Urban Navigators from Urban Navigators by duck pond sailors

I wrote this song in celebration of friendship and in particular, the friendship of singing together. After a terrible personal tradegy in 2017, I really wondered if I could ever be more than a shadow of my former self. One thing that kept me going and gave me hope was singing; and not just singing with anyone, but singing with four dear friends who bouyed me up when I felt I was sinking. Each member of the Duck Pond Sailors is mentioned by name in the song and celebrated for their various attributes and special traits. The final verse also references, in friendly rivalry, the Wellington Wailers of Shoreham - the first and original shantymen of Sussex.

We are a group of lads that learn and sing traditional sea shanties and the odd Sussex folk song.
We often sing them whilst drinking in local ale houses and have no aim other than singing well and drinking better.
We are based on the South Coast of England where the sun shines and the beards hang low.