What your favorite sea shanty?

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: MMario
Date: 30 May 02 - 04:10 PM

Lewssee - any I am hearing sung by Barry Finn, Celtic Soul, and a few others. I imagine I'd pretty well like any I'd hear sung by a number of other people as well - but haven't had a chance yet!

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: Morticia
Date: 30 May 02 - 04:40 PM

I love almost all of them but if I had to choose, I think it would be Bulljine Run followed closely by Paddy Lay Back

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: Peter Kasin
Date: 01 Jun 02 - 12:47 AM

I like that one too, Morticia. "Take a turn around the CAPSLOCK heave a 'Spaw!"

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: Genie
Date: 01 Jun 02 - 07:04 AM

There's one I like that has a main "hook" line (repeated refrain line) "A ... wouldn't do me any harm." [I've heard such verses as "A pint of good ale wouldn't do me any harm," "A night with a lass wouldn't ...", etc.] You can insert whatever it is that wouldn't do you any harm. I couldn't find this in the forum or DT, and I don't know the name.

I also like Haul Away, Joe; Banks of Sicily; New York Girls; Ridin' On A Donkey; and several of the ones mentioned above.

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: curmudgeon
Date: 01 Jun 02 - 07:16 AM

Roll the Old Chariot Along

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: donal
Date: 01 Jun 02 - 07:43 AM

Peter Kagan and the wind - as sung by Makem and Clancy - great song.

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: Gareth
Date: 01 Jun 02 - 08:31 AM

Sorry Snuffy - Came to this thread a little late

Hob y Deri Dando

1. Ni bu ferch erioed cyn laned
Hob y deri dando,
Ni bu ferch erioed cyn wyned
Dyna ganu eto;
Ni bu neb o ferched dynion
Siân fwyn Siân
Nes na hon i dori 'nghalon

Cytgan:
Siân fwyn tyrd i'r llwyn,
Seiniwn glod i Siani fach fwyn:
Sian fwyn tyrd i'r llwyn,
Seiniwn glod i Siani fach fwyn

2. Gwyn eu byd yr adar gwylltion
Hob y deri dando;
Hwy gânt fynd i'r fynnon
Dyna ganu eto;
Weithiau i'r môr a weithiau i'r mynydd,
Siân fwyn Siân,
A dod adref yn ddigerydd

Cytgan:

3. Tros y môr y mae fy nghalon
Hob y deri dando;
Tros y môr y mae fochneidion,
Dyna ganu eto:
Dros y môr y mae fanwylyd
Siân fwyn Siân
Sy'n fy meddwl i bob munud

-or-
.
1. Wyt ti'n hoffi dyri, Derwydd?
Hob y deri dando,
Unwaith oerais i o'th herwydd,
Dyna ganu eto;
Ym mhob ardal y mae brydôn,
Canig hen y co',
Pwy na allant ddweud penillion hen gân co',
Canig hen y co'
Hob y deri dan y to.

2. Buom unwaith yn gariadon,
Hob y deri dando,
Ti a geisiasist dorri 'nghalon,
Dyna ganu eto;
Am funudyn pwy fu'n
Hidio druan am dy dro?
Deri dando, wyt ti'n gwrando hen gân co'?
Canig hen y co',
Hob y deri dan y to.

Translated ( but not by me )

1. Never was there maiden sweeter,
Hob y deri dano
More alluring, livelier, neater
Hob y deri dando
Nor one to my fancy nearer
Jane, sweet Jane
There is no one I love dearer

Chorus:

Jane, run down the lane,
There in the grove we'll kiss again
Jane, run down the lane,
There in the grove we'll kiss again

2. Blessed are the wild birds flying
Hob y deri dano;
They're full free, there's no denying,
Hob y deri dano;
Free to linger or to hasten,
Jane, sweet Jane;
And come home with none to chasten;

Chorus:

3. Now, o'er seas, my heart is crying,
Hob y deri dando;
O'er the seas, O hear me sighing,
Hob y deri dando;
O'er the seas my soul comes winging,
Jane, sweet Jane;
Where your golden voice is ringing,

Chorus:

Jane, sing in the the lane,
There in the grove we'll kiss again
Jane, sing in the lane,
There in the grove we'll kiss again

-or-

1. Low ye hills in ocean lie
Hob y derri dando
Hide not Meirion from my eye
Hob y derri dando
Still one view oh let me take
Down derri down
Ere my longing heart doth break
Chorus:

Down down hie derri down
My darling Mary do not frown
Down down hie derri down
My darling Mary do not frown.

