Silver Service Tea
15 February 1979
Up to our waist in water
Out in the Wells lifeboat
Up to our waist in water
There we stood
Forty foot waves washed over
Out in the Wells lifeboat
Forty foot waves washed over
There we stood
Up to our waist in water
Out in the Wells lifeboat
Up to our waist in water
There we stood
Eleven long hours in water
Out in the Wells lifeboat
Eleven long hours in water
There we stood
Up to our waist in water
Out in the Wells lifeboat
Up to our waist in water
There we stood
Looking for Savinesti
Out in the Wells lifeboat
Looking for Savinesti
There we stood
Up to our waist in water
Out in the Wells lifeboat
Up to our waist in water
There we stood
Fierce wind and blizzard froze us
Out in the Wells lifeboat
Fierce wind and blizzard froze us
There we stood
Up to our waist in water
Out in the Wells lifeboat
Up to our waist in water
There we stood
The hurricane wind was force 12
Out in the Wells life boat
The hurricane wind was force 12
There we stood
Up to our waist in water
Out in the Wells lifeboat
Up to our waist in water
There we stood
Standing by the Savinesti
Out in the Wells lifeboat
Standing by the Savinesti
There we stood
Up to our waist in water
Out in the Wells lifeboat
Up to our waist in water
There we stood
The Humber lifeboat relieved us
Out in the Wells lifeboat
The Humber lifeboat relieved us
There we stood
Up to our waist in water
Out in the Wells lifeboat
Up to our waist in water
There we stood
Seven miles back to the Station
Out in the Wells lifeboat
Seven miles back to the station
There we stood
Up to our waist in water
Out in the Wells lifeboat
Up to our waist in water
There we stood
Two hours in white-out water
Out in the Wells lifeboat
Two hours in white-out water
There we stood
Up to our waist in water
Out in the Wells lifeboat
Up to our waist in water
There we stood
They lined up the rum and brandy
On shore for the Wells lifeboat
They lined up the rum and brandy
We said "NO"
Up to our waist in water
Out in the Wells lifeboat
Up to our waist in water
There we stood
A frozen body needs tea
In from the Wells lifeboat
A frozen body needs tea
WE NEED TEA
Coxain David Cox was awarded the RNLI Silver Medal for courage, determination and seamanship.
2002 Charlotte Peters Rock
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