One Working Song
A call-and-response sea shanty follows a crew carrying tools and know-how from one under-resourced clinic to the next across the water.
The stories behind One Working Song
- One Working Song Sails From Island to Island Teaching Repair — A call-and-response sea shanty follows a crew carrying tools and know-how from one under-resourced clinic to the next across the water.
Lyrics
Hey! Heave the cases, count them twice
Morning wind is running nice
Hey!
Copper tools and canvas rolls
Little lamps and testing probes
Bandage tins and careful lists
Every latch is checked and kissed
Count the chargers, mark the crate
Tie the ropes and don't be late
From the harbor wall we sing, help is what the tide shall bring.
Many shores, one steady hand, many hearts across the sand.
Clinic doors and island skies, one shared mission, rising tides.
Side by side, wherever we roam, care can travel far from home.
Many communities, voices strong, one healing road, one working song.
Bright water flashes under sail, salt wind fills the canvas trail.
Past the reef and painted boats, hope rides high on every float.
There the nurses meet us smiling, warm hands guide us through the filing.
We unpack the bench and light, find the fault and set it right.
Loose connection,
worn out spring Patient hands can mend most things
Right the steps in plainest speech
Leave the skill within their reach
Many shores, one steady hand
Many hearts across the sand
Clinic doors and island skies
One shared mission, rising tides
Side by side, wherever we roam
Care can travel far from home
Many communities, voices strong
One healing road One working song
Turn the wrench and show the way
Teach the check for every day
When the next small warning shows
They'll know where the answer goes
What do we carry?
Tools for the work!
What do we leave here?
Skills that endure!
Who keeps the circle?
Every shore!
What is our promise?
Care for more!
by many shores one steady hand many hearts across the sand clinic
doors and island skies one shared mission rising tide side by side wherever
we roam care can travel far from home
Many communities, voices strong
One healing road One working song
Count the cases, loose the line
Another island right on time
Hands together, voices free
The work goes on
Across the sea
Hey, hey,
