027 - Stormalong, Lads, Stormy

The words of this shanty are much the same as those in "Across the Western Ocean", this song Stan Hugill learn from seamen which had the most famous name I ever heard, He was called "Harding, the Barbadian Barbarian" from Barbados, and having sailed in British, American, and Bluenose (Nova Scotian) ships, as well as West Indian traders, and he was Shantyman himself. It was originally used at the halyards.
I try to recreate this song from hearted Stan Hugill's version from the album "Shanties From The Seven Seas" (1962), with The York & Albany Crew.
"Shanties from the Seven Seas" by Stan Hugill (1st ed: p 76).


Stormalong, Lads, Stormy

Stormalong an' around we'll go,
   - Ol' Stormalong!
Oh, Stormalong an' around we'll go,
   - Stormalong, lads, stormy.

                *2*
If ever you go to Liverpool,
If ever you go to Liverpool,

                *3*
To Liverpool that packet school,
To Liverpool that packet school,

                *4*
Yankee sailors ye'll see there,
Yankee sailors ye'll see there,

                *5*
With red-topped boots an' short cut hair,
With red-topped boots an' short cut hair,

                *6*
There 's Liverpool Pat with his tarpaulin hat,
An' 'Frisco Jim, the packet rat.

                *7*
Wake up, yer bitch, 'n' let us in,
Get up, yer bitch, 'n' service us gin.

                *8*
Oh, I wisht I wuz in Liverpool Town,
Them Liverpool judies I'd dance around.

                *9*
O long Stormy-stormalong,
O long Stormy-stormalong.