Rocket Kirchner is a singer - Songwriter - guitar virtuoso with Splinter records who has recorded 35 records of his material either solo or with other musicians
Story behind the song
The British Antarctic Expedition 1907–09, otherwise known as the Nimrod Expedition, was the first of three expeditions to the Antarctic led by Ernest Shackleton
Lyrics
Shackleton, Shackleton, Is a hero of mine
He went the furthest south in the Antarctica
Shackleton, Shackleton, He was way ahead of his time
No Caribbean cruisers were Shack and his men
No margaritas nor sailing in the sun
The year was 1908, as they tempted fate
And headed off to oblivion
After the conquest of Mt Erebus
They walked through that weird world of white,
Avalanches, scurry, 88 below zero
But they never gave up the fight....
Shackleton, Shackleton, Is a hero of mine
He went the furthest south in the Antarctica
Shackleton, Shackleton, He was way ahead of his time
Shack asked Frank Wild, will we ever make it to the South Pole?
With the sun at our backs?
Yes, said Frank Wild, we'll make it Shack
but we'll never make it back...
What these men saw was as beautiful as Heaven
But, as horrible as the darkest Hell...
While the whole world was bustling
Through their daily lives, these men had stories to tell...
Shackleton, Shackleton, Is a hero of mine
He went the furthest south in the Antarctica
Shackleton, Shackleton, He was way ahead of his time
As the story turned out they never made it to the South Pole,
Seemed everything went wrong...
But coming back alive just proved one thing
Their leader had the strength of King Kong
Shackleton, Shackleton, Is a hero of mine
He went the furthest south in the Antarctica
Shackleton, Shackleton, He was way ahead of his time
Shackleton, Shackleton, Is a hero of mine
Shackleton, Shackleton, Is a hero of mine
The British Antarctic Expedition 1907–09, also know as Nimrod Expedition
