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Thread #128220 Message #3185860
Posted By: Gibb Sahib
12-Jul-11 - 02:53 AM
Thread Name: The Advent and Development of Chanties
Subject: RE: The Advent and Development of Chanties
[[HALLIARD CHANTIES]]
[TOMMY'S GONE] // 23. Toms Gone to Hilo.
Tommy's gone an' I'll go too Away, to Hilo O O Tommy's gone to Liverpool Tom's gone to Hilo. //
[HANGING JOHNNY] // 24. Hanging Johnny.
Oh they call me hangin Johnny Away ay ay ay Because I hang fer money Oh hang, boys, hang! //
[ONE MORE DAY] // 25. One More Day.
Only one more day my Johnny, One more day To rock an' roll me over, One more day. //
[ROLL THE COTTON DOWN] // 26. Bound to Alabama.
Oh I'm bound to Alabama Ter rollthe cotton dow-own I'm boun ter Alabama ter roll the cotton down. //
[YANKEE JOHN STORMALONG] // 27. Liza Lee
Oh you Lize-er Lee Yankee John Stormalong Lize-er Lee is de gal fer me Yankee John Stormalong //
[REUBEN RANZO] // 28. Reuben Ranzo.
Poor old Reuben Ranzo Ranzo boys Ranzo! Poor old Reu-uben Ranzo Ranzo boys Ranzo. //
[DEAD HORSE] // 29. Poor Old Man. (Dead Horse.)
Poor old man your horse will die an' they say so, an' they hope so Poor old man your horse will die, Oh poor old man! //
// …I learned it from a Spaniard, a stevedore engaged in stowing a cargo of mahogany which I shipped when I was mate of a pretty little barquentine in Tonala, Mexico. They, the stevedores, used many Chanties hauling the big logs about the hold, but this was a new one to me and hearing it so often I absorbed it, feeling that it was a very good one.
30. Hilo Come Down Below.
Said the black bird to the crow Hilo, come down below Come down below wid de whole yer crew, Hilo come down below //
[BONEY] // 31. Boney Was a Warrior. (John François.)
Boney was a warrior Way ay yah! Boney was a warrior John France-wah! //
[BLOW THE MAN DOWN] // 32. Blow the Man Down. Oh blow the man down bullies blow him away Way ay! Blow the man down Oh blow the man down bullies blow him away Gimme some time to blow the man down. //
[COAL BLACK ROSE] // 33. Coal Black Rose.
[cho.] Oh my Rosy Coal black Rose Don't you hear de banjo Pinka a pong a-pong [cho.] Oh my Rosy Coal black Rose. //
[WHISKEY JOHNNY] // 34. Whiskey Johnny.
Oh Whisky is the life of man, Whisky Johny oh Whisky is the life of man, oh Whisky for my Johnny. //
[BLOW BOYS BLOW] // 35. Blow Boys Blow.
A Yankee ship came down de ribber, Blow boys blow A Yankee ship came down de ribber Blow my bully boys blow! //
[RUN LET THE BULGINE RUN] // 36. The Bullgine.
Oh she's lovely up alo-oft an' she's lovely down below Oh run let de Bullgine run Way ya a Ah-o-oh oh-oh run let de Bullgine run. //
[[FORE SHEET CHANTIES]]
[BOWLINE] // 37. Haul the Bowlin'.
Haul the Bowline, the skipper he's a growlin [cho.] Haul the Bowline, the Bowline haul! (_shout_) //
[JOHNNY BOWKER] // 38. Do My Johnny Bowker.
Do my Johnny Bowker, come rock and roll me o-over, [cho.] Do my Johnny Bowker do. //
[HAUL AWAY JOE] // 39. Haul Away Jo.
Way haul away For Kitty she's me da-arlin. [cho.] Way haul away haul away Joe! //
[[BUNT CHANTY}}
[PADDY DOYLE] // 40. Paddy Doyle's Boots.
Ay way ay yah We'll pay Paddy Doyle for his boots. //
Then, sea songs, "41. Farewell and Adieu to You Spanish Ladies" (minor mode melody) and "42. Lowlands Low" [GOLDEN VANITY].