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Rolling Home

from Sentinels by Mally Smith

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There are many versions of this traditional sea shanty. My version combines two together, such that we sing to both of my homes - "Old New England" and "Caledonia" (Scotland).

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Rolling Home, rolling home
Rolling home across the sea
Rolling home to old New England
Rolling home dear land to thee

Call all hands to man the capstan
See the cable running clear
Heave away and with a will boys
To our homeland we will steer

Rolling Home, rolling home
Rolling home across the sea
Rolling home to Caledonia
Rolling home dear land to thee

And the waves we leave behind us
Seem to murmur as they flow
There's a hearty welcome waiting
In the land to which we go

Rolling Home, rolling home
Rolling home across the sea
Rolling home to old New England
Rolling home dear land to thee

Many thousand miles behind us
Many thousand miles before
The ocean lifts her winds to bring us
To that well remembered shore

Rolling Home, rolling home
Rolling home across the sea
Rolling home to Caledonia
Rolling home dear land to thee

Rolling Home, rolling home
Rolling home across the sea
Rolling home to our homeland
Rolling home dear land to thee

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from Sentinels, released June 5, 2020
Transatlantic choir: Tom Smith, Mike McKenzie, Julia Mark, Colleen McNamara, Camy Caillou, David Latto and Evan Hamilton.

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Mally Smith Somerville, Massachusetts

Mally Smith is a singer-songwriter who divides her time between Boston and Edinburgh. Reminiscent of Shawn Colvin or a young Joni Mitchell, Mally combines tasteful guitar playing and poetic lyrics with a voice that will melt your heart.

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