Anne Louise

"Anne Louise" exists in two versions, appearing first on Bones in the Ocean and reappearing as an instrumental featured on Written in Salt. It is a Longest Johns original, written by Josh Bowker.
==Factoids==
Westerly was a brand of yachts manufactured in the 1960s-1980s. Despite no longer being produced, Westerly yachts remain popular in the UK.https://www.networkyachtbrokers.com/boat-manufacturer/westerly-296/
Making horses: "White horse" is a nautical term for a high, fast-moving, white-crested wave."white horse, n." OED Online, Oxford University Press, September 2022, www.oed.com/view/Entry/228609. Accessed 3 October 2022.
The cranes here refer to the dock cranes (machinery for loading and unloading cargo) at the Felixstowe docks, as confirmed by Dave.
==Lyrics==
Oh the Anne Louise is waiting for a crew to jump aboard
To take her out to deeper waters further from the shore
For it's quiet and still in the harbour, not a voice to be heard in the bay
But the wind's coming down from Norway and there's plenty to be done today
{Chorus} 
Oh, cast off me lads, we'll set the sails hard in
'Cause she's been gasping for some action out on the open seas
Oh there's nothing quite like pitching along at dangerous speeds
With my hand on the tiller of my sky-blue Westerly
Oh, we've coffee and we've bacon and we've everything on board
So cried the crew, "Cast off from this safe haven we've been moored 
For there's salt wind in our lungs boys, and salt blood in our veins"
But the wind's coming down from Norway making horses beyond the cranes
{Chorus}
Oh, she may be kind of small but she's got everything and more
For a crew of hopeless sea-dogs to lose sight of the shore
Oh we may be back in a month or we may be back in a day
But the wind's coming down from Norway and there's no way that we can say
{Chorus}
Oh, the Anne Louise has had her fill and now we must away
To walk upon the shores and share the stories of the day
Oh we may sleep well in our beds tonight and we may not be back here for days
But the wind's coming down from Norway and our dreams will be on the waves
{Chorus}
Oh, cast off me lads, we'll set the sails hard in
'Cause she's been gasping for some action out on the open seas
Oh there's nothing quite like pitching along at dangerous speeds
With my hand on the tiller
With my hand on the tiller
With my hand on the tiller of my sky-blue Westerly
==Recordings==
====Streaming/Purchase====
Original EP version
*Amazon Music
*Apple Music/iTunes
*Bandcamp
*Deezer
*Pandora
*Spotify
Instrumental - Written in Salt version
*Amazon Music
*Apple Music/iTunes
*Bandcamp
*Deezer
*Pandora
*Spotify
10 Year Anniversary Edition - 2023 arrangement
*Amazon Music
*Apple Music/iTunes
*Bandcamp
*Deezer
*Pandora
*Spotify
*Tidal
10 Year Anniversary Edition - Remixed
*Amazon Music
*Apple Music/iTunes
*Bandcamp
*Deezer
*Pandora
*Spotify
*Tidal
====YouTube Videos====
*Original EP version
*Instrumental - Written in Salt version
*10 Year Anniversary Edition - 2023 arrangement
*10 Year Anniversary Edition - Remixed
====Gig Videos====
*XXXIX Międzynarodowy Festiwal Piosenki Żeglarskiej (22 Feb 2020)
*Hambledon Folk Club (uploaded 12 Feb 2020)
*The Three Tuns - Bristol (29 Nov 2018)
*Kings Square Stage Gloucester Shanty Festival (27 May 2017)
*Candleston LARP Site (uploaded 4 Mar 2013)
====Full Band Streams====
*Welcome to the Live Stream, We've got Fun and Sings! (22 Jan 2020)
*Welcome to a New Decade with The Longest Johns (22 Jul 2020)
*It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Streams-mas (16 Dec 2020)
*STREAM (4 Aug 2021)
*Stream America (15 Mar 2022)
*Cadbury Stream Egg (13 Apr 2022)
*Sega Streamcast (15 Feb 2023)
*Davestream Beleaver (30 May 2023)
====Gaming Streams==== 
*Party Boat with Krotukk! - 01/02/2020
*Sea of Sings with Kharites_! Let's help her celebrate reaching 7k followers! - 19/03/2021
*Season 2 of Sings! - 19/04/2021
Category:Longest Johns Originals
Category:Songs
Category:Bones in the Ocean
Category:Written in Salt
Category:Shared Leads