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28 Jan 03 - 03:05 PM (#876835) Subject: Lyr Req: Shanty Man From: GUEST,Kelly Hia, I'm only a young folkie (13) and I'm looking to expand my repetoir (sp?!) Recently I heard a woman sing a really nice chorus song when i was away for a weekend with the folk club i go to. I assume the song's called Get away you Shanty Man, but I'm not sure. Anyway, I'll give you the chorus (seeing as it's the only thing i can remember!) Shanty man Oh! Shanty man Who'll give a birth to a shanty man? I'll sing you a song of a world gone wrong Cos they got no use for the shanty man Thats about as accurate as I can remember. I'd be really apreciative if anyone could send me the full lyrics for this song. Thanks all Kelly |
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28 Jan 03 - 03:29 PM (#876860) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Get Away You Shanty Man From: GUEST,MCP Put shantyman in the Filter box, set the Age drop down to All and press the Refresh button and you'll find a thread with the words in. Mick |
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28 Jan 03 - 03:33 PM (#876866) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Get Away You Shanty Man From: Harry Basnett Hi, Kelly..... Bring up 'S' in the DigiTrad box and clock on 'Browse'...scroll down all the song titles on that page and click on 'Shantyman' (2). That's the song you want (written by Bob Watson). All the best and good luck with your singing..........Harry Basnett. |
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28 Jan 03 - 03:58 PM (#876893) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Get Away You Shanty Man From: breezy pm me if your near St Albans,we have opportunities for rookie enthusiasts. |
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28 Jan 03 - 06:14 PM (#877004) Subject: Lyr Add: SHANTYMAN (Bob Watson) From: radriano Hi Kelly, The song you are looking for is called "Shantyman." Every verse follows the pattern shown in the first verse: SHANTYMAN Written by Bob Watson From The Shanty Crew's 1989 record Stand To Yer Ground (PROP 1885A) Now modern ships carry mighty funny gear Chorus: And away, get away, you shantyman Ain't seen a halyard in many's a year Chorus: An' they got no use for a shantyman Slick new fittings are all your style Chorus: And away, get away, you shantyman All very clever, but it just ain't right Chorus: An' they got no use for a shantyman Full chorus: Shantyman, oh, shantyman Who's got a berth for a shantyman? Sing you a song of a world gone wrong When they got no use for a shantyman Levers to jerk and buttons to press And real live sailors they need them less Pushing on the buttons and hauling on the levers And they got no use for horny-handed heavers The cargo is stored in a polythene pack Raised and lowered by a dry bollocks jack Floating computer dressed up like a ship Skippered and crewed by a micro chip Soon they'll be sailing by remote control An' that'll be pleasing to the owners' souls They'll send their ships from dock to dock All sat upon their arses in an office block New-fangled gear's no use to you When you're off Cape Horn with your fuses blew Then's the time for to curse the day You sent your shantyman away A sailor's life it once was hard Laid out aloft on a tops'l yard Now it don't matter if the winds blow high You can take force ten with your feet still dry Old-time ways are forgotten and gone For no-one listens to a shantyman's song Things no longer as they used to be It's the knacker's yard for the likes of me Listen at night and you might hear A ghostly sound on the quiet air Is it a voice from the distant past Or just a breeze in the radar mast? |
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28 Jan 03 - 07:47 PM (#877090) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Get Away You Shanty Man From: Charley Noble The Shanty Crew is a fine British group of traditional style sea music singers, who do some of their singing aboard the Cuddy Sark at the Maritime Museum in Greenwich. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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28 Jan 03 - 08:59 PM (#877172) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Get Away You Shanty Man From: Snuffy Cuddy? |
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28 Jan 03 - 11:04 PM (#877228) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Get Away You Shanty Man From: Gypsy Young sibling, you are not "only" anything. You are embarking on a wonderful journey, and i give you welcome.......... |
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29 Jan 03 - 04:49 AM (#877400) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Get Away You Shanty Man From: breezy tt |
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29 Jan 03 - 05:56 AM (#877428) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Get Away You Shanty Man From: Dave Bryant Stop the cradle-snatching Breezy ! Charley - How much is Chris Roche paying you to say that ? |
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29 Jan 03 - 08:52 AM (#877527) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Get Away You Shanty Man From: Charley Noble Snuffy and Breezy- Haven't you heard of the Cutty Sark's famous dinghy the Cuddy Sark? Well, that was probably well before your time... Charley Ignoble |
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29 Jan 03 - 09:32 AM (#877552) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Get Away You Shanty Man From: Dave Bryant Not before Breezy's time - I can remember him singing with the Billy Cotton Band when I was a young lad. |
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29 Jan 03 - 12:31 PM (#877691) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Get Away You Shanty Man From: GUEST,JohnB Not sure what country you are in Kelly but Johnny Collins in England has it on one of his CD's too. I don't remeber which one but that comes with being much older than 13. Keep up the good work though and in another 40 years you will have forgotten as much as us other oldsters. JohnB in Canada not England. |
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29 Jan 03 - 07:26 PM (#878023) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Get Away You Shanty Man From: breezy I'll check it out with JC. Bryant bitching again. How went Brimmo at the Tudor? |