Frobisher Bay

"Frobisher Bay", also known as "Frozen in Frobisher Bay", is a song by James Gordon about whaling in the Canadian arctic. It has been recorded by many artists in Canada and the US, and was used as an audition song on Canadian Idol. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia). Frobisher Bay is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean extending into southeast Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada. It was discovered by Martin Frobisher in 1576 whilst he was searching for the North West passage and until 1860 was thought to be a strait separating Baffin Island from another island.

 

Frobisher Bay

Cold is the Arctic sea
Far are your arms from me
Long will this winter be
Frozen in Frobisher Bay
Frozen in Frobisher Bay
 
"One more whale," our captain cried
"One more whale and well beat the ice."
But the winter star was in the sky
The sea's were rough the winds were high..
 
Deep were the crashing waves
That tore our whalers mast away
Dark are these sunless days
Waiting for the ice to break..
 
Strange is a whaler's fate
To be saved from the raging waves
Only to waste away
Frozen in this lonely grave..