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MORNING SHANTY Lead Vocal: Suzanne Friend Chorus: Marla Fibish, Patrice Haahn, Richard Adrianowicz

This song was composed by my dear friend Sharyn Dimmick on May 26, 1986 while taking the Anacortes ferry to Victoria after a late evening singing party at the Northwest Folklife Festival in Seattle, Washington.

I originally recorded this song as a solo singing lead myself but I was not satisfied with how it sounded. I thought it might sound nice with Suzanne Friend singing lead with an all women's chorus. The chorus lineup would include Marla Fibish, Patrice Haahn, Sharyn Dimmick, and perhaps one or two other singers. Then Suzanne announced that she would be moving to Eureka, California almost immediately and I had to rethink everything. There was no time to schedule rehearsal sessions and Suzanne's imminent move meant that the Out of the Rain songs (The Grimsby Lads and Time Ashore is Over) needed to be finished as soon as possible so we recorded Morning Shanty at the same time with Marla, Patrice, and myself as the chorus. Suzanne's interpretation of Morning Shanty is a bit different timing-wise from Sharyn's original version in a couple of places. You can hear Sharyn's recording of Morning Shanty on her cassette tape I Am Your Winter Lover which, I believe, you can only get through her. Please contact me for her e-mail address.

MORNING SHANTY
Author: Sharyn Dimmick

LYRICS:

Won't you come down to the shore?
Chorus: Watching
I will sail away once more
Chorus: In the morning

We have sung through half the night Chorus: Watching For the coming of the light Chorus: In the morning For the friends who now have gone Chorus: Watching For the friends returning home Chorus: In the morning But the clock upon the wall Chorus: Watching Steals the time and gives it all Chorus: In the morning At my window I will be Chorus: Watching For your ships to sail to me Chorus: In the morning