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Captain James Cook's Journeys

by Tim Hunter

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Prospects of Adventure (Music: Tim Hunter, Lyrics: Frederick McKinnon) LET PROVIDENCE AND FORTITUDE BE THE WINDS THAT FILL MY SAILS TO ACHIEVE MY LIFE’S AMBITION AND LEAD ME ON GREAT MISSIONS AS A YORKSHIRE FARM BOY ROSEBERRY TOPPING I WOULD CLIMB TO VIEW THE SEA BEYOND THE SHORE OTHER WORLDS MEANT TO FIND A TOILING VILLAGE SHOP LAD WITH TEEMING OCEAN NEAR I’D SENSE A PASSION IN MY SOUL AS SAILORS’ TALES I’D HEAR Goddamit! It’s time to be master of my fate. ON WHITBY SHIPS I’LL GO TO SAIL THE GREAT NORTH SEA I’LL STUDY SEAMANSHIP AND STARS THERE’S SOMETHING CALLING ME LET PROVIDENCE AND FORTITUDE BE THE WINDS THAT FILL MY SAILS TO ACHIEVE MY LIFE’S AMBITION AND LEAD ME ON GREAT MISSIONS LIFE ON LAND IS NOT FOR ME I WANT TO BE FREE I CAN SEE . . . PROSPECTS OF ADVENTURE PROSPECTS OF ADVENTURE LET PROVIDENCE AND FORTITUDE BE THE WINDS THAT FILL MY SAILS TO ACHIEVE MY LIFE’S AMBITION AND LEAD ME ON GREAT MISSIONS PROSPECTS OF ADVENTURE PROSPECTS OF ADVENTURE
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Life on the Ocean Wave (Lyrics from a poem by Epes Sargent ; Music: Tim Hunter) A LIFE ON THE OCEAN WAVE! A HOME ON THE ROLLING DEEP! WHERE THE SCATTERED WATERS RAVE AND THE WINDS THEIR REVELS KEEP, LIKE AN EAGLE CAGED I PINE ON WHITBY”S FAMILIAR SHORE, OH, GIVE ME THE FLASHING BRINE, THE SPRAY AND THE TEMPEST’S ROAR! WITH COMFORT AND SAFETY GONE WE SET SAILS UPON THE YARD TO TRAVEL THE GREAT BEYOND OUR COURAGE AND STRENGTH UNMARRED WE’LL VISIT FOREIGN DOMAINS WITH VIGOR AND GOOD CHEER BUT OUR LONGINGS WILL REMAIN TO BE ON OUR SEA SO DEAR
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Loyalty and Love (Music: Tim Hunter; Lyrics: Frederick McKinnon) I’VE SURVIVED GREAT BATTLES AND FOUGHT THE RAGING SEA BUT NEVER GAVE MY HEART TO A LASS SO DEAR TO ME. AT THIS TIME IN MY LIFE I SHOULD BE A MARRIED MAN I WOULD LIKE A WIFE AND CHILDREN WILL SHE GIVE ME HER HAND? IN A WORLD OF CHANGING FORTUNE TWO THINGS DO ENDURE LOYALTY AND LOVE LOYALTY AND LOVE I’LL PLEDGE MY HEART FOREVER OF THAT I CAN BE SURE LOYALTY AND LOVE LOYALTY AND LOVE I’VE NOT BEEN VERSED IN ROMANCE WILL I KNOW WHAT TO SAY? HOW CAN I LET HER KNOW I CAN SEE OUR WEDDING DAY? (ELIZABETH enters and approaches JAMES.) ELIZABETH A little early for dinner, Mr. Cook. Father said you were in this morning to have a talk with him. Will you have your usual ale? JAMES No thank you, Miss Batts. Hot tea will be fine. I ONCE KNEW LITTLE SWEET BETH AS ONLY A DARLING CHILD BUT NOW SHE’S A WOMAN TODAY MY HEART’S BEGUILED I’VE NOT BEEN VERSED IN ROMANCE BUT I WILL KNOW WHAT TO SAY AND I MUST LET HER KNOW I CAN SEE OUR WEDDING DAY I’LL PLEDGE MY HEART FOREVER OF THAT I CAN BE SURE LOYALTY AND LOVE LOYALTY AND LOVE
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Too Soon 02:05
