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The Lifeboat Mona lyrics by The Sheringham Shantymen

Chorus
Remember December, ’59
The howling wind and the driving rain
Remember the gallant men who drowned
On the lifeboat, Mona was her name

Verse 1
The wind did blow and the sea rose up
Beat the land with mighty waves
At St Andrew’s Bay, the lightship fought
The sea until her moorings gave

Chorus
Remember December, ’59
The howling wind and the driving rain
Remember the gallant men who drowned
On the lifeboat, Mona was her name

Verse 2
The captain signalled to the shore:
„We must have help or we’ll go down!”
From Broughty Ferry at 2 A.M.​
They sent the lifeboat Mona ‘round

Chorus
Remember December, ’59
The howling wind and the driving rain
Remember the gallant men who drowned
On the lifeboat, Mona was her name

Verse 3
Eight men formed that gallant crew
They set their boat against the main
The wind so hard and the sea so rough
They’d never see land or home again

Chorus
Remember December, ’59
The howling wind and the driving rain
Remember the gallant men who drowned
On the lifeboat, Mona was her name

Verse 4
The hours went by and the Mona called
„The wind blows hard and the sea runs high”
In the morning on Carnoustie Beach
The Mona and her crew did lie

Chorus
Remember December, ’59
The howling wind and the driving rain
Remember the gallant men who drowned
On the lifeboat, Mona was her name

Verse 5
Five lay drowned in the cabin there
Two a-washed up on the store
Eight men died when the boat capsized
And the eighth is lost forevermore

Chorus
Remember December, ’59
The howling wind and the driving rain
Remember the gallant men who drowned
On the lifeboat, Mona was her name

Chorus (altered)
Remember December, ’59
The howling wind and the driving rain
The men who leave the land behind
And the men who’ll never see land again

Chorus (altered)
Remember December, ’59
The howling wind and the driving rain
The men who leave the land behind
And the men who’ll never see land again