2. O'er the seas hath flown my heart
Hob y derri dando
O'er the seas my sighs depart
Hob y derri dando
And o'er the seas must she be sought
Down derri down
Who lives yet always in my thought

Chorus:

3. 'Neath the seas shall I reside
Hob y derri dando
'Neath the water and the tide
Hob y derri dando
For my longing heart did break
Down derri down
When she another love did take

Chorus

Gareth

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: Snuffy
Date: 01 Jun 02 - 12:33 PM

Diolch yn fawr, Butty.

WassaiL! V

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: banjomad (inactive)
Date: 01 Jun 02 - 02:46 PM

a lot of people do not seem to know what a sea shanty is, read Stan Hugill, and listen to the ' Keelers ' My own favourite is ' Sally Racket ' obscene but a proper shanty. Love Dave

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: Peter Kasin
Date: 01 Jun 02 - 04:05 PM

Hob Y Derri Dando is a proper chantey. It was used at the capstan.

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: Peter Kasin
Date: 02 Jun 02 - 03:29 AM

I should add that it was probably originally a shore folksong, later adapted by sailors for shipboard work at the capstan.

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: Skipper Jack
Date: 02 Jun 02 - 09:03 AM

Hob Y Derri Dando (And thanks for the Welsh version, Gareth!)

The Baggies, however use the words from another capstan shanty "Mochyn Du" (Black Pig) to the tune of Hob Y Derri Dando. The Mochyn Du version has the chorus:- "Wuz you ever saw?" Or "Did you ever see, Did you ever see, did you ever see, such a funny thing before?"

You can find a couple of versions of Hob Y Derri Dando in Stan Hugill's book, "Shanties From The Seven Seas."

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: Snuffy
Date: 02 Jun 02 - 06:20 PM

I finally found the thread I was looking for Lyr Add: Hob-i-derry Dando with great postings from Abby Sale and sian, west wales to name but two.

As Abby said "I think the point of all this is that looking at a single version just doesn't afford the wonderful transitions of the song from Love to satire to chanty to bawdy to sing-along."

WassaiL! V

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: curmudgeon
Date: 02 Jun 02 - 08:03 PM

Dave -- Little Sally Racket is not obscene, unless you have a dirty mind or think like a sailor. Part of the enduring charm of the shanties and forebitters was their use of hints and innuendoes(sp?; it's very tired out right now). Jack was always aware that a gentleperson might be in earshot of a song and thus couched meanings in words only understood by shipmates and Judies.

Skipper Jack -- the refrain you cite is the same as Cosher Bailey, a Welsh song about a railroad.

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: Peter Kasin
Date: 02 Jun 02 - 08:15 PM

Then there's "Kosher Bailey," a Gefilte fish song.

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: AR282
Date: 03 Jun 02 - 04:23 PM

Gotta go with Billy Riley, Down the Bay to Juliana, Barrett's Privateers, Eliza Lee.

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: GUEST,Just Amy
Date: 03 Jun 02 - 04:55 PM

Okay, I like all of the ones mentioned here and all of the ones that we didn't mention like "We'll have another drink before the Boat shoves off." Anything from Stan Hugill's books, anything from the Navy song book, and anything from "Shantey men and Shantey Boys" the Doerfflinger book. All the ones on Tom Lewis's CD "Surfacing" And finally - All of them!

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: GUEST,jack bell
Date: 03 Jun 02 - 05:17 PM

I would have to say in no particular order:

Donkey Riding (The Black Family Version)

South Australia (The Pogues Version)

Row Down (The Transports)

Jack

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: Charley Noble
Date: 03 Jun 02 - 05:18 PM

One of my newer favorites is this ancient shanty that is an obvious precurser to a 1950's rock song; the chorus and first verse run something like this:

Chorus:

Wake up, Susiana, wake up!
Wake up, Susiana, wake up!

We've both been sound asleep – Umph!
Wake up, Susiana, and weep – Umph!
Blue Peter's flying, there's no denying,
We're in trouble deep!
Wake up, Susiana! – Umph!
Wake up, Susiana! – Umph!
We gotta ship out! (CHO)

There should be more verses, if you're interested, mouldering away in the Mudcat thread tangle.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: Deda
Date: 03 Jun 02 - 11:48 PM

Haul Away Joe -- I love the bit about "King Louis was the king of France, before the revolution"
But then he got his head cut off, which spoiled his constitution.."
-- Well, sure I guess it would at that, tee hee.

