Name: The Lady
Channel: Jodi Krangle
Description: "The Lady" is a song by Urban Tapestry. A fictional story about two vampires taking a ship from the New World to the Old, inspired by Anne Rice's "Interview With A Vampire".

The Lady

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A fictional story about two vampires taking a ship from the New World to the Old, inspired by Anne Rice's "Interview With A Vampire".

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Urban Tapestry

Acoustic folk music with a quirky, humorous twist.

Urban Tapestry is an award-winning Toronto-based filk/folk trio composed of Jodi Krangle, Allison Durno, and Debbie Ridpath Ohi. Their musical styles run from traditional folk ballads to blues to pop and humor, with a variety of vocal and instrumental arrangements. Their songs have been featured on both U.S. and Canadian radio stations. Urban Tapestry currently have three albums available in tape and CD format. For more information, see their Website at .

Song Info

Genre

Acoustic • Acoustic Folk

Charts

#4,275 in subgenre Peak #24

Charts

Peak #161

Author

Jodi Krangle

Rights

1995

Uploaded

September 09, 2003

Track Files

MP3

MP3 4.3 MB • 128 kbps • 0:00

Story behind the song

When I first saw the movie, "Interview With A Vampire", I was very struck with the images of the movie - particular, the image of a white ship taking Louis and Claudia from the New World to the Old. I began to speculate about what might happen during their trip (though none of this actually happened in the movie) and here's what came out.

Lyrics

The white ship goes wandering upon the dark waves, 
In the summer it left from the shore 
Many a husband and many a son 
Have departed with her once before. 

CHORUS 1: 
But the Lady is faithful, she rides the bright sea 
Her bowing is graceful, full of dignity 
She speeds 'cross the water, the wind at her back 
And the crew hopes she'll carry them home 

The Captain takes passengers on in the night 
From the New World they sail to the Old 
The gentleman smiles to the Captain and crew 
But the little girl's gaze is ice cold 

CHORUS 2: 
The Lady is faithful, she sails bravely on 
Though when daylight arrives, her new boarders are gone... 
The Captain shrugs carelessly pocketing gold 
That he'll spend if he ever sees home 

BRIDGE: 
Dark down below 
Where no one dares go... 

The ship is far cleaner than ever before 
For the vermin have left her in peace 
A strange fog has risen to blanket the deck 
And the crew catch a wasting disease 

CHORUS 3: 
Still the Lady is faithful, the oceans she'll tame 
Both the dead and the living she carries the same 
She speeds 'cross the water, winds urging her on 
And the crew knows she'll never see home. 

BRIDGE 

The ghost ship floats gently to stop at a port 
Though the sails have been left to fly free 
Deep in the night something slips from the deck 
And blends with the human debris. 

CHORUS 4: 
But the Lady stayed faithful, embracing her crew 
Though their days of fast living were certainly through... 
And what they delivered, they never knew 
As their ship came to rest far from home. 

And the Lady would never more roam.