Came here from the ghost ships.

Fail ill é hill ù hill ó Hiuraibh ó na hó ro éile Fail ill é hill ù hill ó. Dh'éirich mi moch madainn Chéitein, Mas moch an-diugh bu mhuich' an dé e. 'S binn a' chòisir rinn mi éisdeachd. Smeòraichean air bhàrr nan geugan, Uiseagan os cionn an t-sléibhe. 'S bòidhche fhiamh 's a' ghrian ag éirigh, Madainn chiùin fo dhriùchd nan speuran, Bric air linneachan a' leumraich. Leannaidh slàinte agus éibhneas Riùthasan a bhios moch ag éirigh. translation I arose early on a May morning. If early today it was earlier yesterday. Sweet was the choir I listened to, thrushes on the tops of the branches, larks above the moor. Beautiful is the prospect, with the sun rising, a calm morning under the dew of the heavens, trout leaping in the pools. There will follow health and happiness for those who rise early

Love this track. No idea what they’re singing about. It’s beautiful.

Actual Lyrics: On a night as black as a Raven's feather Thunder clap like a snap of leather And the wind whips through the black spruce on the shore The waves are pounding on the beaches harder As the last of the fishermen reach safe harbour And the wind turns cold, cuts through the core Out on the wild Northumberland Strait A ball of fire skips o'er the waves Those who watch can't believe their eyes There's a burst of flame and flash of light There on the tide is a frightening sight As the tall ship in flames lights up the sky Tales of the Phantom Ship, from truck to keel in flames She sails the wild Northumberland Strait, no one knows her name Tales of the Phantom Ship, it's the ship of fire they cry Hard against the wind she sails, no one can say why They say she's a three-master square rigger Four-hundred tons, maybe a bit bigger With fire in every rope and spar and sail Out of the east though the wind blows west She plows the strait on an unknown quest cutting through the waves with the strength of a full-force gale Of why she appears none can know Some say it's nothing but a moon-lit glow But those who've see her swear they tell no lies They tell how her bow suddenly drops down As in depths of the strait she's bound And the wind goes wild with wailing, chilling cries Tales of the Phantom Ship, from truck to keel in flames She sails the wild Northumberland Strait, no one knows her name Tales of the Phantom Ship, it's the ship of fire they cry Hard against the wind she sails, no one can say why Some say she's an immigrant ship of old Highland Scots whose land was stole And lost at sea while seeking the new land Or a ghostly American Privateer Who plundered innocent harbours here Cursed to sail the strait, forever damned But an old man sang a song to me Six hundred Acadians drowned at sea Deported long ago from St. John's Isle He says they sail this choppy strait Through time and tide they navigate Searching for the means to end their long exile Tales of the Phantom Ship, from truck to keel in flames She sails the wild Northumberland Strait, no one knows her name Tales of the Phantom Ship, it's the ship of fire they cry Hard against the wind she sails, no one can say why Tales of the Phantom Ship, from truck to keel in flames She sails the wild Northumberland Strait, no one knows her name She sells the wild Northumberland Strait, when will she sail again?

Me and my cousin saw it with our own eyes one night, it like a orangeish light and me and her saw what looked like flames, but as soon as it appeared it was gone Me and her both were born and raised up on pei and this was the first time we ever seen it.

IThis is a great song for a Halloween playlist. It,s stuck in my head and have been playing it over and over

Visiting here because of the sighting of "The Fire Ship" in Alisa Craig's (aka Charlotte MacLeod's novel MURDER GOES MUMMING where it shows up just before the murder of an aged grandame in the author's second novel in her Madoc and Janet Rhys series. www.amazon.com/Murder-Mumming-Madoc-Janet-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B0099IRBDI

