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Deep Sea Tug

[Harry Robertson (1923-1995)]

Steve Turner sang North Sea Tug in 1982 on his Fellside album Jigging One Now. and in 2026 on his Tradition Bearers CD A Host of Furious Fancies. He noted on the first album:

Harry Robertson, from Paisley, Scotland, wrote this song about his experiences during World War II, after which he emigrated to Australia where he has since recorded an album of the many fine songs written about his days on the Australian whaling fleets. I learned this from my good friend and Australian extraordinaire, Bruce Millar, who was also brave enough to entrust me with his best concertina for three weeks to make this record.

Danny Spooner sang Deep Sea Tug in 1986 on his Sandstock album I Got This One From…. He noted:

Deep Sea Tug is the work of the great song-crafter Harry Robertson who lives in Queensland. Harry was aboard the tug in 1945 when the events mentioned occurred. I learned this song from Sally Henderson in early 1985, and as I was once a salvage tug skipper the song brings back many memories for me. Apart from that I know no other songs about tugs which were so much a part of my early life.

Lyrics

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