{"id":174,"date":"2012-09-01T15:06:09","date_gmt":"2012-09-01T19:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cliffhaslam.com\/?page_id=174"},"modified":"2020-01-18T14:21:38","modified_gmt":"2020-01-18T19:21:38","slug":"marco-polo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cliffhaslam.com\/?page_id=174","title":{"rendered":"Marco Polo"},"content":{"rendered":"

This song was written by Hugh Jones of the Liverpool-based \u201cSpinners\u201d folk group. It\u2019s about the days of the gold rush in Australia. Crews would often jump ship in Australia to seek their fortunes. Bully Forbes was a notorious skipper whose job was to keep the crew on board once they reached port. His grave may still be seen in a churchyard in Liverpool.<\/p>\n

Banjo \u2013 Glenn Jenks; Chorus \u2013 Glenn Jenks, Gordon Bok<\/p>\n

The Marco Polo’s a very fine ship
\nFastest on the sea
\nOn Australia’s strand we soon will land
\nBully Forbes he can look for me.
\nGoing to jump the ship in Melbourne town;
\nGoing a digging gold.
\nThere’s a fortune found beneath the ground
\nWhere the eucalyptus grows<\/p>\n

Chorus: |: Marco Polo! Fastest on the sea!:|<\/p>\n

Said the Blackball owner, Mr. Baines
\nTo Bully Forbes one day
\n“It’s up to you to keep your crew
\nWhile the gold lures them away”
\nSaid Bully Forbes to Mr. Baines
\n“I have a plan so fine
\nLeave it to me and then you’ll agree
\nI’m the king of the Blackball Line”<\/p>\n

* Chorus<\/span><\/p>\n

When we reached Australia’s shore
\nBully Forbes declared, “There’s scurvy
\nOn this trip you won’t leave the ship
\nUntil we reach the Mersey”
\nNow we lie in Salthouse dock
\nI’ll go to sea no more, sir
\nDone me time on the Blackball Line
\nAnd Captain Bully Forbes, sir<\/p>\n

* Chorus<\/span> (the same 2x but also 1 extra)<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Marco<\/a><\/p>\n

Below is a link to the story of the Marco Polo in .pdf format.
\nWooden Ships and Iron Men segment<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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