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Ariana Gillis, Cannonball Sam, Produced by David Gillis - Cannonball Sam

from Forget Me Not by Ariana Gillis

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Written by Ariana Gillis & David Gillis
Produced by David Gillis
Mixed by Cory Barnes
Mastered by Phil Demetro

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Cannonball Sam never came back, never came back
Deep down there in the black, the blanket of black
Oh we watched him go, sink low low
Where it gets cold, so cold
Cannonball Sam never came back, never came back

Late last night in the brig, in the brig where he laid
Sam said, “cabin boy should I be afraid?”
Oh I looked him in the eye, in the brig where he laid
Winked and said, “Yeah, be afraid”
“Sam if I was you, I’d be shaking”

Chorus Sam’s fate is locked beneath this body of water
Maybe he will find a better life, beyond there

Sam was calm when the dawn light hit the sea
On the edge of the plank with a cannonball around his feet
Oh he didn’t say a word, took a deep breath
Pushed off the edge into the depths
Cannonball Sam never came back, never came back

Chorus

I’m sittin’ here in the last lifeboat
Got an old ship’s log and the Captain’s compass
And my momma does love me, my pappa is proud
Because I’ve always been smart, yeah I’ve always been keen
Talked the cabin boy into giving me the key
My name is Cannonball Sam and I’m sure as hell now free

Cannonball Sam never came back, never came back
Deep down there in the black, black, black
Oh we watched him go, but he came up slow
Cut loose a boat and rowed, rowed, rowed
He never came back, never came back, never came back
Never came back, never came back never came back
Never came back, never came back, never came back.

credits

from Forget Me Not, released November 28, 2011
vocals, acoustic guitar, megaphone – Ariana Gillis
banjo, ocean sounds – David Gillis
bass – Mark McIntyre
drums & percussion – Ben Rollo
accordion – Denis Keldie
background vocals – David Gillis
additional background vocals
Briar Gillis, Hailey Gillis,
Hannah Peixoto,
Joel Gomez, Ben Rollo

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Ariana Gillis Toronto, Ontario

"I'm staggered by how good she is. I can honestly say she's the most exciting thing I've heard in a long time."
– Bernie Taupin, Elton John's cowriter

"I've never seen an unknown performer with more power as when I saw Ariana performing at a music convention – I couldn't stop talking about her. The last performer I felt this way about was Bruce Springsteen"
– Dave Marsh, Rolling Stone Magazine ... more

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