131 - Randy Dandy O! - Capstan Shanty

Another representative of "roll and go" is a "Randy Dandy O!", a capstan and pumps song heard mainly aboard the old Cape-Horners. This song comes from my favored shantyman Harding Barbadian, who declaired to Stan Hugill, it was popular on the one of the small Nova Scotian barque he was once shipped in. This reconstruction will be sang as capstan shanty.
"Shanties from the Seven Seas" by Stan Hugill (1st ed p 168).



Randy Dandy O!


Now we are ready to head for the Horn,
   - Way, ay, roll an, go!
Our boots an, our clothes, boys, are all in the pawn,
   - Timme rollockin' randy dandy O!

   - Heave a pawl, O heave away!
   - Way ay, roll an, go!
   - The anchor's on board an' the cable's all stored,
   - Timme rollockin' randy dandy O!

        *2*
Soon we'll be warping out through the locks,
Where the pretty young gals all come down in their flocks,

        *3*
Come breast the bars, bullies, an' heave her away,
Soon we'll be rollin' her 'way down the Bay,

        *4*
Sing goodbye to Sally an' goodbye to Sue,
For we are the boy-os who can kick 'er through.

        *5*
Oh, man the stout caps'n an' heave with a will,
Soon we'll be drivin' her 'way down the hill.

        *6*
Heave away, bullies, ye parish-rigged bums,
Take yer hands from yer pockets and don't suck yer thumbs.

        *7*
Roust 'er up, the wind's drawin' free,
Let's get the glad-rags on an' drive 'er to sea.

        *8*
We're outward bound for Vallipo Bay,
Get crackin', m' lads, 'tis a hell o' a way!