Never A Fair Wind Home

from Ota Benga by The May Day Orchestra

	/

Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
High quality vinyl pressing from Pirates Press. Two 12" records (cut at 45rpm) with lyric sheet and liner notes.

Includes unlimited streaming of Ota Benga via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

ships out within 2 days

$15 USD or more
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
CD version includes booklet with lyrics and liner notes.

Includes unlimited streaming of Ota Benga via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

ships out within 2 days

$10 USD or more
Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$1 USD or more
Buy the Full Digital Album

lyrics

Lost and alone, no fair wind home
never a fair wind home...
this is a long sad story but sit down
and I'll tell it to you my friend
it's the telling and the listening
because we all know how this will end

whole villages destroyed, now to die or to run
a mad king's army comes tramping through
looking for something
life in the bush, undisturbed eternity
dodging the slavers
then come the pale traders
seeking their fortune in the heat of the sun
destroyed a way of life, a population gone
from one hell to another
slavery is to be killed for the buyer's god
or to be working for him
slaughter in the forest once untouched
by the Kasai river
which flows with blood
the blood of a lost wife and children

Lost and alone, from one hell to another
never a fair wind home
this is a long sad story
but sit down and I'll tell it to you my friend

credits

from Ota Benga, released November 9, 2010

license

about

The May Day Orchestra St. Louis, Missouri

The May Day Orchestra was founded in 2008 by songwriter Tim Rakel. The current line-up features drummer Mary DeLeonardis, bassist Jake DeLeonardis and guitarist Charlie Tabing. The band is currently releasing installments of their fourth album.

contact / help

Contact The May Day Orchestra

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like The May Day Orchestra, you may also like:

The Power Of The Heart: A Tribute To Lou Reed
by Various Artists

Keith Richards, Rosanne Cash, Lucinda Williams, Joan Jett, and more pay tribute to the enduring and visionary music of Lou Reed. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 23, 2024
go to album
Move To The Trees
by Winter McQuinn

Winter McQuinn mixes soft rock and psychedelic folk for a sound reminiscent of classic pop purveyors like Cut Worms and the Lemon Twigs. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 16, 2024
go to album
Colourless Green Ideas
by Misty Lanes

Psych-rock from Sydney with hints of ’60s pop in its fluttering melodies and twinkling instrumentation. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 22, 2024
go to album
Executionland
by Fur Trader

Rundgren-esque rock with big hooks and a hint of the baroque, recommended for fans of Jon Brion and post-Kill Rock Stars Elliott Smith. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 20, 2024
go to album
Alas,
by Lily Seabird

Juxtaposing poetic balladry with roaring feedback and warped piano lines, the Vermonter's music is as stunning as it is unsettling. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 21, 2024
go to album
Iron Day
by Genghis Cohn

From London comes this beguilingly mysterious folk-based album with skeletal acoustics and melodies. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 28, 2023
go to album
Changes Happen To Everyone, Everywhere
by Chet Sounds

Recorded in a shipping container, the Australian artist's quirky second album is a love letter to 70’s classic rock, folk, and psychedelia. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 15, 2023
go to album