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Friday 1 April 2011

Charlie Cain And All His Men


Charlie Cain and all his men

10,000 people came to cheer
As Norway gave the men from Peel their due
For rescuing its countryfolk held dear
A baby and its mother and the crew

In 1889 the barque St George
Damaged in the gale - began to sink
Out came Charlie Cain and all his men
Their lifeboat was to be a living link
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John Monk - the lifeboat - launched into the gale
Struggled to get close in raging wave
Pulled off twenty-one - a mother and
A baby she was desperate to save
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Norway came to Peel to meet the men
Seventeen who rescued from the sea
Gave medal honours and great thanks
Showed Norway valued those who they'd set free

10,000 people came to cheer
As Norway gave the men from Peel their due
For rescuing its countryfolk held dear
A baby and its mother and the crew




© 2002 Charlotte Peters Rock

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