Lady Jane Franklins Lament
Lost in the Frozen Abyss: Lord Franklin's Perilous Voyage
Lyrics
We were homeward bound one night on the Dee
We were on our way home one night on the Dee.
Swinging in my hammock I fell asleep
While resting in my hammock, I fell asleep.
I dreamed a dream and I thought it through
I had a dream and carefully considered it.
About young Franklin and his gallant crew
The dream was about young Franklin and his brave crew.
With a 100 seamen he sailed away
He sailed away with a hundred seamen.
To the frozen ocean in the month of May
They ventured to the frozen ocean in the month of May.
To seek a passage around the pole
They aimed to find a passage around the pole.
Where we poor seamen do sometimes go
Exploring where us poor seamen sometimes go.
Through cruel hardships they vainly strove
They faced harsh difficulties but struggled in vain.
Their ships on mountains of ice they drove
Their ships were stuck on mountains of ice.
Only the Eskimos in their skin canoe
Only the Eskimos in their skin canoe survived.
Were the only ones who ever came through
They were the only ones who ever made it through.
In Baffins Bay where the whale fish blow
In Baffins Bay where the whale fish blow.
The fate of Franklin no man may know
The fate of Franklin remains unknown.
The fate of Franklin no tongue can tell
No one can speak of the fate of Franklin.
Lord Franklin with his sailors do dwell
Lord Franklin and his sailors now reside in eternity.
And now my burden it gives me pain
Carrying this burden pains me.
For my Lord Franklin I'd cross the main
I would cross the sea for my Lord Franklin.
Ten thousand pounds would I freely give
I would willingly give ten thousand pounds to know his whereabouts.
To know Lord Franklin, know where he lives
To know Lord Franklin, to know where he lives.
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