Name: The Sea Takes Another Toll
Duration: 3 min 36 s
Channel: Gordy Scoville
Description: Free MP3 download. This song is a tribute to the families and loved ones of the 229 victims of SwissAir Flight 111 which met its sad end off the shores of Peggy's Cove,Nova Scotia in Sept. of 1998.

The Sea Takes Another Toll

Gordy Scoville

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This song is a tribute to the families and loved ones of the 229 victims of SwissAir Flight 111 which met its sad end off the shores of Peggy's Cove,Nova Scotia in Sept. of 1998.

Gordy Scoville

Performed: Canada, England, India, USA, Nepal..as solo artist (sometimes in a duet or trio),touring the 5 Star hotel circuit in Asia. styles: folk/adult c

As a refugee from the 60's and the coffee house era, I have been playing as a solo artist as well as in various duets, trios and bands from Canada to England, India, Nepal, USA, and places in between... played in classic rock, country and folk bands. I try to keep my songs as light and personal as possible in the acoustic genre. A lot of my songs speak on social issues and I try to relate to the common man/woman (like myself) and the things that are important in our journey thru this time span called life. The recording/production is not professional by any means. I usually try to do one-off takes and work around the tracks to enhance the sound in the limited time and equipment I have available. I hope some of these songs will touch a place in your heart or evoke a feeling of shared consciousness. All comments and critiques are welcome. All the best.

Song Info

Genre

Acoustic • Acoustic General

Charts

Peak #150

Peak in subgenre #36

Author

Gordy Scoville

Uploaded

August 17, 2011

Track Files

MP3

MP3 3.3 MB • 128 kbps • 3:36

Story behind the song

This song is a tribute to the families and loved ones of the 229 victims of SwissAir Flight 111 which met its sad end off the shores of Peggy's Cove,Nova Scotia in Sept. of 1998. It is also a tribute to the people of Peggy's Cove,who set aside personal comfort and safety to extend open hands and hearts to make it as easy as possible for the victims' families to deal with this tragedy...I have the song narrated by the spirit of a long-ago shipwrecked sailor who guides the souls of the victims of sea disasters..to their spirit home.

Lyrics

Our sons and our fathers all go out to sea
Each generation spawns fishers like me
With the salt in our eyes and the wind in our hair
We know certain danger lies lurking out there.

I was all of forty-one when the sea took my life 
Off the shores of Peggy's Cove,leaving children and wife
Now I continue to watch along this rocky shore
For fishers who come out, to return no more.

Chorus:
And the sea, she takes another toll
And the waves continue to roll
And we pray and we pray for lost souls.

In the still of the ev'ning there wasn't a care
Till the fate of the sea met the fate of the air
People stood looking upward, not making a sound
As Flight 111 came noseward down.

Now,many a seaman meets watery grave
But 229 at a time 'neath the waves
Brought a flood of emotion as news spread far and wide
The world's eyes were focused on the changing tide.

Chorus:

Bridge:
And the pain and the loss was felt by all around
As families and loved ones came to our humble town
To gather some memories..to look out from the shore
Like our mothers and daughters have done many times before.

In the village the people opened heart and home
They treated this disaster as if it were their own
And brave men on the waters risked their very lives
To bring a seed of comfort to husbands and wives.

I say to you of the living of heartache and pain
Take care of each other until we meet again
And I'm a shipwrecked sailor who's destined to roam
The shores of Nova Scotia,leading others home.

Chorus

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Wade Farlowe

Mar 12, 2012

Howdy Gordy,

Truly an awesome melody and superb lyrics....are you sure that you're not Gordon Lightfoot?  8 )  This is an inspiring tribute to the folks of Peggy's Cove and the victim's families.....well sung and presented lyrically in an interesting angle with sensitivity and class......a great listen all around!!!! Sorry, I haven't had a chance to get back more quickly.....but I'm glad to finally had the chance!!!!!

Respectfully,
Wade

gabe stenziano

Feb 18, 2012

you are a true folky and that's a great thing. the picking is beautiful and your singing is totally pro. i'm having a blast listening to your songs.