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Steve Hartley sang 'Shiver me Timbers' by Tom Waits

One of Toby's favourite musicians was Tom Waits.

Steve Hartley stood up to sing 'Shiver me Timbers' by Tom Waits for Toby.

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Please also find the lyrics to the song below:

 

 

I'm leavin' my fam'ly
Leavin' all my friends
My body's at home
But my heart's in the wind
Where the clouds are like headlines
On a new front page sky
My tears are salt water
And the moon's full and high

And I know Martin Eden's
Gonna be proud of me
And many before me
Who've been called by the sea
To be up in the crow's nest
Singin' my say
Shiver me Timbers
'Cause I'm a-sailin' away

And the fog's liftin'
And the sand's shiftin'
I'm driftin' on out
Ol' Captain Ahab
He ain't got nothin' on me, now.
So swallow me, don't follow me
I'm trav'lin' alone
Blue water's my daughter 'n
I'm gonna skip like a stone

So please call my missus
Gotta tell her not to cry
'Cause my goodbye is written
By the moon in the sky
Hey and nobody knows me
I can't fathom my stayin'
Shiver me timbers
'Cause I'm a-sailin' away

And the fog's liftin'
And the sand's shiftin'
I'm driftin' on out
Ol' Captain Ahab
He ain't got nothin' on me
So come and swallow me, follow me
I'm trav'lin' alone
Blue water's my daughter
'n I'm gonna skip like a stone

And I'm leavin' my family
Leavin' all my friends
My body's at home
But my heart's in the wind
Where the clouds are like headlines
Upon a new front page sky
And shiver me timbers
'Cause I'm a-sailin' away

 

Graveside Service:

Introduction by Tony Jacques from the Othona Community here

Memory Book Reading by Hope here

The Amen Song here

Reading from Isaiah 40 v28-31 here

Song - Tom Waits 'Shiver me Timbers' here

Poem - Andrew Young 'A Prospect of Death' read by Simon Russell here

Reading from 'Bladerunner' by Kym here

Childwickbury:

Introduction by Tony Jacques from the Othona Community here

Memories by Simon Russell here

Song - Tom Waits 'On The Nickel' here

Speech - Kym here

Hope and Joel's Song Accompanied by Steve Hartley here

Memories by Liz and Dom Thomas here

Song - Bruce Cockburn 'Child of the Wind' here

Further Memories by Kit Whitehead here

Joel and Hope here

Tribute by Katharina Kubrick Hobbs here

Memories from The Hospice of St Francis here

Song - 'Let The Sun Shine' with Gilo here

Toast by Tony here