The great English guitarist John Renbourn gives his version of "Lord Franklin" here. It dates back to the nineteenth century, and is based on the true story of the polar explorer Sir John Franklin, who led the ships Erebus and Terror into disaster. The song imagines his wife waiting for his return. All members of the expedition were lost.
It was a well-known song among British folk musicians, and a young Bob Dylan learned it on a visit to England. Writing new words and altering the melody, he created "Bob Dylan's Dream" for his second album. Renbourn, here as a member of the band Pentangle, gives a solemn-but-not-deadly rendition, in some ways emotionally akin to Mississippi John Hurt's "Louis Collins" posted here a few days ago. Our hearts are broken, but what can we do? Sing, I suppose.
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