Poppy Came A​-​Calling

from Courage Before Comfort by George Harris

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This song is based on the Melanope a three masted iron-hulled sailing ship that was scuttled in Comox Bay as part of the Royston breakwater. Torrid love affairs took place on board the Melanope after its launch in 1876 and its history is peppered with curses, speed records and stories of lovers throwing themselves overboard or succumbing to fever and drink. One story tells of how when the ship's masts were removed at the end of its life, twenty seven pounds of opium were discovered.

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Iron hull sweat
Against the cold cold sea
Poppy came a-calling
And it set me free
Fly like a sail at lightening speed
Poppy came a-calling
And you'll never catch me
Poppy came a-calling
And you'll never catch me

Thirsty thirsty
Witch of the waves
Bore me to heaven for the rest of my days
Jammed before the wind I go screaming by
Three sheets to the wind until the day I die
Three sheets to the wind until the day I die

Poppy came a-calling
And it set me free
Poppy came a-calling
And you'll never catch me
Poppy came a-calling
And it set me free
Poppy came a-calling
And you'll never catch me

Gently lull me
Enchant a mutiny
Poppy came a-calling
And it set me free
Coal dust found the poppy
and the crone broke free
So pour me through the deck
And let me be
Pour me through the deck
And let me be

Poppy came a-calling
And it set me free
Poppy came a-calling
And you'll never catch me
Poppy came a-calling
And it set me free
Poppy came a-calling
And you'll never catch me

Iron hull sweat
Against the cold cold sea
Poppy came a-calling
And it set me free
Fly like a sail at lightening speed
Poppy came a-calling
And you'll never catch me
Poppy came a-calling
And you'll never catch me

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from Courage Before Comfort, released January 7, 2017

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George Harris Prince George, British Columbia

George writes simple yet evocative songs. They deal with aspects of our shared humanity and chew those fleeting moments that add wonder and substance to our life.

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