035 - Santy Anna (R. R. Terry's Version)

Richard Runciman Terry described In his "The Shanty Book Part I", mentioned by Stan Hugill, is that version he gives it is "windlass and capstan." shanty. Here full version is taken from Terry's book. This reconstruction will be singing as a capstan shanty(faster / first phase of capstan rotation, before the chain, was still vertical below the ship).
"Shanties From Seven Seas" Stan Hugill (1st ed: p 85).


Santy Anna

Oh Santy Anna won the day.
   - Way-Ah, me Santy Anna.
Oh Santy Anna won the day.
   - All on the plains of Mexico.

                      *2*
He beat the Prooshans fairly,
And whacked the British nerly.

                      *3*
He was a rority gineral;
A rorty snorty gineral.

                      *4*
They took him out and shot him.
Oh when shall we forget him.

                      *5*
Oh Santy Anna won the day.
Oh Gin'ral Taylor run away.