The Sweepers
Edward Elgar * Track #4 On The Fringes of the Fleet
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Dawn off the Foreland -- the young flood making
Jumbled and short and steep --
Black in the hollows and bright where it's breaking --
Awkward water to sweep
"Mines reported in the fairway
"Warn all traffic and detain
"'Sent up Unity, Claribel, Assyrian, Stormcock, and Golden Gain."
Noon off the Foreland -- the first ebb making
Lumpy and strong in the bight
Boom after boom, and the golf-hut shaking
And the jackdaws wild with fright!
"Mines located in the fairway
"Boats now working up the chain
"Sweepers -- Unity, Claribel, Assyrian, Stormcock, and Golden Gain."
Dusk off the Foreland -- the last light going
And the traffic crowding through
And five damned trawlers with their syreens blowing
Heading the whole review!
"Sweep completed in the fairway
"No more mines remain
"'Sent back Unity, Claribel, Assyrian, Stormcock, and Golden Gain."
The Sweepers Q&A
Who wrote The Sweepers's ?
The Sweepers was written by Edward Elgar & Rudyard Kipling.
When did Edward Elgar release The Sweepers?
Edward Elgar released The Sweepers on Mon Jun 11 1917.