oom dey ey oom dey ey oom dey ey oom dey ey oom dey ey oom dey ey gideon was born within sight of the shipyard this son of a riveters son gideon was raised as the ship grew a shadow her great hull would blot out the light of the sun oom dey ey oom dey ey oom dey ey oom dey ey oom dey ey oom dey ey trapped in the cage of the skeleton ship all the workmen suspended like flies caught in the flare of acetylene light a son and his father as an industry dies what else is there for a shipbuilders son a new ship to complete new work to be done one day he dreamed of a ship in the world that would carry his father and he to a place they would never be found to a place far away from this town and year after year a new bottle was broken that launched a great ship out to sea hed stand with his girl near the bend in the river and the town that he desperately wanted to flee another ship ready to launch  its a beautiful thing lets hope it meg we can get out before its too late gideon we cant leave wallsend we cant just get on a boat and go but we can all it takes is the doing of it and you and me will ye come with me meg to the bend in the river on a ship that will carry us over the sea well canvas the stars and well harness the moonlight well rope the south wind to the clouds you and me then well cut loose the moorings the winds they shall turn and well always look fowards and never astern well be stowaways pirates whole fleets we shall burn and ill youll find us a berth at the end of the earth i promise you promise i promise well never return and then what they call an industrial accident left old joe fletcher half dead they brought gideons father back home in an ambulance a brass watch a cheque and an invalids bed what else was there for a shipbuilders son a new ship to be built new work to be done for this is our work in the welding of steel and the bending of plates in the shape of a keel in our hands are the tools that well leave to our sons the traditions and skills that we hope to pass on til we sail til we sail to the island of souls here youll be needing these apprentice positions are hard to come by youll be taking it no i dont think so your place is here in the yards but thats your place not mine then tell me how are we going to live someone has to put food on the table i just know i cant stay here i cant end up like like me like my father and his father thats what you mean yes hell with you then gideon fletcher if thats all my life means to you then get the fuck out of my sight no dad that night he dreamed of a ship in the world that would carry his soul to the sea to a place he could never be found to a place far away from this town this newcastle ship without coals he would sail to the island of souls hes going to make me go into the yards running away from him wont help and staying here will that help his life may be over but mines not he needs you here gideon he needs nothing from me its now or never meg you ve gotta come with me come on please im begging you gideon i cant go and i cant stay ill be back for you i promise you say that now ill find us a berth at the end of the earth i promise you promise i promise this dream this dream of a ship in the world that would carry his soul to the sea to a place he could never be found to a place far away from this town a newcastle ship without coals he would sail he would sail he would sail he would sail he would sail to the island of souls
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