gonna die!\"
\"Oh me, oh my\", I heard the old wife say,
\"I wish I'd never taken this excursion around the bay\" (Hey!)
We had full 300 hundred souls aboard, oh what a splendid sight!
Left strong and regimental to make our spirits bright
Meself being in the double, from the funny things they'd say
They'd choke themselves from laughing when they'd see us in the bay
\"Oh me, oh my,\" I heard the old wife cry,
\"Oh me, oh my, I think I'm gonna die!\"
\"Oh me, oh my\", I heard the old wife say,
\"I wish I'd never taken this excursion around the bay\" (Hey!)
Me wife she got no better, she turned a sickly green
I fed her cake and candy, fat pork and kerosene
Castor Oil and sugar rock candy, rubbed gear oil on her face
And I said she'll be a dandy when we reaches Harbour Grace
\"Oh me, oh my,\" I heard the old wife cry,
\"Oh me, oh my, I think I'm gonna die!\"
\"Oh me, oh my\", I heard the old wife say,
\"I wish I'd never taken this excursion around the bay\" (Hey!)
Me wife she got no better, me wife me darling dear
The screech heard from our troll here, could hear in Carbonear
Tried every place in Harbour Grace,
Tried every store and shop,
To get her something for a cure or take her to the hop
\"Oh me, oh my,\" I heard the old wife cry,
\"Oh me, oh my, I think I'm gonna die!\"
\"Oh me, oh my\", I heard the old wife say,
\"I wish I'd never taken this excursion around the bay\" (Hey!)
\"Oh me, oh my,\" I heard the old wife cry,
\"Oh me, oh my, I think I'm gonna die!\"
\"Oh me, oh my\", I heard the old wife say,
\"I wish I'd never taken this excursion around the bay\" (Hey!)
She died below the brandy's as we were coming back
We buried her in the ocean, wrapped up in a Union Jack
So now I am a single man, in search of a pretty face
And the woman who says she'll have me, I'm off for Harbour Grace
\"Oh me, oh my,\" I heard the old wife cry,
\"Oh me, oh my, I think I'm gonna die!\"
\"Oh me, oh my\", I heard the old wife say,
\"I wish I'd never taken this excursion around the bay\" (Hey!)
(Repeat Chorus X2)
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Led by the fearless (and often funny) front-woman Derina Harvey, this five-piece Celtic-rock group offers a fresh take on traditional tunes and intersperse that offering with their own original jigs & reels. Their infectious rhythmic undertow is layered with rock guitar, dizzying fiddle motifs, and topped by Derinas powerful voice. These transplanted east-coasters have earned a reputation as a party-band, leaving many an audience out-of-breath and hollering from the dance floor!
The band has proven to be a crowd-pleaser wherever they go. 2014 has seen the group travel across the country, entertaining crowds at pubs and festivals from Alberta to Newfoundland, where they took the main stage of George Street Festival in St. John's this past summer. Most recently, they shared the stage with Newfoundland YouTube sensation Donnie Dumphy (a comedian/novelty act most prominently featured on the Rick Mercer Report on CBC).
The band continues to build on a growing fan base by promoting their self-titled debut album (released in 2013). The record has garnered radio airplay in multiple regions in Canada (CKUA in Edmonton; K-Rock and Radio Newfoundland in St. John's, NL; CBC, Canada-wide). Work on their second album has already begun, due out by summer of 2015.
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