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Ernest Shackleton Loves Me Home Demos

by Valerie Vigoda & Brendan Milburn

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ERNEST OH DARLING MY DARLING WITH YOU I LONG TO BE BRAVE AND HEARTY MEN WITH A HEY AND A HO AND WE'RE ON OUR WAY ERNEST OH DARLING MY DARLING I SAIL UPON THE SEA BRAVE AND HEARTY MEN WITH A HEY AND A HO AND WE'RE ON OUR WAY ERNEST ONE DAY WE’LL DROP ANCHOR AND GO ON ASHORE BRAVE AND HEARTY MEN WITH A HEY AND A HO AND WE’RE ON OUR WAY ERNEST AND NEVER GO OUT ON THE WAVES ANY MORE BRAVE AND HEARTY MEN WITH A HEY AND A HO AND WE’RE ON OUR WAY ERNEST UNTIL THAT FINE DAY WE WILL KEEP SAILING ON THROUGH THE STORM AND THE WIND AND THE GREY OF THE DAWN AND WE MIGHT HIT SOME REALLY ROUGH SEAS NOW AND THEN BUT WE'VE BRAVED THEM BEFORE AND WE'LL BRAVE THEM AGAIN FOR MY LOVE, IT IS TIMELESS AND VAST AS THE SKIES IT'S AS STRONG AS THE TIDE AND THE WAVES WHEN THEY RISE IT IS I, ERNEST SHACKLETON, HERE IN COMMAND AND I PROMISE MY DARLING WE'RE GONNA FIND LAND
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All the things I believed in my life the bizarre, crazy things I believed in my life like the tooth fairy, world peace, Bruce, none of those worked out. So, what the hell, what the hell, what the hell, there's no reason I shouldn't believe this as well. A sailor en route to his Antarctic mission has fallen in love with this unsung musician and my music gives him the strength to sail on through the storm and with wind and the grey of the dawn I will believe every word that he said, I believe that my music can summon the dead, transcend the laws of physics, knock logic on its back; I don't care if I'm delirious, delirious I will believe Ernest Shackleton Loves Me. He loves me! Yeah, he loves me! A dead explorer loves me! I believe that Ernest Shackleton loves me.
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OH NEVER GIVE YOUR MONEY TO NO MUSICIAN THEY'LL BLOW IT ALL ON GUITAR STRINGS AND BREAD IF YOU WANT A SOUND INVESTMENT, THEN YOUR MONEY WILL BE BEST SPENT ON A SLOT MACHINE OR ROULETTE WHEEL INSTEAD ERNEST Oh, I've got one! DON’T YOU GIVE YOUR MONEY TO NO EXPLORER ADVENTURE FILLS THE HEART BUT NOT THE PURSE OH HE'LL TELL YOU THERE'LL BE RICHES AND THE POLAR ICE BEWITCHES BUT YOU'LL LOSE YOUR SHIRT AND ALL YOUR CASH, OR WORSE OH THEY'LL SAY ANYTHING TO CHANGE YER MIND THEY'LL TELL YOU HOW THEY'RE IN A BIND AND HOW THEY'RE ON THE VERGE OF SOMETHIN' GREAT Kat AND THEN they'LL PROMISE YOU THE MOON THE RENT COMES DUE, THEY CHANGE THEIR TUNE Kat & ernest AND THEN YOU REALIZE IT'S MUCH TOO LATE... KAT OH NEVER GIVE YOUR MONEY TO NO MUSICIAN ERNEST Or explorer! KAT DON'T GIVE US DOLLARS SHEKELS PESOS POUNDS OR YEN ERNEST & KAT 'CAUSE DESPITE OUR BEST INTENTIONS YOU'LL NEED LEGAL INTERVENTIONS IF YOU EVER WANT THAT MONEY BACK AGAIN BECAUSE YOU KNOW WE AIN'T LIKE OTHER FOLKS WE PUSH AND PULL AND PRY AND COAX THE BEAUTY FROM THE BORING AND MUNDANE WE DON'T KNOW FROM FINANCIAL THINGS WE LIVE LIKE PAUPERS, DREAM LIKE KINGS AND EVERYBODY THINKS THAT WE'RE INSANE BETTER BRILLIANTER AND BROKER THAN WELL OFF AND MEDIOCRE WE’LL BE BETTER OFF WITHOUT IT ANYWAY BETTER DIRT POOR AND INSPIRED THAN ALL RICH AND FAT AND TIRED DOWN AND OUT MUSICIANS AND EXPLORERS, THAT'S HOW WE'RE GONNA STAY!!!
