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Lyr Req: outward/homeward bound

13 Sep 02 - 09:00 PM (#783540)
Subject: outward/homeward bound
From: Mr Happy

song from a long time ago, part of chorus was 'get up jack, let john sit down'

more words anyone?

13 Sep 02 - 09:24 PM (#783553)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: outward/homeward bound
From: masato sakurai

OUTWARD AND HOMEWARD BOUND is in the DT.

~Masato

13 Sep 02 - 09:27 PM (#783555)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: outward/homeward bound
From: masato sakurai

Another version: Homeward Bound.

13 Sep 02 - 09:41 PM (#783563)
Subject: Lyr Add: TO PENSACOLA TOWN WE'LL BID ADIEU
From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca

That second one which Masato referenced is:

    TO PENSACOLA TOWN WE'LL BID ADIEU / HOMEWARD BOUND
1
To Pensacola town we'll bid adieu,
To lovely Kate and pretty Sue.
Our anchor's weighed and our sails unfurled,
We're bound for to plough this watery world.

CHORUS: You know we're outward bound,
Hurrah, we're outward bound!

2
The wind blows hard from the east nor-east,
Our ship sails ten knots at least,
The skipper will our wants supply,
And while we've grog we'll ne'er say die.

3
And should we touch at Malabar,
Or any other port so far,
Our skipper will tip the chink,
And just like fishes we will drink.

4
And now our three years it is out,
It's very near time we back'd about;
And when we're home, and do get free,
O, won't we have a jolly spree.

5
And now we'll haul into the docks,
Where all the pretty girls come in flocks,
And one to the other they will say,
"Here comes Jack with his three years' pay!"

6
And now we'll haul to the "Dog and Bell,"
Where there's good liquor for to sell,
In comes old Archer with a smile,
Saying, "Drink, my lads, it's worth your while."

7
But when our money's all gone and spent,
And none to be borrowed nor none to be lent,
In comes old Archer with a frown,
Saying, "Get up, Jack, let John sit down."

    Note: These exact lyrics can by bound in American Sea Songs and Chanteys, by Frank Shay (Norton, 1948)

29 Sep 02 - 05:27 PM (#793633)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: outward/homeward bound
From: Mr Happy

thanks to all! [better late than never]

30 Sep 02 - 05:30 AM (#793891)
Subject: Lyr Add: HOMEWARD BOUND (Ian Campbell Folk Group)
From: GUEST,Roberto

This is the version sung by the Ian Campbell Folk Group

HOMEWARD BOUND

To Liverpool docks we bid adieu,
To Suke, and Sal, and Kittie too.
The anchor's weighed. the sails unfurl.
We're bound to cross the watery world.

CHORUS: For you know we're homeward bound.
Hurrah, we're homeward bound.

The wind it blows from the east-nor'east.
Our ship will scud ten knots at least.
The purser will our wants supply,
So while with life we'll never say die. CHORUS

And should we touch at Malabar,
Or any other port as far,
Our purser he will tip the chink,
And just like fishes we will drink. CHORUS

And when we're hauled into Liverpool docks,
Them bloomers all come 'round in flocks.
Them pretty girls, we hear 'em say,
"Here comes Jack with his twelve-month pay." CHORUS

And when we get to the Dog and Bell,
Where there's good vittle for to sell,
In comes Archie with a smile.
"Drink up me lads, it's worth your while." CHORUS

And when Jack's money is gone and spent,
There's none to be borrowed, no more to be lent.
In comes Archie with a frown,
"Get up now, Jack. Let John sit down!"

CHORUS: For you know you're outward bound.
Hurrah, you're outward bound.

HTML line breaks added. --JoeClone, 2-Oct-02.

22 Nov 16 - 07:43 PM (#3822165)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: outward/homeward bound
From: BrooklynJay

Can someone provide the chords?


Jay

22 Nov 16 - 08:03 PM (#3822169)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: outward/homeward bound
From: GUEST,Guest

Chords??

It's a forebitter, none of that accompanied crap!

Stanley Hugill is turning in his grave.

23 Nov 16 - 02:46 PM (#3822303)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: outward/homeward bound
From: Steve Gardham

It may well have become a forebitter but it was written by William Upton for the stage in about 1790. See the Universal Songster.

23 Nov 16 - 04:42 PM (#3822314)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: outward/homeward bound
From: BrooklynJay

At the Sunnyside Singers (in Queens, New York) there is an Irish fellow named Martin Daly who does a lovely version of this song, accompanying himself on the guitar. It's the version I'm most familiar with, and, of course, I've forgotten who Martin told me he got it from. (I believe it was Jimmy something-or-other, but I just can't recall anything more.)

Next time I see Martin I'll have to remind myself to ask him for the details.


