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Roger
Whittaker
Album : The
Best of Roger Whittaker
Written
By : Ronald Arthur Webster & Roger Whittaker
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lyrics
There's a ship lies
rigged and ready in the harbor
Tomorrow for old England she sails
Far away from your land of endless sunshine
To my land full of rainy skies and gales
And I shall be aboard that ship tomorrow
Though my heart is full of tears at this farewell
For you are beautiful, and I have loved you dearly
More dearly than the spoken word can tell
For you are beautiful, and I have loved you dearly
More dearly than the spoken word can tell
I've heard there's a wicked war a-blazing
And the taste of war I know so very well
Even now I see the foreign flag a-raising
Their guns on fire as we sail into Hell
I have no fear of death, it brings no sorrow
But how bitter will be this last farewell
For you are beautiful, and I have loved you dearly
More dearly than the spoken word can tell
For you are beautiful, and I have loved you dearly
More dearly than the spoken word can tell
Though death and darkness gather all about me
And my ship be torn apart upon the seas
I shall smell again the fragrance of these islands
And the heaving waves that brought me once to thee
And should I return safe home again to England
I shall watch the English mist roll through the dale
Tomorrow for old England she sails
Far away from your land of endless sunshine
To my land full of rainy skies and gales
And I shall be aboard that ship tomorrow
Though my heart is full of tears at this farewell
For you are beautiful, and I have loved you dearly
More dearly than the spoken word can tell
For you are beautiful, and I have loved you dearly
More dearly than the spoken word can tell
I've heard there's a wicked war a-blazing
And the taste of war I know so very well
Even now I see the foreign flag a-raising
Their guns on fire as we sail into Hell
I have no fear of death, it brings no sorrow
But how bitter will be this last farewell
For you are beautiful, and I have loved you dearly
More dearly than the spoken word can tell
For you are beautiful, and I have loved you dearly
More dearly than the spoken word can tell
Though death and darkness gather all about me
And my ship be torn apart upon the seas
I shall smell again the fragrance of these islands
And the heaving waves that brought me once to thee
And should I return safe home again to England
I shall watch the English mist roll through the dale
For you are beautiful, I have loved you dearly
More dearly than the spoken word can tell
For you are beautiful, I have loved you dearly
More dearly than the spoken word can tell
More dearly than the spoken word can tell
For you are beautiful, I have loved you dearly
More dearly than the spoken word can tell
The Last Farewell is
a 1971 song performed by the British - Kenyan folk singer Roger Whittaker. It
was written by Ron Webster and Roger Whittaker and was featured in his 1971
album New World in the Morning. It was reissued in 1975 and then peaked at number
19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Adult contemporary
charts......." and I have loved you dearly, more dearly than the spoken
word can tell "
Roger
Whittaker (born 22 March 1936) is an Anglo-Kenyan singer-songwriter and
musician. His music can be described as easy listening or perhaps best as
ballads. He is best known for his baritone singing voice and trademark
whistling ability. American audiences are most familiar with his 1970 hit
"New World in the Morning" and his 1975 hit "The Last
Farewell," the latter of which is his only single to hit the Billboard Hot
100 (it made the Top 20) and also hit #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
The English singer,
songwriter and musician, Roger Whittaker was born in Nairobi, Kenya in East
Africa. After finishing school, he was drafted into the army in Kenya. After
the army, he decided to study medicine and enrolled in a Medical school in Cape
Town, South Africa. Early on in his studies, he decided he wasn't ready to
study day in and day out. He left medical school and started teaching in Kenya
and later moved to Britain to study Zoology and Marine Biology. While a teacher
in Kenya, Roger wrote songs and performed at clubs. He continued singing and
performing while studying at the University in Wales, and before receiving his
degree to begin teaching, he was offered to publish his lyrics and perform his
own compositions. Faced with the dilemma of which career to choose, Roger
sought advice from his professor. "Take your chance", he advised.
"Have a try in show business and if you haven't made it in 10 years, come
back here and teach. I shall always have a place at the University for
you" He was an immediate success and the rest was history. There was no
need for him to go back to the University and teach. To date he has sold close
to 50 million records worldwide. He has earned extreme popularity in Germany.
Roger admits to being unable to speak a word of German yet he sings and records
in German in a purely phonetic fashion. He has made a name for himself in the
Schlager Musik scene. In Germany alone, he has sold over 10 million records. He
has 250 Platinum, Gold and silver record awards in total. He is also considered
as the world's best whistler, using his own lips as a musical instrument. He
has recorded many of his own compositions by whistling his own tunes and he
even conducts whistling classes, teaching other musicians the art of whistling.
"The Last Farewell" is among his most well known recordings.
Originally recorded in 1971, the song was a smash hit selling over 11 million
copies worldwide. This version was re-recorded in 1986. This song is dedicated
to all the soldiers who have to leave their family and loved ones behind, to go
to war, risking their lives and often fighting for no significant cause. And to
all of their spouses and children for having to let them go without any
certainty of ever seeing them again.
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