| # | Title | Principal Artiste | Composers | Lyricist / Date written | Place | Date recorded | Matrix | Label&cat.no. | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1203 | Torn Sails | Al Bowlly acc. by Claude Bampton (pno.) | George Francis Winters / John Wilfred Cawthorne | w/m 1924 | London | June, 1939 | Joy D 281 (LP) Past Perfect PPCD78137 (CD) | Private, non-commercial recordings made in early June 1939, as a result of a RHYTHM magazine contest for songwriters. The prize was a private recording of Al singing the winning entries, accompanied by Claude Bampton at the piano. |
(George Francis Winters / John Wilfred Cawthorne)
Al Bowlly acc. by Claude Bampton (pno.)
Oh ship, your sailing is over
You say goodnight to the see
Tattered and torn by the keyside
You bring fond memories to me
Torn Sails, swinging in the breeze
Bringing to my lonely heart
Tender memories
Torn Sails, by a lonely shore
Bringing memories of days
Gone forever more
We caught the brime
Through every kind of weather
But no more we'll ride
The ocean wave together
Torn Sails, drooping and forlorn
Bringing me a thousand tender dreams
Torn Sails
We caught the brime
Through every kind of weather
But no more we'll ride
The ocean wide together
Torn Sails, drooping and forlorn
Bringing me a thousand tender dreams
Torn Sails