Stan Rogers: what does "Clyde in coal" mean?

[d***@gmail.com]

There you have it, then. When in doubt, go to the source... if it's
available. And, suprisingly often, it is. Is there no lyric sheet included
with the CD?

The CD has the same liner notes.
Reinhard

It's the usual way a ship at sea is identified in nautical language: her name, how long since her last port, what port that was, and her cargo.

So, "The Nightingale, 21 days from Clyde, with coal."

[r***@gmail.com]

From the song "Flowers Of Bermuda" by Stan Rogers, what does the second
line -Twenty-one days from Clyde in coal- refer to?
Clyde a place, I assume?
Why is it "in coal"?
Is the captain 21 years old, or did it take him 21 days to get to
Bermuda?
Thanks.

The ship is a collier (Nightingale)- that means she carries coal.
There's really no mystery here.

[Joe Fineman]

Post by r***@gmail.com

From the song "Flowers Of Bermuda" by Stan Rogers, what does the
second line -Twenty-one days from Clyde in coal- refer to?
Clyde a place, I assume?
Why is it "in coal"?
Is the captain 21 years old, or did it take him 21 days to get to
Bermuda?
Thanks.

The ship is a collier (Nightingale)- that means she carries coal.
There's really no mystery here.

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The Clyde mentioned is a river in Scotland, passing thru Glasgow.

[j***@gmail.com]

It means he set out from the River Clyde, with a cargo of coal.

Hope that clears that up. David.C and Rorbertdb are on the button lol.

J

Post by Joe Fineman

Post by r***@gmail.com

From the song "Flowers Of Bermuda" by Stan Rogers, what does the
second line -Twenty-one days from Clyde in coal- refer to?
Clyde a place, I assume?
Why is it "in coal"?
Is the captain 21 years old, or did it take him 21 days to get to
Bermuda?
Thanks.

The ship is a collier (Nightingale)- that means she carries coal.
There's really no mystery here.

Beware! This reply to a 25-year-old inquiry is unlikely to reach its
author. I presume this posting is another result of the fact that
Google has no notion of how newsgroups (used to) work.
The current venue for inquiries of this kind is www.mudcat.org, the
monster that swallowed rec.music.folk.
The Clyde mentioned is a river in Scotland, passing thru Glasgow.
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||: In pene paritas. :||

[Taukingur]

Post by j***@gmail.com
It means he set out from the River Clyde, with a cargo of coal.
Hope that clears that up. David.C and Rorbertdb are on the button lol.
J

Post by r***@gmail.com

From the song "Flowers Of Bermuda" by Stan Rogers, what does the
second line -Twenty-one days from Clyde in coal- refer to?
Clyde a place, I assume?
Why is it "in coal"?
Is the captain 21 years old, or did it take him 21 days to get to
Bermuda?
Thanks.

The ship is a collier (Nightingale)- that means she carries coal.
There's really no mystery here.

Beware! This reply to a 25-year-old inquiry is unlikely to reach its
author. I presume this posting is another result of the fact that
Google has no notion of how newsgroups (used to) work.
The current venue for inquiries of this kind is www.mudcat.org, the
monster that swallowed rec.music.folk.
The Clyde mentioned is a river in Scotland, passing thru Glasgow.
--
||: In pene paritas. :||

Replying 15 years later haha