This is a great song! Here are the lyrics Lyrics On a night as black as a Raven's feather Thunder clap like a slap of leather And the wind whips through the black spruce on the shore The waves are pounding on the beaches harder As the last of the fishermen reach safe harbour And the wind turns cold, cuts through the cord Out on the wild Northumberland Strait A ball of fire slips o'er the waves Those who watch can't believe their eyes There's a burst of flame and flash of light There on the tide is a frightening sight As the tall ship in flames lights up the sky Tales of the Phantom Ship, from truck to keel in flames She sails the wild Northumberland Strait, no one knows her name Tales of the Phantom Ship, it's the ship of fire they cry Hard against the wind she sails, no one can say why Some say she's a three-master square rigger Five-hundred tons, maybe a bit bigger With fire in every rope and spar and sail Out of the east though the wind blows west She plows the strait on an unknown quest Over the waves with the strength of a full-force gale Of why she appears none can know Some say it's nothing but a moon-lit glow But those who've see her swear they tell no lies They tell how her bow suddenly drops down As in depths of the strait she's bound And the wind goes wild with wailing, chilling cries Tales of the Phantom Ship, from truck to keel in flames She sails the wild Northumberland Strait, no one knows her name Tales of the Phantom Ship, it's the ship of fire they cry Hard against the wind she sails, no one can say why Some say she's an immigrant ship of old Highland Scots whose land was stole And lost at sea while seeking the new land Or a ghostly American Privateer That plundered innocent harbours here Cursed to sail the strait, forever damned But an old man sang a song to me Six hundred Acadians drowned at sea Deported long ago from St. John's Isle He says they sail this choppy strait Through time and time they navigate Searching for the means to end their long exile Tales of the Phantom Ship, from truck to keel in flames She sails the wild Northumberland Strait, no one knows her name Tales of the Phantom Ship, it's the ship of fire they cry Hard against the wind she sails, no one can say why Tales of the Phantom Ship, from truck to keel in flames She sails the wild Northumberland Strait, no one knows her name She sells the wild Northumberland Strait, when will she sail again?

I love this song. I love pei folklore

Gives me goosebumps!

so freaking nostalgic! listened to the Rankin family as a lad

Growing up in Pictou from 1971 on, right on the Strait, I heard so many Tales, and saw some odd things in my childhood, but I can't say I saw the Ship. I would have loved to ( being a horror fan and a FAMOUS MONSTERS Monster Kid ). Surprised that no one has done a proper video of this song, with some sweet FX of the Ship roaring through a storm, fully engulfed in flame...

Pour tout les personnes qui parle francais: Lennie Gallant est le meilleur chanteur dans la monde!

This is my 3rd favorite song

This is the sound of my childhood.

I forgot about this song… isn't Lennie Gallant from the North Crick?

FYI -- It also goes by the first line: "Dh'eirich mi moch madainn Cheitein" (The Scottish Gaelic singer Kathleen MacInnes sings a wonderful version of this also, with slightly different lyrics)

Been looking for this forever! Thank you so much! I couldn't remember what album it was on. I played this on repeat for a very long time when I was in high school!

makes me think of the south shore

Listened to this song while sitting on the Decks of the USS Cape St George while patrolling the straights of Juan De Fuca during the 2010 oylmpic games, gave me chills.

I grew up on this song, I love it!

Omg I love this. Thanks so much for uploading =) I used to sing this a lot when I was younger

you should have heard Tom May do this live

Thank you, been looking for this on here for ages. Absolutely stunning arrangement of this waulking song!

Awesome song.

david cook is never a backstreet boy

I LOVE the descriptive alliteration!

Love this song. Thanks for posting it.

thx so much first heard this at PEI sooo glad to hear it again definetly one of my favs

YES! FINALLY! It's been so long since I've listened to this song! :'D Thank you so much for uploading this! One of my favourite songs ever!

I love Drew's voice, and Mitch is great, too--thanks for posting this!

I LOVES THEO. that's all, really.

haha, yeeeeah. had to keep hiding the camera and all that x.x but I was mainly taking videos so I could put the audios on my iPod.

Good thing there is sound..this video is nasty..LMAO!

I love this song!

Thank you for posting this! I saw Mitch last night and he sang this. Such a good performance!

I'm loving hearing Theo do all these songs live (and can't wait to see/hear them for myself when he hits the Toronto area). Thank you so much for adding them. =)

You're so welcome! I know what its like to be waiting for news/clips/photos of the idols :) Glad to help out.

:D! I love you, toooooo

You're welcome! :) Glad to help out.

Thank you so much for sharing this video. We Theo fans have been patiently waiting for clips of him in the Top 3 concert to appear, so we appreciate it. He's simply awesome live! Hope you had a great time at the show. I can't wait to see him (again) at the shows out my end.

Amazing!!

He *is* amazing. The show was awesome! <3

It was SUCH a good show <3

That we are. xD <3