Spoken:
Seaham Harbour’s seen - what is and might have been
It’s face towards the sea - its back to land
The present & the past are etched into the blast
Where sea & coal meet briefly on the sand
Part of Seaham’s tale was forged in storm & gale
The night George Elmy capsized in the foam
The boat then wandered far but it’s part of who we are
And now our Seaham Lifeboat’s it’s coming home
November 17 - in nineteen sixty two
George Elmy put to sea as lifeboats do
A cry of SOS – a coble in distress
“Train one – save many” was the code they knew
That wild November night - a brave unequal fight
Nine precious lives were lost in Seaham Bay
Cruel Nature carved a hole that night in Seaham’s soul
A toll that’s still remembered to this day
Chorus:
We’re bringing it home, we’re bringing it home
We’re bringing it home, we’re bringing it home
The boat we knew so well is coming home to dwell
We’re bringing it home, we’re bringing it home
Now Seaham by the sea has walked with tragedy
In troubled seams the cost was blood & bone
Against misfortune’s tide – we’ve all stood side by side
With pride we say, “our lifeboat’s coming home”
A symbol of our will - survive against all ill
This chapter of our time won’t go unheard
The lifeboat’s coming home and never more will roam
George Elmy speaks yet never says a word
Roll call of names:
John Miller, Fred Gippert, James Farringdon, Leonard Brown, Arthur Brown, Gordon Burrell, David Burrell, George Firth, Joseph Kennedy
After last chorus:
Our passion & our pride is driving us inside
We’re bringing it home we’re bringing it home
