Jose Joined Columbus on the Ninth day of May

[Redbeck]

Jose joined Columbus on the ninth day of May

In the year fifteen hundred and two
A sailor departed Spain this very day
To board four fine ships with a gallant crew
Fourth trip to the New World but with who?
Jose joined Columbus on the ninth day of May

Cristoforo sails for Caribbean waters new
He seeks a passage west beyond a distant cay
To board four fine ships with a gallant crew
And a path to orient that they might pass safely through
Jose joined Columbus on the ninth day of May

But they were grounded by the hurricanes that blew
And now they have no chance so on Jamaica they stay
To board four fine ships with a gallant crew
Then watch their hulls crumble while the termites chew
Jose joined Columbus on the ninth day of May

Marooned in the Indies while another year flew
And a lunar eclipse kept starvation at bay
To board four fine ships with a gallant crew
They waited on the promise of bold rescue
Jose joined Columbus on the ninth day of May

A.McTiernan


N.C. Wyeth Part of a series of murals painted in 1927 for National Geographic headquarters in Washington, D.C.

[ANONYMOUS1999]

T h e P r o m i s e d L a n d

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j7huh5Egew

M a y d a y , M a y d a y.

H o s t O n e we have no problem here.

[Redbeck]

ANONYMOUS1999 Thank you kindly. I love The White Stripes, Jack White is a musical hero in our time, that low-fidelity approach to writing and recording is the way fprward. Also TWS fashion and design aesthetic, i.e. that a simple colour scheme of red, white, and black handily corresponds with the site colours ( well white less so I suppose). Remember Jose danced the Mambo with no trousers on! Redbeck