Too Soon (Music: John Saclausa; Lyrics: Frederick McKinnon) IS IT TOO SOON FOR ME TO LOVE A MAN AS BOLD AND BRAVE AS HE? IN ALL THE WORLD I’VE NOT MET ONE WHO CAN BE SO PRECIOUS TO ME IS IT UNWISE FOR ME TO LOVE A HUSBAND SO OFTEN AT SEA? ALONE WITH MY PRAYERS AND MY FEARS IS THAT WHAT MY MARRIAGE SHOULD BE? BUT OUR LOVE CAN BE . . . THE SUNRISE OF MY MORNING THE SUNSHINE OF MY NOON THE AMBER OF MY SUNSET THE CANDLE OF MY NIGHT IS IT NOT UNWISE TO CURB MY LOVE FOR THE SOUL I MOST ADMIRE? FOOLISH OR NOT, MY CHOICE IS CLEAR LOVING HIM IS MY ONE DESIRE OUR LOVE CAN BE THE SUNRISE OF MY MORNING THE SUNSHINE OF MY NOON THE AMBER OF MY SUNSET THE CANDLE OF MY NIGHT
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DISTANT HEARTS (Music: Tim Hunter; Lyrics: Frederick McKinnon and Tim Hunter) ONE LITTLE STAR SHINING IN HEAVEN RIGHT THERE FOR US TO SEE A GUIDING LIGHT A VISION TO SHARE A PRECIOUS PRIZE FOR YOU AND FOR ME (ELIZABETH) ONE DISTANT GLEAM HIGH UP ABOVE US A TOUCH OF GOD’S DESIGN A GIFT FOR TWO A SYMBOL OF LOVE WILL EVER REMIND ME THAT YOU ARE MINE (JAMES and ELIZABETH) THOUGH MILES AND TIME MAY LIVE BETWEEN OUR DAYS OUR SOULS WILL NEVER BE FAR WHENEVER WE LOOK TO OUR STAR DISTANT HEARTS FOLLOWING THE SAME STAR WE’LL NEVER BE APART WE’LL NEVER BE FAR (JAMES) ONE HOPEFUL SIGN WHEN MISSING YOU MOST FROM LAND OR FROM SEA (ELIZABETH) A BRILLIANT SIGHT A FEELING TO HOLD TO BRING MY CHERISHED LOVE BACK TO ME (JAMES and ELIZABETH) THOUGH MILES AND TIME MAY LIVE BETWEEN OUR DAYS OUR SOULS WILL NEVER BE FAR WHENEVER WE LOOK TO OUR STAR DISTANT HEARTS FOLLOWING THE SAME STAR WE’LL NEVER BE APART WE’LL NEVER BE FAR (JAMES) ONE HOPEFUL SIGN WHEN MISSING YOU MOST FROM LAND OR FROM SEA (ELIZABETH) A BRILLIANT SIGHT A FEELING TO HOLD TO BRING MY CHERISHED LOVE BACK TO ME (JAMES and ELIZABETH) DISTANT HEARTS FOLLOWING THE SAME STAR WE’LL NEVER BE APART WE’LL NEVER BE FAR
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Land Ho 02:33
Land Ho! (Music: Tim Hunter; Lyrics: Frederick McKinnon) FIFTY-NINE DAYS UPON THE SEAS RATIONS OF SALT BEEF, GRUEL AND PEAS TODAY, TOMORROW—THE SAME ROUTINE THE ONLY FEMALES . . . ARE IN OUR DREAMS TODAY, TOMORROW— THE SAME ROUTINES SEARCHING FOR LAND NOBODY HAS SEEN LAND HO! LAND HO! A PROMISED LAND? WE DO NOT KNOW LAND HO! LAND HO! MAN THE YARDS; TRIM THE SAILS LAND HO! LAND HO! LAND HO! LAND HO! NATIVES WITH CLUBS AND POINTY SPEARS WOMEN WITH FLOWERS BEHIND THEIR EARS STRANGE TRIBES WHO MUNCH ON FLESH CAN PUT OUR HUMANITY TO THE TEST FRESH PICKED FRUIT AND FRESH SHOT GAME DAILY MEALS NOT ALWAYS THE SAME LAND HO! LAND HO! LAND HO! LAND HO! INDIVIDUALS AND/OR GROUPS EXOTIC AND LUSTY NEW LANDS MIGHT PERHAPS BE ALMOST AT HAND NEVER KNOW WHAT SIGHTS WE MIGHT SEE MAKIN’ SOME BRITISH HISTORY CAPTAIN COOK WILL DIRECT OUR WAY GRUB AND GIRLS—OUR HOPE FOR TODAY LAND HO! LAND HO! A PROMISE LAND? WE DO NOT KNOW LAND HO! LAND HO! MAN THE YARDS; TRIM THE SAILS LAND HO! LAND HO! LAND HO! LAND HO! . . . LAND HO!
