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"Cape Ann" is a song by Gordon Bok. In Bok's book Time and the Flying Snow (1977)
it is printed in D major. Bok sang it in F# major.
Bok's album notes: A long-standing contributor of vessels and men to the Grand Banks fisheries. Also an awkward place to get around in a sailing vessel when the weather is bad. This is a composite of two true stories: one happened to a friend of mine, one happened to me. Long after I wrote the song, I was introduced to some variants of the idea: "The Drunken Captain", for instance. Turns out I wasn't saying anything new after all.The melody is smooth, memorable and easy to play and sing. Cape Ann is a rocky cape in northeastern Massachusetts on the Atlantic Ocean. It is about 30 miles northeast of Boston and marks the northern limit of Massachusetts Bay. It was recorded by Gordon Bok on Peter Kagan and the Wind (1971). |