Anne Louise

## Anne Louise (Instrumental)

"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.

**Making horses**: "White horse" is a nautical term for a high, fast-moving, white-crested wave.

**The cranes** here refer to the dock cranes (machinery for loading and unloading cargo) at the Felixstowe docks, as confirmed by  Dave.

## Lyrics

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> Oh the Anne Louise is waiting for a crew to jump aboard
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> To take her out to deeper waters further from the shore
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> For it's quiet and still in the harbour, not a voice to be heard in the bay
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> But the wind's coming down from Norway and there's plenty to be done today
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> {Chorus}
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> Oh, cast off me lads, we'll set the sails hard in
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> 'Cause she's been gasping for some action out on the open seas
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> Oh there's nothing quite like pitching along at dangerous speeds
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> With my hand on the tiller of my sky-blue Westerly
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> Oh, we've coffee and we've bacon and we've everything on board
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> So cried the crew, "Cast off from this safe haven we've been moored
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> For there's salt wind in our lungs boys, and salt blood in our veins"
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> But the wind's coming down from Norway making horses beyond the cranes
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> {Chorus}
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> Oh, she may be kind of small but she's got everything and more
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> For a crew of hopeless sea-dogs to lose sight of the shore
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> Oh we may be back in a month or we may be back in a day
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> But the wind's coming down from Norway and there's no way that we can say
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> {Chorus}
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> Oh, the Anne Louise has had her fill and now we must away
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> To walk upon the shores and share the stories of the day
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> Oh we may sleep well in our beds tonight and we may not be back here for days
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> But the wind's coming down from Norway and our dreams will be on the waves
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> {Chorus}
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> 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
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> With my hand on the tiller
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> With my hand on the tiller
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> With my hand on the tiller of my sky-blue Westerly
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## 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

1. ↑ https://www.networkyachtbrokers.com/boat-manufacturer/westerly-296/
2. ↑ "white horse, n." OED Online, Oxford University Press, September 2022, www.oed.com/view/Entry/228609. Accessed 3 October 2022.