071 - Der Hamborger Veermaster

This song was sung as a capstan anchor shanty, especially when raising the "mud-hook".
The low German version, very popular from known to every German sailing-ship man, was sung aboard the German four-masted barque Pamir as late as1951. Thanks to Gunnar Weigant, to help with the learning of the "Platt Deutsche" dialect pronunciation.
"Shanties from the Seven Seas" by Stan Hugill (1st ed: p 112).



Der Hamborger Veermaster


Ick heff mol en Hamborger Veermaster sehn,
   - To my hoodah, to my hoodah!
De Masten so scheef as den Schipper sien Been.
   - To my hoodah, hoodah, ho!


   - Blow, boys, blow for Californio,
   - There is plenty of gold, so I am told,
   - On the banks of Sacramento.


                            *2*
Dat Deck weer von Isen, vull Schiet un vull Smeer,
Dat weer de Schietgäng eer schönstes Pläseer.

                            *3*
Dat Logis weer vull Wanzen, de Kombüs weur vull Dreck,
De Beschüten, de leupen von sülven all weg.

                            *4*
Dat Soltfleesch weer gröön, un de Speck weer vull Maden,
Kööm gev dat blots an Wiehnachtsobend.

                            *5*
Un wulln wi mol seil'n, ik segg dat jo nur,
Denn lööp he dree vörut und veer wedder retur.

                            *6*
As dat Schipp, so weer ok de Kaptain,
De Lüd for dat Schipp weern ok blots schanghait.