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So Long Gone 03:32
So Long Gone (Music: Tim Hunter; Lyrics: Frederick McKinnon) ELIZABETH IN TIMES LIKE THESE I WANT YOU BY MY SIDE TO SHARE OUR FATES AND WITHSTAND THE TIDES ELIZABETH WE PLEDGED OUR LOVE TO ENDURE THE YEARS WE LOOKED TO LIFE’S FORTUNE WITH HOPE AND NO FEARS SO LONG GONE WHERE CAN YOU BE? SO LONG GONE AT SEA – AT SEA I SEARCH IN THE STARS FOR THE ONE WE MADE OURS SO LONG GONE SHOULDN’T YOU BE HERE WITH ME? I KNOW MY ROLE AS A DISCOVERER’S WIFE BUT I LONG FOR A LESS LONELY LIFE SOME DAYS I’M STRONG AND I BEAR THE PAIN WE MADE OUR VOWS JAMES, YOU’RE NOT TO BLAME SO LONG GONE WHERE CAN YOU BE? SO LONG GONE AT SEA – AT SEA I SEARCH IN THE STARS FOR THE ONE WE MADE OURS SO LONG GONE SHOULDN’T YOU BE HERE WITH ME? DON’T YOU KNOW . . . I LOVE YOU I NEED YOU I MISS YOU SO LONG GONE WHERE CAN YOU BE? SO LONG GONE AT SEA – AT SEA I SEARCH IN THE STARS FOR THE ONE WE MADE OURS SO LONG GONE WHY AREN’T YOU HERE WITH ME?
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Blue Horizon (Music: Tim Hunter; Lyrics: Frederick McKinnon) LET ME SEE A BLUE HORIZON AND AN ISLAND WILL BE FOUND ALLOW ME THE VAST PACIFIC NOT A CITY WHERE I’M BOUND I WANT A BLUE HORIZON . . . BLUE HORIZON I AM A SON OF LAND HAILED AS MASTER OF THE SEA THE OCEAN IS IN MY SOUL AND THE WIND DOES SET ME FREE I’VE GONE FARTHER THAN ANY MAN I’D SAIL FROM POLE TO POLE MY CHARTS WILL BE MY LEGACY I’VE BEEN TWO TIMES AROUND THE GLOBE LET ME SEE A BLUE HORIZON AND AN ISLAND WILL BE FOUND ALLOW ME THE VAST PACIFIC NOT A CITY WHERE I’M BOUND I WANT A BLUE HORIZON . . . BLUE HORIZON I know I’ve been away from my family a great deal—for years at a time . But once my objectives have been achieved, I always returned. HOME TO MY SONS AND BETH ACROSS THE AZURE SEAS BACK TO MY HEART’S DESIRE IS WHERE I OUGHT TO BE NOW MY JOURNALS DO I WRITE SOME PROM’NENT MAPS BEGUN AT HOME WITH BETH AND BOYS HONOR AND POSITION WON YET WHEN I SEE A BLUE HORIZON AN ISLAND WILL BE FOUND ALLOW ME THE VAST PACIFIC NOT A CITY WHERE I’M BOUND BLUE HORIZON . . . BLUE HORIZON
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A National Treasure (Music: Tim Hunter; Lyrics: Frederick McKinnon) (ALL) OUR NATIONAL TREASURE IS AT HOME BACK FROM THE SEAS HE LOVES TO ROAM ASTRONOMER, PHILOSOPHER . . . CAPTAIN COOK –MEASURE FOR MEASURE A NATIONAL TREASURE (NOBLES, GENTLEMEN & LADIES) WE’RE BORN OF STERLING STOCK WAITING FOR THE MAN OF THE YEAR A PROVEN AND WORTHY PEER JAMES COOK IS JUST LIKE US (SERVANTS & OTHERS) WE’RE JUST SOME COMMON FOLK WAITING FOR THE MAN OF THE HOUR NOT BORN TO WEALTH OR POWER JAMES COOK IS JUST LIKE US (ALL) SAFE AND SECURE, OUR HERO’S HOME BACK FROM THE SEAS HE LOVES TO ROAM LOYALIST, HUMANIST . . . CAPTAIN COOK – MEASURE FOR MEASURE A NATIONAL TREASURE (BURNEY & FRANCES) A PRECIOUS JEWEL IN OUR CROWN REVERED THE WHOLE WORLD ROUND (BANKS) A TRUE MAN OF OUR TIME WITH QUALITIES SUBLIME (MAGGIE) WHEN CHEERLESS AND DOWN ON MY LUCK MY INSPIRATION IS CAPTAIN COOK (HARRY) HIS MIND HELPED FURTHER HIS AMBITION I CAN BE PART OF THAT TRADITION (ALL) SAFE AND SECURE, OUR HERO’S HOME BACK FROM THE SEAS HE LOVES TO ROAM PRAGMATIST, SCIENTIST . . . CAPTAIN COOK – MEASURE FOR MEASURE A NATIONAL TREASURE . . . A NATIONAL TREASURE
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I AM THE MAN I HAVE TO BE (Music: Tim Hunter; Lyrics: Frederick McKinnon) (JAMES) I AM THE MAN I HAVE TO BE NEEDING TO PURSUE A NEW AMBITION WITH HONOR, COURAGE AND FIDELITY FULFILLING ROYAL NAVY TRADITION (ELIZABETH) I LOVE YOU FOR THE MAN YOU ARE NOT FOR GLORY OR FAME I JUST NEED YOU NEAR ME (JAMES) I AM THE MAN I HAVE TO BE SAILING A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY FOR THE WHOLE OF HUMANITY TO SEE TO GUARANTEE OUR FAMILY LEGACY (ELIZABETH) I KNOW YOUR DREAMS ARE ALWAYS BOLD AND CARRY YOU TO DISTANT SHORES WE JUST WANT YOU WITH US (JAMES) I AM THE MAN I HAVE TO BE ONE LAST ACT ON THE VAST PACIFIC STAGE UPON THE WAVES THAT SET MY SPIRIT FREE AND I’LL REMAIN AT HOME THROUGH MY OLD AGE THE NORTHERN ROUTE I’LL SWIFTLY FIND THAT WILL BE MY FINAL PAGE PLEASE, BETH, JUST BELIEVE IN ME (ELIZABETH) YOU ARE THE MAN YOU HAVE TO BE NEEDING TO PURSUE A NEW AMBITION MY MISTER COOK—I’LL LOVE YOU ETERNALLY COME HOME QUICKLY AFTER YOUR GREAT MISSION
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THE OLD MAN HAS SEEN BETTER DAYS (Music : Tim Hunter, Lyrics: Frederick McKinnon) THE OLD MAN HAS SEEN BETTER DAYS WE BEST BE CAREFUL WHAT WE SAY WE’RE JUST SOME BLOKES BEFORE THE YARD TENDING T0 RIGGIN’ FORE AND AFT ‘ROUND THE HORN WE GLADLY CAME THOUGHT WE’D GAIN A LITTLE FAME BUT NOW AT SEA AND DISCONTENT WONDERIN’ WHEN HARDSHIP WILL RELENT THE OLD MAN HAS SEEN BETTER DAYS WE BEST BE CAREFUL WHAT WE SAY NEVER THOUGHT ON OCEAN WAVES WE’D HARBOUR THOUGHTS OF MUTINOUS WAYS MAYBE WE NEED TO BE A LITTLE BRAVE BETTER STILL . . . WE’LL JUST HOPE AND PRAY THE OLD MAN HAS SEEN BETTER DAYS WE BEST BE CAREFUL WHAT WE SAY
