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Thread #102326 Message #3138575
Posted By: GUEST,JimP
19-Apr-11 - 08:55 PM
Thread Name: Sailors' Songs or Chanties- Songbook Index
Subject: RE: Sailors' Songs or Chanties- Songbook Index
King's Book of Chanties, Oliver Dotson Co. (1918) is mentioned above, but it doesn't look like anyone's transcribed the index, so here it is, from my copy. I should say that this is just a small pamphlet, and although the titles of these chanteys are familiar, many of the verses are quite different from those currently sung (at least around here - grin). I've kept King's spellings.
LONG DRAG CHANTIES A Long Time Ago Blow, Boys, Blow Blow the Man Down Bony Was a Warrior Dead Horse, The Hanging Johnnie Leave Her, Johnny, Leave Her Reuben Ranzo Roll the Cotton Down Tom's Gone to Ilo Whisky for My Johnnie
SHORT DRAG CHANTIES Haul Away, Joe Haul on the Bowline Johnny Boker Paddy Doyle
CAPSTAN CHANTIES Homeward Bound Hooda-Day Plains of Mexico, The Rio Grande Sally Brown We're All Bound to Go Wide Missouri, The
PUMPING CHANTIES One More Day Storm-Along
OLD SEA SONGS A-Roving Farewell, and Adieu to You High Barbaree Rolling Home