Jay

22 Mar 20 - 12:35 PM (#4041319)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: outward/homeward bound
From: GUEST,Julia L

Hi folks- any ideas about the term "tip the chink"?

thanks

22 Mar 20 - 12:56 PM (#4041327)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: outward/homeward bound
From: John MacKenzie

I always assumed that means pay a cash bribe/bill.

22 Mar 20 - 02:41 PM (#4041353)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: outward/homeward bound
From: Phil Cooper

And here, I thought it was about Tom Paxton's song Outward Bound, or Paul Simon's Homeward Bound. I was wondering how they'd get mixed up. Good post anyway.

22 Mar 20 - 03:13 PM (#4041370)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: outward/homeward bound
From: GUEST,Lighter

"Tip" means to give (hence modern "tip," a gratuity or bit of useful information or advice).

"Chink," for many decades, meant money; in this case, pay.

So the phrase "The purser he will tip the chink" means he'll lay the bread on us.

22 Mar 20 - 07:22 PM (#4041419)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: outward/homeward bound
From: GUEST,Julia L

Thanks- so nothing to do with Chinese ?

22 Mar 20 - 08:02 PM (#4041444)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: outward/homeward bound
From: GUEST,Lighter

Nope.

29 Mar 20 - 02:57 PM (#4042928)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: outward/homeward bound
From: Jim Dixon

From The Boy on the Farm, and Other Narratives in Verse by Murray Whiting Ferris (New York, 1916), page 104:
When on the train, you first take off your coat and then your collar,
Dine at a Chinese restaurant; get lunch for half a dollar.
To your surprise you are refreshed by what you eat and drink,
You get your fill of sundry foods, and then you tip the “Chink.”
From The Girl Scout Pioneers; Or, Winning the First B.C. by Lillian C. Garis (New York, 1920), page 140:
"Wasn't it funny how we all laughed on the question of earning fifty cents," remarked Jeanette. "Looked as if we thought earning money was a big joke."

"No, that wasn't it, Jean," corrected Dora. "It was making it fifty cents. Why, that wouldn't tip the 'chink' who irons our shirtwaists," and the original laugh was encored.

29 Mar 20 - 02:59 PM (#4042929)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: outward/homeward bound
From: Jim Dixon

Oops! Sorry; I missed a lot of other examples. Those might not be a fair selection.

29 Mar 20 - 03:27 PM (#4042932)
Subject: Lyr Add: LANDLADY CASEY (1799)
From: Jim Dixon

Another example of "tip the chink":

From The Comic Songster: Or Laughing Companion ... Fourth Edition (London, 1789), page 7:

LANDLADY CASEY.
Sung by Mrs. Kennedy, in Fontainbleau.

The British lion is my sign,
A roaring trade I drive on;
Right English usage—neat French wine
A landlady may thrive on:
At table d'hôte to eat and drink,
Let French and English mingle;
And while to me they tip the chink,
Faith, let the glasses jingle.

CHORUS: Your rhino rattle,
Come men and cattle,
Come all to Mrs. Casey:
Of trouble and money,
My jewel, my honey,
I warrant I'll make you easy.

When dressed and seated in my bar,
Let 'squire, or beau, or belle come;
Let Captains kiss me if they dare,
It's "Sir, you're kindly welcome!"
On shuffle, cog, and slip, I wink,
Let rooks and pigeons mingle;
And if to me they bring the chink,
Faith, let the glasses jingle.

Let love fly here on silken wings,
His tricks I still connive at;
The lover who would say soft things,
Shall have a room in private:
On pleasure I am pleased to wink,
So lips in kisses mingle;
For while to me they bring the chink,
Faith, let the glasses jingle.


[Rhino is another old slang word for money.]

29 Mar 20 - 03:45 PM (#4042940)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: outward/homeward bound
From: Jim Dixon

Go here: Green’s Dictionary of Slang: chink and hover your cursor over any of the little vertical marks along the timeline; a little window will open up that shows you a quotation.

31 Mar 20 - 01:12 PM (#4043395)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: outward/homeward bound
From: leeneia

Here are some chords for this song from the stage c. 1790. Once in the while the first note of a measure is not harmonious, so I picked the best chord for three out of four notes. It's in the key of D, 2/4 time. Sticks and dots are in the DT.

[pick-up notes]To the

[D] Liverpool docks we'll bid adieu to

[G]Sal and Kate an'

[D]Bessie, too. The

[G]anchor's aweigh an' our

[D]sails are unfurled And we're

[A]bound to

[D]plow the

[A]wat'ry world. Hur-

[D]rah, we're outward

[A]bou-ou-ound. Hur-

[G]rah, we're

[D]outward bound.
==========================
It's a good tune.

31 Mar 20 - 03:53 PM (#4043419)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: outward/homeward bound
From: Steve Gardham

Where did you get the 1790 version from, Leeneia? Does it give Upton as writer?