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Cook’s Lament (Music: Tim Hunter; Lyrics: Frederick McKinnon) THERE WAS A TIME WHEN GOALS WERE SET OBJECTIVES MET PASSIONS PURE MY FAME SECURE DREAMS AND ASPIRATIONS TURN TO DUST TAINTED BY MAN’S DESIRES AND LUST HOW EASY TO BECOME FORTUNE’S FOOL THE WINDS OF FATE TURN BITTER AND CRUEL I NEVER ASKED FOR AN EASY COURSE I NEVER THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE NO COST FAIR WEATHER COMES AND GOES BUT WHY NOW? WHY NOW DO I FEEL DISPIRITED AND LOST? AREN’T I THE SAME JAMES COOK? YET MY SWEET BETH SEEMS SO FAR AWAY I FEAR FOR MY LITTLE BOYS TODAY HAVE I BEEN LED BY PURE AMBITION IN TAKING ON THIS FUTILE MISSION? DREAMS AND ASPIRATIONS TURN TO DUST TAINTED BY MAN’S DESIRES AND LUST HOW EASY TO BECOME FORTUNE’S FOOL THE WINDS OF FATE TURN BITTER AND CRUEL I MUST RESOLVE TO FIGHT THE TIDE SECURE PROVIDENCE ON MY SIDE HAVEN’T I DONE IT TIMES BEFORE? I MUST SUCCEED JUST ONCE MORE AREN’T I THE SAME JAMES COOK? THERE WAS A TIME WHEN GOALS WERE SET OBJECTIVES MET PASSIONS PURE MY FAME SECURE AM I NOT THE SAME JAMES COOK? AM I NOT THE SAME JAMES COOK?
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Ice Islands 03:23
Ice Islands ((Music: Tim Hunter; Lyrics: Frederick McKinnon) (SAILOR) STRONG GALES, DENSE FOG FROZEN DAGGERS HANGING FROM THE YARDS A WOODEN VESSEL—FRAGILE AND SLIGHT WANDERING THROUGH A WILDERNESS OF WHITE BRUTAL COLD, CHILLED TO THE BONE WILL I NEVER EVER SEE MY HOME? (COOK) THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE (SAILOR) HOW FAR? HOW FAR? (COOK) IS OUR GOAL (SAILOR) HOW FAR? HOW FAR? (COOK) I’LL GO AS FAR AS MAN CAN GO. (SAILOR) CRUEL SLEET, PIERCING FROST GOING FURTHER—BUT AT WHAT COST? GIANT ICE HILLS PASS US BY IF ONE SHOULD STRIKE, WE ALL WILL DIE OMINOUS WHITE FIELDS LIE AHEAD LOCKED IN ICE IS A SAILOR’S DREAD (COOK) THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE (SAILOR) HOW FAR? HOW FAR? (COOK) IS IT HERE? (SAILOR) HOW FAR? HOW FAR? (COOK) HOW FAR SHOULD MEN BE FORCED TO GO? (SAILOR) AN ICE ISLAND WORLD OF BEAUTY AND HORROR FEELING ADMIRATION, SENSING DANGER (SAILOR) ICE ISLANDS EVERYWHERE DEEPENING EACH MAN’S FEAR (SAILOR) THIS GHOSTLY EERINESS ONLY ADD TO OUR DISTRESS SEA LIONS AND SNOW BEARS DWELL HERE WELL FOR A BRITISH TAR THIS IS HELL (COOK) THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE (SAILOR) HOW FAR? HOW FAR? (COOK) IS IT REAL? (SAILOR) HOW FAR? HOW FAR? (COOK) WE’VE GONE AS FAR AS MAN SHOULD GO Mr. Burney, set our course south, south west.I feel forced to concede there is little prospect of finding the Northwest Passage here.
