Hutton's Silver Watch
Daniel Kelly
https://www.facebook.com/danielkellyfolkmusic
Hutton's Silver Watch
Daniel Kelly
https://www.facebook.com/danielkellyfolkmusic
It was afternoon when the Ajax left,
Oh me lads look lively
The gentle waves off Sydney Heads,
Out on the briny sea
’Twas James M Hutton at the wheel,
Oh me lads look lively
A captain forged from the finest steel,
Out on the briny sea
Shoalhaven bound with a dredge in tow,
Oh me lads look lively
Fresh from Cockatoo docks was the Pluto,
Out on the briny sea
The Wollongong lights were in view by nine,
Oh me lads look lively
Captain went below, left the mate on line,
Out on the briny sea
A’fore midnight chimed the mate called down,
Oh me lads look lively
We are sunk a’stern and like to drown,
Out on the briny sea
In a boat, four men and the mate cut away,
Oh me lads look lively
While the captain steered Kiama way,
Out on the briny sea
William White was the engineer,
Oh me lads look lively
The young boy John and the Captain dear,
Out on the briny sea
These three and the pilot saved the ship,
Oh me lads look lively
They got a silver watch and a handsome tip,
Out on the briny sea