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ERNEST EVERY HAND TO THE LIFEBOATS, YOU BRAVE HEARTY MEN! IT IS TIME FOR US ALL TO BE SAILORS AGAIN IT IS I, ERNEST SHACKLETON, HERE IN COMMAND AND I PROMISE, MY HEARTIES, WE'RE GONNA FIND LAND Men, we are heading home to England! Come, Katherine, we must work harder than ever! KAT SO WE PADDLE WE PULL NEVER SLACK NEVER SLOW ERNEST & KAT W/HARMONY BOX WITH A HEY AND A HO AND WE’RE ON OUR WAY KAT THOUGH OUR FINGERS ALL FREEZE TO THE OARS AS WE ROW HARMONY BOX WITH A HEY AND A HO AND WE’RE ON OUR WAY ERNEST THE NEAREST KNOWN ISLAND A HUNDRED MILES ON HARMONY BOX WITH A HEY AND A HO AND WE’RE ON OUR WAY ERNEST & KAT THROUGH THE STORM AND THE WIND AND THE GREY OF THE DAWN HARMONY BOX WITH A HEY AND A HO AND WE’RE ON OUR WAY ERNEST AND WE’RE GRITTING OUR TEETH AND WE SHAKE OFF THE COLD AS THE SLEET FALLS IN SHARP LITTLE SPECKS BUT THE HUNGER IS STARTING TO WEAKEN US ALL AS THE ICE WATER POURS DOWN OUR NECKS KAT NOW WE’RE SEASICK AND STARVING AND SOAKED TO THE SKIN TORMENTED BY TERRIBLE THIRST FROSTBITTEN, FEVERISH, BARELY ALIVE AND STILL WE HAVE NOT SEEN THE WORST ERNEST THE CREW IS OVERWHELMED BY HUNGER EXHAUSTION MISERY ERNEST & KAT THE CHANCE OF FINDING LAND SO REMOTE SO REMOTE AND YET WE SAIL ON SAIL ON -- THROUGH THE JAWS OF THE JAGGED ICE PACK AS THE KILLER WHALES CIRCLE NEARBY HARMONY BOX LOOPED SAIL ON KAT & ERNEST THROUGH THE CRAGS AND THE CANYONS WHERE WE COULD BE CRUSHED IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE KAT & ERNEST PLUS HARMONY BOX THROUGH MAGNIFICENT VISTAS THAT NO MAN HAS SEEN GLISTENING GLACIERS OF AQUAMARINE LUMINOUS CRYSTALLINE SPIRES OF ICE AN OTHERWORLDLY PARADISE SUN-SPECKLED SAPPHIRE SEAS, THE BREEZE, THE ENDLESS GAPING SKY... KAT & ERNEST AND AFTER SEVEN UNBEARABLE DAYS OUT AT SEA THE MEN GIVE A SHOUT - ERNEST LAND AHOY! COULD IT BE? KAT & ERNEST WE’VE SPOTTED AN ISLAND WITH STONE AND WITH SAND KAT AND JUST AS YOU PROMISED THEM, WE'RE GONNA FIND LAND WE’RE GONNA FIND LAND ERNEST AND WE HAVE FOUND LAND
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The video is here: youtu.be/xjvuD3hq0y4 lyrics dry your eyes, there's my dear never mind where you are, only know you are here in the eye of the storm now chin up, take my hand you may be far from home, but you're safe on dry land in the eye of the storm never mind that you're out on the edge of the earth and it seems like you'll never succeed when you think that you're down, fight for all that you're worth, and you'll find that you have all the strength that you need if you can't catch a break, hunker down, soldier on, now your task is to make those you love safe and warm don't regret what has been let it go, for we'll never be right here again. who needs sleep? breathe in deep be the calm in the eye of the storm. credits

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These are early home recordings of songs from ERNEST SHACKLETON LOVES ME. In many cases, lyrics in these demos are different from what has ended up in the show, because we NEVER STOP REWRITING UNTIL OPENING NIGHT. And sometimes not even then. Enjoy!

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released April 13, 2014

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