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Shogun Discovering world legacy of shanties by 'Shogun' (266* d) RE: Discovering world legacy of shanties by 'Shogun' 15 Jun 21


097 - Hurrah, Hurrah, Hurrah! (Wat we doht)


Here is the "Gangspill" or capstan shanty, very popular on german crew ships. A couple of words worth describe from the text: David Straat was well known in Hamburg "Sailortown", where seamen used to congregate at the end of the voyage; The Groote Freiheit is an adjacent street off the Ripabahn.
Stan Hugill took text from "Knurrahan,Seemanslieder und Shanties Musikverlag" Hans Sikorski (1936). After review of text i found couple spelling diferences, for reconstruction i used text from "Knurrahan,Seemanslieder und Shanties Musikverlag".
"Shanties from the Seven Seas" by Stan Hugill (1st ed p 138).




Hurrah, Hurrah, Hurrah!


Un wenn wi nu na Hamborg Kamt, Denn went wi, wat wi doht,
denn kopt wi een for fiv Penn an'ne, Eck von'ne David-Straat,
   - Hurrah! Hurrah, Hurrah, Hurrah, Hurrah!
denn kopt wi een for fiv Pennan'ne, Eck von'ne Davidstraat.

               *2*
Un ok de luttje Mary, dat is ne fixe Deern,
Kriegst du de mol det Obends fot, denn kannst di nich besweern.
   - Hurrah! Hurrah, Hurrah, Hurrah, Hurrah!
denn kopt wi een for fiv Penn An'ne, Eck von'ne David Straat.

               *3*
Un ok de dicke Anna, dat is ne feine Popp,
Kummt Janmaat von lang' Reis' torug, denn passt se em gliks op.
   - Hurrah! Hurrah...


               *4*
Denn goht wi no St. Pauli rop, dor geiht dat lusting her.
Wenn se di seet, denn schreet se all: Du, Fitje, kumm mol her!

               *5*
Un op de Groote Freiheit, wat is di dor en Larm,
Ear du di dat versehn deist, hest gliks ne Deern in'n Arm.

               *6*
Un wenn de Huer verjuchheit is, denn weet ik wat ik do,
Ji kont mi alltosom mol fix, ik go no See hento.


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