Stan Rogers - Rolling Down To Old Maui

Stan Rogers - Rolling Down To Old Maui

[stinkymart]

I love listening to a Stan Rogers tune, thinking about how pristine and perfect it sounds, and getting to the end of the song and hearing clapping: realizing that it was a live performance. Incredible.

[willinnewhaven]

A Stan Rogers song where the ship doesn't sink. Cool.

[problematic]

I didn't even realize this was an a capella. He has more texture in his voice than in a whole orchestra.

[bobbiebertatnceltmusic]

Singing Stan Rogers song out loud with my children is one of my favorite things to do in life.

[johnm]

I saw Stan Rogers three times live at the Groaning Board in Toronto. Fabulous experience. The great tragedy of losing him so early because a smoker put a cigarette butt in the washroom trash of an airplane still stays with me.

[MattDearing]

I only know this song because of the Dreadnoughts, however I always knew of Stan Rogers. Never knew he did this song though, this is great.

[dustinavery]

Tragic. Stan Rogers died when I was only 6 years old and I never knew. How awesome it would have been to meet him and hear him sing IRL. The world lost him way to soon.  Rest in peace Stan Rogers.

[suzieqkangaroo]

once in Maui wandering through the Maritime Museum, there was THIS SONG and Stan's voice out of the blue maybe it was 6 years after he passed….now i have encountered his music in many Maritime Museums and still it surprises me, and sometimes it makes me cry.

[lgcrooks]

Well, I am an old folkie and my greatest regret is that I had never seen Stan live. This song is great. Our daughter has performed locally (and beyond) in a Celtic band. Her group did this (among many others) at my 65th! Brought tears to my eyes!

[judahwest]

Seeing Stan feels like seeing an old friend. It's strange feeling so familiar with a stranger, but his music does that. 'Makes him feel like an old friend you were missing.

[caronandrob]

I saw his son, live at the Edmonton Folk Fest and you would swear it was Stan singing. Amazing voices.

[skippy]

This is one of my daughters favorite bedtime songs

[riskitbiscuit]

Was searching for an old Blue Nose song we sang in school and I came across this Legend of a man. A Canadian icon i dont know why we were never taught about him in school ! He makes me proud to be a Canadian

[Odqvist]

This song will chill you down to the bone, even by the fireplace. Love it.

[jccr]

Had the privilege to enjoy one of his concerts. He left us before his time. We’ll miss him.

[Mortdiver]

i served aboard canada's ice breaker CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent...and stan was the soul and the minstrel of our ship...even tho he set foot aboard. His music kept us at it many times when we wanted to give up. god bless him.

[Balygata]

Love this deep timbre voice. One of the best a capella performances I've heard in a while.

[BigBluenoser]

I'm sitting in Honolulu reading Hawaii by James Michener. Made me think of this song, and it gives me shivers to hear it now. It's incredible our Maritimers sailed so far and made a new home in the Pacific.

[filizankamelanka]

It's a damn tough life, full of toil and strife, we whalermen undergo,
And we don’t give a damn when the gale is done how hard the winds did blow,
‘Cause we're homeward bound from the Arctic grounds with a good ship taught and free,
And we won't give a damn when we drink our rum with the girls from old Maui.
Rolling down to old Maui, me boys, rolling down to old Maui,
We're homeward bound from the Arctic grounds, rolling down to old Maui.
Once more we sail with the northerly gales through the ice and
Wind and rain, Them coconut fronds, them tropical lands, we soon shall see again;
Six hellish months we've passed away on the cold Kamchatka sea,
But now we're bound from the Arctic grounds, rolling down to old Maui.
Rolling down to old Maui, me boys, rolling down to old Maui,
We're homeward bound from the Arctic grounds, rolling down to old Maui.
Once more we sail with the Northerly gales, towards our island home,
our mainmast sprung, our whaling done, and we ain't got far to roam;
Our stuns'l's bones is carried away, what care we for that sound,
A living gale is after us, thank God we're homeward bound.
Rolling down to old Maui, me boys, rolling down to old Maui,
We're homeward bound from the Arctic grounds, rolling down to old Maui.
How soft the breeze through the island trees, now the ice is far astern,
Them native maids, them tropical glades, is awaiting our return;
Even now their big brown eyes look out, hoping some fine day to see,
Our baggy sails, running 'fore the gales, rolling down to old Maui.
Rolling down to old Maui, me boys, rolling down to old Maui,
We're homeward bound from the Arctic grounds, rolling down to old Maui.

[rudigazortipek]

13 lucky years on the Bering. Thank you Stan!👍🍻!!!