Biography:
The McCalmans are a Scottish folk band. Formed in 1964, the original members were Ian McCalman, born 1 September 1946 in Edinburgh, Hamish Bayne born in Nairobi, Kenya and Derek Moffat born near Dundee, Fife. Hamish left the band and was replaced by Nick Keir. Derek died of cancer in 2001 and was replaced by Stephen Quigg.
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[Verse 1]
C D C G
I'm leaving the fishing, the life I have known,
C G C D
The battle with nature, that nobody won,
D Am C G
For the fish stocks are dwindling, and the shoals hard tae find,
C G D C
I'm leaving the fishing, I've made up my mind.
[Chorus]
G D
Farewell tae the Haven
C G
My heart it is sad
C G
The drifters I'm leavin'
D C
Tae work on the land
[Verse 2]
G D C G
My faither worked drifters, my grandfaither tae
C G C D
Ma brother's a skipper on the Elena Mae
D Am C G
And I worked at the fishin', just as soon as I could
C G D C
So leavin's no easy, the sea's in my blood
[Chorus]
G D
Farewell tae the Haven
C G
My heart it is sad
C G
The drifters I'm leavin'
D C
Tae work on the land
[Verse 3]
G D C G
I'll miss the wee boats though, my thoughts are there yet
C G C D
Wi' the lads on the Jeannie, haulin' the nets
D Am C G
We worked hard together, we laughed hard as well
C G D C
Cursin' the weather and ridin' the swell
[Chorus]
G D
Farewell tae the Haven
C G
My heart it is sad
C G
The drifters I'm leavin'
D C
Tae work on the land
[Verse 4]
G D C G
I'll work in the wire mill, it's a good job, they say
C G C D
I'll leave and I'll get home, the same time each day
D Am C G
The money is constant and the wife she seems pleased
C G D C
But I'll miss the fishin' and I'll miss the sea
[Chorus]
G D
Farewell tae the Haven
C G
My heart it is sad
C G
The drifters I'm leavin'
D C
Tae work on the land
[Verse 5]
G D C G
I'm leaving the fishing, the life I have known,
C G C D
The battle with nature, that nobody won,
D Am C G
For the fish stocks are dwindling, and the shoals hard tae find,
C G D C
I'm leaving the fishing, I've made up my mind.
[Chorus]
G D
Farewell tae the Haven
C G
My heart it is sad
C G
The drifters I'm leavin'
D C
Tae work on the land
[Verse 1]
C D C G
I'm leaving the fishing, the life I have known,
C G C D
The battle with nature, that nobody won,
D Am C G
For the fish stocks are dwindling, and the shoals hard tae find,
C G D C
I'm leaving the fishing, I've made up my mind.
[Chorus]
G D
Farewell tae the Haven
C G
My heart it is sad
C G
The drifters I'm leavin'
D C
Tae work on the land
[Verse 2]
G D C G
My faither worked drifters, my grandfaither tae
C G C D
Ma brother's a skipper on the Elena Mae
D Am C G
And I worked at the fishin', just as soon as I could
C G D C
So leavin's no easy, the sea's in my blood
[Chorus]
G D
Farewell tae the Haven
C G
My heart it is sad
C G
The drifters I'm leavin'
D C
Tae work on the land
[Verse 3]
G D C G
I'll miss the wee boats though, my thoughts are there yet
C G C D
Wi' the lads on the Jeannie, haulin' the nets
D Am C G
We worked hard together, we laughed hard as well
C G D C
Cursin' the weather and ridin' the swell
[Chorus]
G D
Farewell tae the Haven
C G
My heart it is sad
C G
The drifters I'm leavin'
D C
Tae work on the land
[Verse 4]
G D C G
I'll work in the wire mill, it's a good job, they say
C G C D
I'll leave and I'll get home, the same time each day
D Am C G
The money is constant and the wife she seems pleased
C G D C
But I'll miss the fishin' and I'll miss the sea
[Chorus]
G D
Farewell tae the Haven
C G
My heart it is sad
C G
The drifters I'm leavin'
D C
Tae work on the land
[Verse 5]
G D C G
I'm leaving the fishing, the life I have known,
C G C D
The battle with nature, that nobody won,
D Am C G
For the fish stocks are dwindling, and the shoals hard tae find,
C G D C
I'm leaving the fishing, I've made up my mind.
[Chorus]
G D
Farewell tae the Haven
C G
My heart it is sad
C G
The drifters I'm leavin'
D C
Tae work on the land
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The McKameys
The McMakens
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