As a kid I listened (often) to Burl Ives' "Down the Sea in Ships" record, which had several real chanteys plus just a lot of lovely and fun songs about the sea -- like Eddystone Light, et multa alia. "Jack was every inch a sailor..."

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: MikeOQuinn
Date: 04 Jun 02 - 09:04 PM

I'd have to say that one of my favorites is "Dark Lady." "Pump Shanty" is another good one, along with "Sailor's Prayer."

-Mike

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: GUEST,Zebra
Date: 05 May 13 - 05:24 PM

I doubt anyone's still on this thread, but how the HECK have we got this far without mentioning Port Isaac's Fisherman's Friends?!?!?!?!?!? 'Tis traitorous!! I love everything and anything they have sung!! So yes- favourite shanty of all time has now become favourite band of all time.... Which must sound weird if you knew that I'm a teenage lass!!!!!!!
:{D <----- Jon Cleave moustache. This is how much of a fangirl I am lol!!

Z xx

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: GUEST,Paul Rasmussen
Date: 08 Jul 13 - 06:07 PM

In response to Mr. Hammond: I know the song, "Lament for the Landlocked Whale"- I wrote it. I'm glad you like it!

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: GUEST,Liz
Date: 08 Jul 13 - 06:16 PM

Around the Bay of Mexico - The Wilson Family - Awesome!!!

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 09 Jul 13 - 03:47 AM

My favourite is John Dameray.

I would also love to learn the Grey Goose shanty - does anyone know where I can get a recording? Youtube would be MOST convenient but when I last searched most of the stuff I found was about a funny spirit drink. I have seen the mudcat thread - http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=89359

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: doc.tom
Date: 09 Jul 13 - 04:30 AM

PM me, Richard, we'll see what we can do about Grey Goose!

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: GUEST,Tim
Date: 09 Jul 13 - 07:16 AM

I love singing `The Dogger Bank' great chorus...

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: kendall
Date: 09 Jul 13 - 12:44 PM

Bound for the Rio Grand.

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: GUEST,eldergirl
Date: 09 Jul 13 - 01:14 PM

Our mate Dave does a great version of Frankie's Trade, which I only came across this year. Love the song, and yes, I know it's Kipling and the tune is by Peter Bellamy, thanks. Sea song, not shanty. Also, Mollymauk; Barrett's Privateers; General Taylor; Hilo Johnny Hilo. And Bold Reilly.

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: Gibb Sahib
Date: 09 Jul 13 - 10:09 PM

kendall wins this thread.

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: Sailor Ron
Date: 10 Jul 13 - 08:17 AM

Whilst I like lots of shanties my favourites are The gils of Chili, Bully in the Alley, Hi'land laddie pull down below. When it comes to 'non-shanty' seasongs, it has to be Mollymawk.

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: Dave Sutherland
Date: 10 Jul 13 - 08:33 AM

"Rueben Ranzo", "Blow Boys Blow" and of course "Paddy Lay Back" the King of them all.

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: Elmore
Date: 10 Jul 13 - 08:58 AM

Sammy's Bar.

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Nov 23 - 08:22 PM

Hello people from 2000 I'm from 2023

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: GUEST,jim bainbridge
Date: 28 Nov 23 - 06:02 AM

nothing from me- the less I hear of 'sea shanties' the better I like it

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: GUEST,RJM
Date: 28 Nov 23 - 11:55 AM

I find them useful in certain club or festival situations as a way of getting audience participation and encouragin chorus singing.

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 28 Nov 23 - 01:14 PM

I've changed my mind in the last 21 years

New York Girls

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 28 Nov 23 - 06:24 PM

Lowlands

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: GUEST,Guest from Australia
Date: 29 Nov 23 - 03:18 AM

Cape Cod Girls

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: Mrrzy
Date: 29 Nov 23 - 09:23 AM

Currently (see what I did there?), Up and Away by my current favorite group.

Here is a video some talented person made of it, set to Anime vsuals.

Or rather, the visuals are set to the tune?

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: GUEST,jim bainbridge
Date: 29 Nov 23 - 11:57 AM

My old pal the late Alex McKie of Felling-on-Tyne once said 'I'll sing yese a shanty then' & sand

'It's only a shanty in old shanty town'- great singer & much preferable to any shanty I ever heard....

Subject: RE: What your favorite sea shanty?
From: Bill D
Date: 29 Nov 23 - 04:06 PM

I like "The Ebeneezer"... a pumping shanty (when done at real pumping speed.)