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GODSPEED, CAPTAIN COOK (Music:Tim Hunter; Lyrics Frederick McKinnon) YOUR OCEAN BIDS YOU AS IT ONCE AND ALWAYS HAS TO EARN YOUR LAURELS OF DISTINCTION YOUR OCEAN BIDS YOU YOUR OCEAN BIDS YOU TO YOUR FINAL RESTING PLACE WITH HONOR AND FAME LEFT BEHIND YOUR OCEAN BIDS YOU GODSPEED, CAPTAIN COOK A MAN UNLIKE ANY OTHER YOU’VE GUIDED US THROUGH THICK AND THIN EVER BEING OUR GUIDING LIGHT EVER STRIVING TO DO WHAT’S BEST WE’LL CARRY ON YOUR FINAL QUEST GODSPEED, CAPTAIN COOK (MARINES fire salute.) BURNEY Okay, men, get back to work. It’s what the captain would have wanted GODSPEED, CAPTAIN COOK YOUR JOURNALS AND CHARTS-- FINALLY DONE THE STORM WITHIN IS CALM AT LAST YOU PAID FOR THAT THE HIGHEST PRICE YOUR SOUL’S TURMOIL—A MYSTERY YOUR EXPLOITS PART OF HISTORY GODSPEED, CAPTAIN COOK
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Too Soon (Music: John Saclausa; Lyrics: Frederick McKinnon) HE DIED TOO SOON THE MAN I LOVE GONE—NEVER TO COME HOME NEVER MORE TO FEEL HIS WARM EMBRACE HEARTBREAK . . . FEELINGS SO SO ALONE WHY DID HE GO THIS VERY LAST TIME? ASPIRATION HIS DEMISE JUST ONCE MORE ON THE OCEAN WAVE HAPPINESS WITH HIM NOW DIES HOW CAN OUR LOVE BE THE SUNRISE OF MY MORNING THE SUNSHINE OF MY NOON THE AMBER OF MY SUNSET THE CANDLE OF MY NIGHT . . . THE CANDLE OF MY NIGHT? HE’S GONE TOO SOON HIS JOURNEY’S DONE A MAN FOR ALL THE WORLD TO KNOW HIS LEGACY FOR ALL MANKIND MR. COOK, I LOVE YOU SO YES, OUR LOVE WILL BE THE SUNRISE OF MY MORNING THE SUNSHINE OF MY NOON THE AMBER OF MY SUNSET THE CANDLE OF MY NIGHT . . . THE CANDLE OF MY NIGHT
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A National Treasure (Reprise) I’LL FIND WHERE THE REAL TRUTH LIES (Music: Tim Hunter; Lyrics: Frederick McKinnon) (ALL) TO ONE AND ALL, LET HIM BE KNOWN A HERO ON THE SEAS, HE LOVED TO ROAM SCIENTIST, HUMANIST CAPTAIN COOK—MEASURE FOR MEASURE HE IS A WORLD-RENOWN TREASURE NOW AND ALWAYS LET IT BE TOLD THE STORY OF ONE STRONG AND BOLD ASTRONOMER, PHILOSOPHER, SCIENTIST, HUMANIST CAPTAIN COOK—MEASURE FOR MEASURE HE IS A WORLD-RENOWN TREASURE (James) LET PROVIDENCE AND FORTITUDE BE THE WINDS THAT FILL MY SAILS TO ACHIEVE MY LIFE’S AMBITION AND LEAD ME ON GREAT MISSIONS (Elizabeth) YES OUR LOVE CAN BE . . . THE SUNRISE OF MY MORNING THE SUNSHINE OF MY NOON THE AMBER OF MY SUNSET THE CANDLE OF MY NIGHT (James) THEY SAY THIS SON OF LAND IS CALLED MASTER OF THE SEA ONLY THE WORLDWIDE OCEANS AND THE WIND CAN SET ME FREE
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LET PEACE PREVAIL (IN NEW ZEALAND) (Music: Tim Hunter; Lyrics: Frederick McKinnon) TWO MIGHTY PEOPLES NOBLE TRIBES AND ROYAL CROWN IN GOD’S EYES WE'RE EQUAL WILL BE KNOWN TO ALL THE WORLD TWO MIGHTY NATIONS HISTORIES BOLD AND BRAVE WITH RIGHTEOUS ASPIRATIONS WILL BE KNOWN TO ALL THE WORLD LET PEACE PREVAIL IN NEW ZEALAND LET PEACE PREVAIL LET PEACE PREVAIL IN NEW ZEALAND LET PEACE PREVAIL TWO MIGHTY SAGAS OF COURAGE, CRAFT AND ART BOTH WITH HUMAN DRAMAS WILL BE KNOWN TO ALL THE WORLD TWO MIGHTY LANDS ACHIEVING PEACE AND HONOR HOLDING OUT OUR HANDS WILL BE KNOWN TO ALL THE WORLD LET PEACE PREVAIL ONE MIGHTY DESIGN TRADING AND ADVANCEMENT LESSONS FOR MANKIND WILL BE KNOWN TO ALL THE WORLD LET PEACE PREVAIL IN NEW ZEALAND LET PEACE PREVAIL LET PEACE PREVAIL IN NEW ZEALAND LET PEACE PREVAIL
