Anne Louise exists in two recordings, 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.
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 harding
'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 stay
{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 x2}
Recordings
Streaming/Purchase
- Amazon Music (Bones in the Ocean version)
- Amazon Music (Instrumental - Written in Salt Version)
- Apple Music/iTunes (Bones in the Ocean version)
- Apple Music/iTunes (Instrumental - Written in Salt version)
- Bandcamp (Bones in the Ocean version)
- Bandcamp (Instrumental - Written in Salt version)
- Deezer (Bones in the Ocean version)
- Deezer (Instrumental - Written in Salt version)
- Pandora (Bones in the Ocean version)
- Pandora (Instrumental - Written in Salt version)
- Spotify (Bones in the Ocean version)
- Spotify (Instrumental - Written in Salt version)
YouTube Videos
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
- Stream America | The Longest Johns Full Band Stream (15 Mar 2022)
- STREAM | The Longest Johns Full Band Stream (4 Aug 2021)
- It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Streams-mas | The Longest Johns Full Band Christmas Special Stream (16 Dec 2020)
- Welcome to a New Decade with The Longest Johns (22 Jul 2020)
- Welcome to the Live Stream, We've got Fun and Sings! Full Band Live Stream!! (22 Jan 2020)
- Cadbury Stream Egg | The Longest Johns Band Singing Stream (13 Apr 2022)
