The Derwent6 Song

 

We’ve left our Jobs, and we’ve left our house.

And we’re going to the country where it’s as quiet as a mouse.

Where Derwent6 is now our home.

When we're moored in the country, where the cows and sheep roam.

 

We'll be chugging along, with bridges so low.

Travelling at a snails pace, with no place to go

We'll be turning each bend with a different view

Travelling on Derwent6 really built for two

 

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And then we, Start the engine, release the ropes, pull the pins, and check the flow

Push out the bow now, as we drift from the bank, taking it easy ,taking it slow.

With smoke from the chimney all warm and snug

And a hot cup of coffee poured in a mug

We'll be chopping the wood, to put on the fire

Just the smell is something, we will always desire

 

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And then we start the engine, release the ropes, pull the pins, and check the flow

Push out the bow now, as we drift from the bank, taking it easy ,taking it slow.

 

Then there's a row of locks in quick succession, but we never seem to get depression

It doesn’t matter if it takes a week, as long as we don’t get a leak

 

And then we get to the top and cruise along,

And in the background we hear those church bells Dong!

Over coming all our fears

With a smile on our faces and our eyes full of tears

 

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Oh! Just having fun is always our aim

Whether  Winter or Summer it never seems the same

All our friends and family are our safety net

As Derwent6 sails into the sunset

 

Chorus

And then we, Start the engine, release the ropes, pull the pins, and check the flow

Push out the bow now, as we drift from the bank, taking it easy ,taking it slow

Yer! we will be, Taking it easy, Taking it slow.

We would be, Taking it easy with nowhere to go