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The Smugglers of Falmouth
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Wiggymusic is located in Indialantic, Florida.
Wiggymusic is a project which began January 10th, 2006. It's intention is to showcase the music portfolio of Wig Nelson - singer/songwriter for more than thirty years. At present, over 120 of his musical compositions are copyrighted with the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. in five volumes (1979, 1992, 1993, 2006 and 2008) and will eventually be featured here on this website. Some of his most recent work includes a musical called, "A Feeling Of Power." It features 17 songs of Wig's most memorable songs and will be available for sale here at Soundclick in the near future.
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Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Rock
Charts
Peak #133
Peak in subgenre #12
Author
Wig Nelson/Wig Nelson
Rights
2009
Uploaded
May 25, 2009
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MP3 5.0 MB • 128 kbps • 5:26
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THE SMUGGLERS OF FALMOUTH Lyrics By JRMusic Music By Wig Nelson V1: Down Falmouth way, and I tell you no lies On certain nights locals don their disguise Men from all walks, even those of the cloth With blithe unconcern for The Almighty's wrath Will line their deep pockets time and again: No fear of reprisals, as it's all fair game V2: Starless black nights are the best to shift contraband From rugged coastlines and into sparse hinterland Hidden in such clever stashes and 'hides' Till timely retrieval it all safely bides Spirited away in odd crannies and nooks Well out of reach of the law's grapnel hooks Ch1: From Brittany ports, a swift cross-Channel run Of silk, lace, and cotton, gin, brandy, and rum Hark what the sickle moon's eerie glow brought Into the dark reaches of Falmouth port *****Break***** V3: 'Land ho!' comes the muted cry, carts at the ready With farmers' pack ponies, their limbs strong and steady No sign of the King's Men, detested Preventives Though Revenue presence is no disincentive We could do without those concealed uniforms Arising from sand dunes like armed spectral forms Arising from sand dunes like armed spectral forms Ch2: Ferried across the compliant night sea: Cocoa, tobacco, coned sugar, and tea Behold! What a feast of rich cargoes were brought By lawless Midnight Men of Falmouth port V4: Tonight the wind's silent, no enemy near A signal goes up that the coast is now clear And ill-gotten gains fill out hollowed yews Stone cottage chimneys, and even church pews All manner of spoils now cram Cornish coffers Safe from predations of Davy Jones' locker Safe from predations of Davy Jones Ch3: From punitive taxes we seek liberty By plying the 'free trade' unselfconsciously See what a bountiful high tide has brought Into the waiting arms of Falmouth port Ch4: Then from Redcoat guns came a harsh, loud report Their fire unreturned by freetraders uncaught Loyal in dealings, for none can be bought Unarmed 'gentlemen' smugglers of Falmouth port
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