C'mon, Terry, you can add more than just a number here!
(How 'bout a musical number?) *g*

Ernie, I've been toying around with your lyrics - remember the discussion of the "Sing it again" phrase - and Mary G's suggestion, and come up with this.   The one think I really kind of like about    this tune/arrangement is the way I did the "Sing it again (ba ba ba bum) for Mister Finn (ba ba ba bum)" part. Then it occurred to me that maybe that should be a chorus, sort of comme ça:

Haul Away For Barry

Well the sails are raised and the anchor stowed -
No more shall we tarry.
And it's roll and go on the West Sea Road
And we'll haul away for Barry!

Sing it again (sing it again)*
For Mister Finn (for Mr. Finn),*
A true heart strong and merry!**
Yes, it's roll and go on the West Sea Road
And we'll haul away for Barry!

May our loved ones back in port be blessed
No more shall we tarry
And our course be set for the West Nor'west
And we'll haul away for Barry!

Sing it again (sing it again)
For Mister Finn (for Mr. Finn),
A true heart strong and merry!
Let our course be set for the West Nor'west
And we'll haul away for Barry!

Well our ship is old but she's sound and dry
No more shall we tarry
So its raise the flag and watch her fly
And we'll haul away for Barry!

Sing it again (sing it again)
For Mister Finn (for Mr. Finn),
A true heart strong and merry!
It's raise the flag and watch her fly
And we'll haul away for Barry!

We're bound for harbor on the Eastern Shore,
No more shall we tarry,
A thousand miles away or more
We'll haul away for Barry!

Sing it again (sing it again)
For Mister Finn (for Mr. Finn),
A true heart strong and merry!
A thousand miles away or more
We'll haul away for Barry!

If never we return again,
No more shall we tarry.
We'll leave a song on the Western Wind
And haul away for Barry!

Sing it again (sing it again)
For Mister Finn (for Mr. Finn),
A true heart strong and merry!
We will leave a song on the Western Wind
And haul away for Barry!


*This could be an echo part and/or a drum beat that echoes the meter of the "sing it again" line.


*This lyric line could be about anything that rhymes with "Barry." E.g., "more fond of rum than sherry," "And our song his soul shall ferry," "and his soul our song will carry," or even "rumble-dee dumble-dee derry."   
I'm sure someone will come up with the perfect line.



This kind of arrangement seems very suitable for a group sing and very catchy. What do you think?