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pulp musicals - troll the tide lyrics

narrator
eight bells in the evening
it was dinnertime
sailors and passengers
gathered in the mess
for a humble meal
while morgan strummed a guitar
singing ‘bout days gone by
samuel and margaret relaxed
rose was next to arrive

rose
(sighs) being a captain’s clerk is harder than i
thought. i already miss being a bricklayer

samuel
i’ve written more for aj in four days than i did in
four years at the sun

morgan
(snickers) the captain’s a stickler for the details

margaret
it’s almost time for me to go to work

rose
quartermaster?
margaret
quartermaster. john’s been up there for most of
the day, he’s probably starving

rose
i’ll take over in the morning

morgan
these are tough jobs for a tough captain. aj
hasn’t been the same since the war. haunted, he
is

samuel
what war?

morgan
the war between the states, of course

rose
the united states?

coughing guy
(coughs)

morgan
ah! (laughs) blow me down! you almost had me!
rose, margaret, samuel
(awkward laughter) yeah… hilarious… what else
did we miss? … is everyone okay?

morgan
you’re going to fit right in, you rapscallions!
hey, my lads and lasses
newest members of the crew
take your share of whiskey
or i’ll drink your share for you
we’ve cast away, so listen well
it’s time you heard the tale
for the annals of the austin
are as mighty as a whale
we’re set to troll the tide
let the topsails open wide
my friends, the wind is at our back
so take your post with pride

elijah
the austin has not always been
a model of civility
her first commander was a brute
who ruled with pure hostility
it took an age to clear the decks
of such a reign of terror
this ship is now a haven
and a harbor for seafarers
chorus
we’re set to troll the tide
let the topsails open wide
my friends, the wind is at our back
so take your post with pride

amos
the austin’s carried everything
like cotton, coal, and wheat
she’s ferried crowds immigrants
enough to fill a fleet
she’s fought in wars on foreign shores
with hordes of privateers

elijah
she’s been sh+lled

amos
but just as well

amos, elijah
the austin is still here

margaret
we’ve sailed on ships of wood and brick
on oceans filled with stars (hey!)

samuel
we’ve flown with millions to the moon
in search of who we are (hey!)

morgan
no one on the ocean
has a chance to change our fate

rose
and if they try, i’ll hit them
with my printing press plate

morgan, crew
her what? … huh? … what did she say?

samuel
it’s basically a sheet of metal that rose uses as a
weapon

morgan, crew
oh! … alright! … i like it!

chorus
we’re set to troll the tide
let the topsails open wide
my friends, the wind is at our back
so take your post with pride
we’re set to troll the tide
let the topsails open wide
my friends, the wind is at our back
so take your post with pride (hey!)
(the crew applauds, celebrates)

narrator
as the crew sang shanties in the mess hall
john herschel strode the deck alone
a quartermaster’s duties kept him centered
he found peace in the stars he’d always known
it was a calm evening on the sargasso
polaris was ascending
and he couldn’t help but think of…

margaret
you were missed below decks

herschel
margaret – is my shift over already?

margaret
my turn. i’m relieving you of your duties
quartermaster

herschel
i stand relieved

margaret
look at the brick satellite

herschel
standing strong with all her might

margaret
the sagitta still flies

herschel
anna said she’d be our guide

margaret
i wonder how she is

herschel
she has the traveler

margaret
we have the traveler
you must have questions

herschel
i have questions

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