Sea Chantey Lyrics, MIDI tunes, & MP3's

Subject: And now, a Parlor Song
From: shipcmo
Date: 31 Mar 11 - 07:57 AM

X:1
T:The heaving of the lead
L:1/16
M:C
K:Eb
z8 z2 (E3F) | G4 G4 F4 (A3F) | E4 D4 E6 B,2 | (E2F2) (G2A2) B6 B2 | (c2d2) (e2c2) B6 B2 | e6 d2 c6 B2 | (=A2G2) (F2E2) D6 F2 | B4 B4 (G2c2) (d2e2) | B4 =A4 B6 z2 | z8 z4 z2 B2 | e6 e2 (e2d4) e2 | (d2c2) c4 (d4B4) z2 B2 | (B2G4) c2 (A2F4) B2 | (G2E4) =A2 HB8 | E3 E F4 E8 | G3 G A4 HG4 G2 | (F2c2) (B2A2) (A2G2) (B2G2) | (F2c2) (B2A2) (A2G2) (B2G2) | (A2G2) (F2G2) (A2G2) (A2G2) (A2B2) | (c2B2) (c2d2) He6 z2 | G6 A2 (G2F8) | (E8E4) z2 ||
w:F or Eng land, when wi th fav' ring gale, Our gal - - lant ship up chan - - nel steer'd; And scud ding un der ea - - sy sail, The high blue west - - ern land ap pear'd;   To heave the le ad the sea - man sp rung, And to - the pi - lot cheer - ly sung. "By the deep nine! "By the deep nine!" To he ave the - le ad the - sea - - man spr ung, And - to - - the - pi - - lot - cheer - - ly sung "By the de ep nine!"
W:
W:And bearing up to gain the port,
W: Some well-known object kept in view, --
W:An abbey-tower, a harbor-fort,
W: Or beacon to the vessel true;
W:While oft the lead the seaman flung,
W:And to the pilot cheerly sung,
W:   " By the mark -- seven! "
W:
W:And as the much-loved shore we near,
W: With transport we behold the roof
W:Where dwelt a friend or partner dear,
W: Of faith and love a matchless proof.
W:The lead once more the seaman flung,
W:And to the watchful pilot sung,
W:   " Quarter less -- five! "
W:
W:Now to her berth, the ship draws nigh:
W: We shorten sail, -- she feels the tide, --
W:"Stand clear the cable" is the cry, --
W:   The anchor's gone; we safely ride.
W:The watch is set, and through the night
W:We hear the seamen with delight
W:    Proclaim, -- " All's well! "


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Subject: RE: Sea Chantey Lyrics, MIDI tunes, & MP3's
From: Gibb Sahib
Date: 31 Mar 11 - 09:16 PM

Geo--

Thanks again for sharing the fascinating "Hala Hombre" song. Nice photo, too.

I'm also glad you are using YouTube to make some of this stuff accessible.

Subject: RE: Sea Chantey Lyrics, MIDI tunes, & MP3's
From: shipcmo
Date: 30 Apr 11 - 07:20 AM

At Lesley Nelson-Burns' site, click on
Shanties: Songs of Work on the Sea
          o A Hundred Years Ago
          o Aweigh, Santy Ano
          o The Black Ball Line
          o Blow the Man Down
          o Blow Boys, Blow!
          o Boney Was a Warrior
          o The Coasts of High Barbary
          o The Dead Horse
          o The Dreadnought
          o Drunken Sailor
          o Eliza Lee
          o Fire Down Below
          o The Fish of the Sea
          o The Golden Vanity
          o Hanging Johnny
          o Haul Away, Joe! (1)
          o Haul Away, Joe! (2)
          o Holy Ground Once More
          o Homeward Bound
          o The Lass of Swansea Town
          o Leave Her, Johnny
          o Maid of Amsterdam
          o New York Girls (1)
          o New York Girls (2)
          o Old Swansea Town Once More
          o On Board the Kangaroo
          o One More Day
          o The Ox-Eyed Man
          o Paddy Doyle's Boots
          o Paddy, Get Back
          o Paddy West
          o Reuben Ranzo
          o The Rio Grande
          o Rolling Home
          o The Sailor's Loves
          o Sally Brown
          o The Saucy Sailor Boy
          o Shenandoah
          o Storm Along
          o We'll Rant and We'll Roar
          o We're All Bound to Go
          o Whisky Johnnie
          o Won't You Go My Way?
          o Yankee Whalermen

Subject: RE: Sea Chantey Lyrics, MIDI tunes, & MP3's
From: GUEST,Charles Biada
Date: 13 Jun 11 - 12:25 AM

I recently recorded an expanded version Nancy Rhee. I'm not much of a singer, but hopefully my video will bring the song to the attention of people who are -- it is one tune that does not deserve to remain buried in Hatfield's (excellent) article.