Subject: From Dogger Bank to grey Grimsby From: GUEST,Stuart Reed Date: 02 Dec 00 - 01:19 PM Does anyone know from which song this fragment comes? Many thanks in advance Stuart Reed |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: From Dogger Bank to grey Grimsby From: Malcolm Douglas Date: 02 Dec 00 - 01:44 PM The "Digitrad and Forum Search" box on the main Forum page is always the best thing to try first, though unfortunately it seems to come and go... however, it's working at the moment. If you were to type dogger bank into it, it would find you the song, which I posted in another thread quite recently. Here is a short-cut to it in case the Search is broken again by the time you get back: The Dogger Bank Malcolm |
Subject: Lyr Add: THE DOGGER BANK (?) (from Peter Bellamy) From: GUEST,George Henderson - Nenagh Singers Circle Date: 02 Dec 00 - 01:50 PM I got this from the late and great Peter Bellamy: THE DOGGER BANK Sailing o'er the Dogger Bank, wasn't it a treat? The wind a-blowing East Northeast, we had to give her sheet. You should ha' seen us rally, the wind a-blowing free, A passage from the Dogger Bank to Great Grimsby.
CHORUS: So watch your twinker. She's a proper Ju-be-Ju.
The Captain he's a son of a gun. he loves a drop of good ale.
We're the boys to make the noise when we come home from sea.
So watch your twinker as down the street she came, |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: From Dogger Bank to grey Grimsby From: Malcolm Douglas Date: 02 Dec 00 - 02:02 PM Ah, yes, a few differences from the version I posted, and an extra verse. Do you happen to know if Peter got that from Sam Larner? Malcolm |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: From Dogger Bank to grey Grimsby From: GUEST,George Henderson Date: 02 Dec 00 - 02:05 PM Sorry Don't know. but they hail from the same area so I suppose he did. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: From Dogger Bank to grey Grimsby From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 02 Dec 00 - 05:29 PM I thought it was from Bob Roberts. Tim Laycock sings it with the New Scorpion Band (and without). |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: From Dogger Bank to grey Grimsby From: Susanne (skw) Date: 03 Dec 00 - 07:50 AM Is that a trad. song? It's in the radio ballad 'Singing the Fishing', and I've also got a version by Dave Goulder. Any more info on its history? (PS: Wolfgang, this was the one I was asking you about.) |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: From Dogger Bank to grey Grimsby From: GUEST Date: 03 Dec 00 - 04:31 PM See 'Cruise of the Bigler' |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: From Dogger Bank to grey Grimsby From: Susanne (skw) Date: 03 Dec 00 - 07:51 PM Thanks, Guest. I only looked at it afterwards. Another question: I haven't compared the words above to what Dave Goulder sings, but I remember he also uses the sounds Ju-be-ju (or something). Can anyone explain what this is supposed to mean? Thanks! |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: From Dogger Bank to grey Grimsby From: GUEST Date: 03 Dec 00 - 08:05 PM See 'Jump up on the juberju' in Joanna Colcord's book, the name of which escapes me. I know it's on the shelf here, but since I've just come back from the pub, I'll leave it 'til tomorrow! |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: From Dogger Bank to grey Grimsby From: Susanne (skw) Date: 04 Dec 00 - 07:42 PM Thanks, Guest. Unfortunately there are no Joanna Colcord books on my shelf, and they're somewhat hard to get in Germany, so I'm still asking for help. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: From Dogger Bank to grey Grimsby From: Wolfgang Date: 05 Dec 00 - 04:16 AM Thanks, Susanne (and Malcolm), that was one of the songs on 'Singing the fishing' I had not identified yet. Wolfgang |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: From Dogger Bank to grey Grimsby From: Mr Happy Date: 01 Mar 04 - 06:35 AM Gary & Vera Aspey used to do this one years ago. The first line of chorus they sang was a little different from, 'So watch your twinker, She's a proper Ju-be-Ju' It went 'So watch your twigger ,She's a proper Ju-be-Ju' |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: From Dogger Bank to grey Grimsby From: nutty Date: 01 Mar 04 - 12:12 PM There is a complete version in the Bodleian Library although, unfortunately, a date is not given. The broadside contains more verses than either the Peter Bellamy or Sam Larner versions. If I get time I'll transcribe it .... meanwhile it can be viewed here ..... The Grimsby Fisherman Just click on the looking glass to expand the image and make it readable |
Subject: ADD: The Grimsby Fishermen From: nutty Date: 01 Mar 04 - 01:01 PM The Grimsby Fisherman I'm a rarum tarum fisherman that sail from Grimsby town And in the "Lion " and "Kitching" I've had many up and down But when I've spent me stocker-bait and had a little spree Then away I crack on board a smack to plow the stormy sea Chorus Then watch us , twig us , we're a proper juba jue Give her a sheet and let her rip, we're the boys to put her through You ought to see her rally and the wind a blowing free On the passage from the Fisher-bank to Great Grimsby Our Skipper's a Shanghai rooster that loves a drop of good ale Our second additions a rip-stone pippin, that's seen the inside of a jail Our Third-hand's been a bushranger, the Dickey as came from the diles And to judge from his looks, I'm certain our Cook is a native of African wilds From the Captain down to the caili? Cook, we're a Vandedecken crew A Liverpool Irish packet rat and a son of a Kangeroo We've got one of the Forty Thieves, a Bendigo Birmingham hoop And in every ring-tail Monkey-man you'd recognise our cook When we get a trip on board, for Grimsby town we steer The only thing that's in our head is Mrs Sargeant's beer We crack on all the canvas boys, and battle through every gale Until the Spurm? is left astern, and then we take in sail Sailing over the Dogger-Bank, isn't it a treat And the wind being in the E.N.E., we had to give her sheet We were running wing and wing until we sighted Cleethorpes pier And when the voyage was ended we're the boys to gobble the beer We're the boys to make a noise when we come home from sea Like Pell Mells Swells we booze the girls and cause a jubilee We'd dance and shout and halloo out and roll about the floor Until our rent is all spent and then we book for more |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: From Dogger Bank to grey Grimsby From: Mr Happy Date: 01 Mar 04 - 06:18 PM nutty, that's a cracking version- thanks- i'll try it out soon! |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: From Dogger Bank to grey Grimsby From: Micca Date: 02 Mar 04 - 01:25 PM nutty, I would guess that your 2 question marks are 1 I would think that would be "galley cook", and 2 Spurn point and its light ship at the mouth of the Humber you would come round the lightship coming from The Dogger and bear up for Grimsby, they would be cutting it a bit fie if they only stated reducing sail as they came round it, I think, ask Skipjack! I would guess the Van Der Decken crew comes from the Legendary skipper of the Flying Dutchman!!! |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: From Dogger Bank to grey Grimsby From: vectis Date: 02 Mar 04 - 07:25 PM Stuart There is also a local version from Littlehampton give me a ring and i'll give you the words Mary |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: From Dogger Bank to grey Grimsby From: Joe Offer Date: 03 Mar 04 - 12:25 AM There's a bit of an entry on this song at folktrax.org
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