Noreen (and any other Shellbacks who might be interested)

Here are the words for "Sing 'em loud" aka "Shanty session plan B", which arrived just before noon, and the start of Jim Mageean's shanty session, in the Endeavour on 22 August at Whitby Folk Week. It was just after Theresa Tooley won the shanty competition at Saltburn. Plan A was for all the women singers (except Theresa) to sit near where Jim was expected to start the singing, so our repertoire of shanties wouldn't have been exhausted by the time the singing reached them. Plan B was the result of someone suggesting that by day 4 of his maritime singarounds Jim might have decided to send the singing round in the other direction... of course, Theresa can't actually sing this!

I'm feeling sad and so forlorn Sing 'em loud Can't help the gender I was born Sing 'em loud

We weedy women high and shrill Sing 'em loud Can't compete with Jim or Bill Sing 'em loud

While they are belting out each word Sing 'em loud We women struggle to be heard Sing 'em loud

But there is one who breaks the rule she Sings 'em loud Her name it is Theresa Tooley, she Sings 'em loud

TUNE: Bring 'em down