Roger Whittaker - The Last Farewell 1975

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Roger Whittaker - The Last Farewell 1975 There's a ship lies rigged and ready in the harbour Tomorrow for old England she sails Far away from your land of endless sunshine To my land full of rainy skies and gales And I shall be aboard that ship tomorrow Though my heart is full of tears at this farewell For you are beautiful, and I have loved you dearly More dearly than the spoken word can tell For you are beautiful, and I have loved you dearly More dearly than the spoken word can tell I've heard there's a wicked war a-blazing And the taste of war I know so very well Even now I see the foreign flag a-raising Their guns on fire as we sail into hell I have no fear of death, it brings no sorrow But how bitter will be this last farewell For you are beautiful, and I have loved you dearly More dearly than the spoken word can tell For you are beautiful, and I have loved you dearly More dearly than the spoken word can tell Though death and darkness gather all about me My ship be torn apart upon the seas I shall smell again the fragrance of these islands And the heaving waves that brought me once to thee And should I return home safe again to England I shall watch the English mist roll through the dale For you are beautiful, and I have loved you dearly More dearly than the spoken word can tell For you are beautiful, and I have loved you dearly More dearly than the spoken word can tell

the music is awesome. he was born in Kenya not so?? what abeautifull song and great voice. Has been one of my all time favourites since the 1970's when i was in my teens. His father was killed in Africa The best baritone of current recorded history. He could read the phone-book and make people weep. What are you talking about? RW is still alive and giving concerts. fucking idiot got him self killed in kenya I always found this very moving - just right for an incurable romantic such as myself I first learned of this song by hearing Elvis sing it. It goes to show Elvis liked ALL kinds of music. Both version are very beautiful. Oh the original You Tube...growing up in rural Devon 1972 and the telephone box at the top of the hill just outside the church. Oh its not 41 years!!! David. A real singer Hilarious how those mulleted youths in front don't quite know what to do. Go Roger. They think your their geography teacher when in fact you are just a bearded git singing a song about sailing ships. sweet  Roger- a great singer! Roger will always be one of the legends. This is when music was sang to heart and not spit in the wind. Who remembers Dial-A-Disc? A service provided by the GPO,Where you could listen to the current chart songs at the price of a local call and not be charged premium rates. I remember listening to this song on said service at the top of the stairs,as that was the length of the phone cable,I eventually got caught by My dear old Mum who enquired what I was listening to. After handing the phone to Her to listen,She loved this song right up until the day She died. although it was 75 i heard it in 87 he had it  fantastic  I'm so sorry for your loss! This song was a huge US hit, but should've been enormous in my homeland. However, I'm proud to admire it and respect this Great Brit! great song  Jan ,i am so sorry....this is a beautiful song for his funeral.....my late husband died 14 years ago March 6..as well as my dad on the same date..hugggggggggggs Your mom & Dad were wiser than you thought then ..and now you know ..Life goes full circle