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==Lyrics==
{{Last Boat Leaving}}


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==Credits==
* Written by: '''[[D.P.A. MacManus]]'''
* Produced by: '''[[Elvis Costello]]''', '''[[Kevin Killen]]''' and '''[[T Bone Burnett]]'''
* Musicians:
:'''[[Elvis Costello]]''' - [[Singers|vocals]], [[Guitarists|acoustic guitars]], [[Mandolin players|mandolin]], [[Keyboardists|piano]], [[Keyboardists|organ]], [[Percussionists|ship's bell]]
:'''[[T-Bone Wolk]]''' - [[Bassists|bass]], [[Accordion players|accordion]]
:'''[[Jim Keltner]]''' - [[Drummers|drums]]
:'''[[Cait O'Riordan]]''' - [[Percussionists|snowbells]]


{{song credits
|title = Last Boat Leaving
|writer = [[Declan MacManus]]
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]]
|producer = [[Elvis Costello]], [[Kevin Killen]] & [[T Bone Burnett]]
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, acoustic guitars, mandolin, piano, organ, ship's bell<br>[[T-Bone Wolk]] - bass, accordion<br>[[Jim Keltner]] - drums<br>[[Cait O'Riordan]] - snowbells
|record_info = 1988, Ocean Way, Los Angeles
|release_info = February 6, 1989
|albums = [[Spike]], 1989
|singles =
|collections =
|soundtracks =
|various_artists =
|promos =
|videos =
|length = 3:31
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{{song notes
|first = [[Concert 1987-11-21 Tokyo|November 21, 1987, Tokyo, Japan]]
|last = [[Concert 2023-02-10 New York|February 10, 2023, New York, NY]]
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==Discography==
==Alternate versions==
'''Albums:'''
{{song credits
*'''[[Spike]]''', [[1989]]
|title = Last Boat Leaving (Demo)
*[[Spike (Deluxe Edition)]], [[Rhino]], [[2001]]
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]]
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocals, guitar, keyboards
|record_info = ca. 1987-1988, unknown location
|release_info = August 21, 2001
|albums = [[Spike (Rhino reissue)]], 2001
|length = 3:26
}}<br>


'''Singles:'''
{{song credits
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
|title = Last Boat Leaving (instrumental)
 
|producer = [[Declan MacManus]]
'''Collections:'''
|musicians = [[Fiachra Trench]] - piano<br>[[Phil Todd]] - alto flute
*[[Discography|Album Name]], [[Discography|Year]]
|record_info = ca. 1987-1988, Wessex Studios, London
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
|release_info = February 1988
 
|soundtracks = [[The Courier: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|The Courier]], 1988
'''Alternate Versions:'''
|length = 2:44
*'''Last Boat Leaving (demo)'''
}}
:[[Spike (Deluxe Edition)]], [[Rhino]], [[2001]]
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
 
'''Soundtracks:'''
* none
 
'''Various Artists collections:'''
* none
 
==Covers==
'''Recorded by:'''
* none
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
 
'''Performed by:'''
* none
* ''This section may be incomplete.''
 
==Bootlegs==
* ''This section is incomplete.''


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==Chords==
{{song covers
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|covers = {{:Last Boat Leaving covers}}
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==Internal links==  
==Internal links==
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: Spike] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/spike.html lyrics] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/spike.html chords] | [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_a01.htm Spike info page 1]
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: Spike] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/spike.html lyrics] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/spike.html chords] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/spike/spike_info_a01.htm Spike info page 1]
*[[Template:Last Boat Leaving]]
*[[Template: Last Boat Leaving|Lyrics]] {{-}} [[Last Boat Leaving covers|Covers]]


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.geocities.com/ned3705/rhino.html Elvis Costello on Rhino] [http://www.geocities.com/ned3705/spike.html Spike reissue page]
*[http://www.inanotherroom.com/spike.html Elvis Costello Reissues: Spike]
 
*[https://youtu.be/DwDBb35FJDo?t=16m29s YouTube - first live performance]  


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Latest revision as of 18:44, 13 May 2023

Hush my little one, don't cry so
You know your daddy's bound to go
They took his pride, they took his voice
Don't upset him now, don't make a noise
They said "You're lucky son, you've still got the choice"
Last boat leaving

Don't waste your tears
It's not as if I'm in chains
I don't want to go now
It would be better for you two
If you don't look back when we sail

Hush my dear, while I whisper it in your ear
We're not going to sail tonight, we're going to disappear
And it feels like a punishment, but I don't know what for
Take care of your mother, son, it's you that she adores
'Cos no matter how long we sail, we'll never reach the shore
Last boat leaving

So dry your tears
It's not as if I'm in chains
When you go to school, son,
You'll read my story in history books
Only they won't mention my name

So hush now, my darling, my sweet little one
I hope that you never have to do what I've done
Do you know what I've done?
Why I'm going away on the last boat leaving this stinking town?
Last boat leaving, it's the last boat leaving

You've had my innocence, you've had my heartbreak
You've taken the place where I once belonged
Now what more can you take?
Last Boat Leaving
Written byDeclan MacManus
Performed byElvis Costello
Produced byElvis Costello, Kevin Killen & T Bone Burnett
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocals, acoustic guitars, mandolin, piano, organ, ship's bell
T-Bone Wolk - bass, accordion
Jim Keltner - drums
Cait O'Riordan - snowbells
Recorded1988, Ocean Way, Los Angeles
ReleasedFebruary 6, 1989
AlbumsSpike, 1989
Length3:31

First known performance:
 November 21, 1987, Tokyo, Japan
Last known performance:
 February 10, 2023, New York, NY
     (27 known performances, 1 as a snippet)


Alternate versions

Last Boat Leaving (Demo)
Performed byElvis Costello
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocals, guitar, keyboards
Recordedca. 1987-1988, unknown location
ReleasedAugust 21, 2001
AlbumsSpike (Rhino reissue), 2001
Length3:26

Last Boat Leaving (instrumental)
Produced byDeclan MacManus
MusiciansFiachra Trench - piano
Phil Todd - alto flute
Recordedca. 1987-1988, Wessex Studios, London
ReleasedFebruary 1988
SoundtracksThe Courier, 1988
Length2:44
Spike1989 Spike Album.jpg
The Courier: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackCourier album cover 400.jpg

Covers

Camille O'Sullivan performed live, 2016-03-29, National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland 2016 YouTube  •  theguardian.com
Elliott Smith performed at soundcheck, 1996 1996 YouTube  •  YouTube
Erich Sellheim home studio production, sung in German 2019 YouTube

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External links

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