Talk:Ferry Cross the Mersey

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Correct song title[edit]

Was just wondering whether there is any verifiable consensus on the correct rendering of the song title, specifically in regard to the presence or absence of an apostrophe before 'cross'. I've often seen it rendered with the apostrophe (as in most of this article), implying an abbreviation of 'across', though the lyric suggests that this is incorrect; the line is surely an imperative, as in "So ferry, cross the Mersey!" The only reason I can see for including the apostrophe would be if the original record label or sheet music (perhaps mistakenly) bore such punctuation? Guy Hatton 11:14, 3 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

As a follow-up: all the record sleeves and film posters I've found so far omit the apostrophe (as I would expect), so perhaps it should also be removed from this article? I'll give it a while to see if there is any further discussion first, though. Guy Hatton 11:35, 3 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

In the absence of any apparent objection, I'll change the article to remove the superfluous apostrophes. Guy Hatton 09:06, 9 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Although the argument seems to make sense, maybe someone should clue in the recording company that produced a sleeve for the single in 1989 where it was spelled 'CROSS. One of the performers on that version was the songwriter, Gerry Marsden. One would think he'd have had something to say about it.—Quicksilver^{T @} 17:32, 9 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The word "cross" appears in only two contexts in the song: (1) "So ferry cross the Mersey, 'cause this land's the place I love", (2) "So ferry cross the Mersey and always take me there". In neither case does "across" make sense, so do it, Guy. (Hydrargyrum, I doubt Gerry would have proofread the sleeve before publication). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jonamell (talk • contribs) 06:59, 17 October 2011 (UTC) Oops, sorry not signed - my first edit. Jonamell (talk) 07:26, 17 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Lyrics[edit]

How about some Lyrics? RicoRichmond (talk) 19:51, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not possible, as they're copyrighted, although some could be quoted in the proper context if the article had an analysis section . See WP:LYRICS.--Pawnkingthree (talk) 19:06, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If the lyrics can't be included, how about changing the section title from "Song title and lyrics" to just "Song title" ?

Just curious. 2600:8800:784:8F00:C23F:D5FF:FEC4:D51D (talk) 05:06, 15 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Why is this under The Beatles WikiProject? Is Paul McCartney (as himself, not as one of The Beatles) participating in a charity record with several other singers really a significant enough connection? --Billpg (talk) 09:46, 8 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]