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So Long Gone (Music: Tim Hunter; Lyrics: Frederick McKinnon) ELIZABETH IN TIMES LIKE THESE I WANT YOU BY MY SIDE TO SHARE OUR FATES AND WITHSTAND THE TIDES ELIZABETH WE PLEDGED OUR LOVE TO ENDURE THE YEARS WE LOOKED TO LIFE’S FORTUNE WITH HOPE AND NO FEARS SO LONG GONE WHERE CAN YOU BE? SO LONG GONE AT SEA – AT SEA I SEARCH IN THE STARS FOR THE ONE WE MADE OURS SO LONG GONE SHOULDN’T YOU BE HERE WITH ME? I KNOW MY ROLE AS A DISCOVERER’S WIFE BUT I LONG FOR A LESS LONELY LIFE SOME DAYS I’M STRONG AND I BEAR THE PAIN WE MADE OUR VOWS JAMES, YOU’RE NOT TO BLAME SO LONG GONE WHERE CAN YOU BE? SO LONG GONE AT SEA – AT SEA I SEARCH IN THE STARS FOR THE ONE WE MADE OURS SO LONG GONE SHOULDN’T YOU BE HERE WITH ME? DON’T YOU KNOW . . . I LOVE YOU I NEED YOU I MISS YOU SO LONG GONE WHERE CAN YOU BE? SO LONG GONE AT SEA – AT SEA I SEARCH IN THE STARS FOR THE ONE WE MADE OURS SO LONG GONE WHY AREN’T YOU HERE WITH ME?

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** Special budget priced re-release of this classic album to coincide with Tim's 2022 solo show ' The Story Of Captain James Cook'. The repackaged album features a brand new version of 'So Long Gone' sung by Jasmine Isa Butterworth **

The album was originally made to mark the 250th anniversary in 2018 of the first of Captain James Cook’s three historic Pacific voyages, which commenced at Plymouth in August 1768, Frederick McKinnon and myself, Tim Hunter, decided to create a new, shortened, 90 min version of our longer musical play. We decided to call this new play 'Captain James Cook’s Journeys'. This new version of the play has fewer songs, and two new songs plus some lyric changes to songs from the original play.

For the first time all the songs from the new play are available on one CD. The new play also features a song ('Too Soon') written by Hawaiian composer John Saclausa.

Not only does the story highlight the importance of Whitby to Cook’s early years and his life-long friendship with Quaker ship-owner Captain John Walker but it also seeks to engage the audience by depicting many of James Cook’s great accomplishments as an 18th century explorer and man of the Enlightenment. The central dramatic arc of the piece traces the great captain’s historical and emotional path from his aspiration to sail North Yorkshire colliers to his tragic murder by natives on the shore of Kealakekua Bay in Hawaii. Additionally, the loving and sometimes conflicted relationship between James Cook and his wife, Elizabeth, is touchingly rendered in stirring scenes and songs (“Distant Hearts”, “So Long Gone”, “I Am the Man I Have to Be” and “Too Soon”). And, the joy, hardships and spirit of late 1700s seafaring life is captured in “A Life on the Ocean Wave”, “Ice Islands” and “Land Ho!”.

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released June 27, 2019

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Copyright © 2019 Tim Hunter. All rights reserved. This work is registered with the UK Copyright Service: Registration No: 284700072

Produced by Tim Hunter for Northern Soundscapes

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'Through his musical albums, Knaresborough composer Tim Hunter helps bring to life the stories and legends of Yorkshire's rich heritage.' Yorkshire Post 1st May 2020.
Tim Hunter is a singer/songwriter/producer. His musical compositions range from pop ballads through to classic rock and have been enjoyed by audiences both in Europe and the United States.
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