Song info: These Old Wooden Bars

Subject: Song info: Old Wooden Bars
From: Joe Offer
Date: 06 Oct 16 - 12:33 AM

Somebody emailed these lyrics to me. They're a transcription from a recording from the Shantygroup “Ship’n Whales” Norway!. Anybody know where the song comes from? Any corrections?
-Joe-

THESE OLD WOODEN BARS

Stamp your feet boys, one more blow
Round the capstan let it go
Make it work lads, hear us sing
Give the devil one more swing

These old wooden bars got a hold on us, never let us go,
These old wooden bars got a hold on us
Let us go, let us go, let us go

Well stamp your feet boys, keep up the pace
Forget the grin on the old man's face
To hell with the good boys, make him do the walk
To hold Davey Jones for to have a talk

These old wooden bars got a hold on us, never let us go,
These old wooden bars got a hold on us
Let us go, let us go, let us go

Well keep the fate boys, walk the ring
Acheny (???) and pain is the sweetest thing
We won’t brake down, we won’t give in
We’ll give the devil one more swing
Give the devil one more swing

These old wooden bars got a hold on us, never let us go,
These old wooden bars got a hold on us
Let us go, let us go, let us go

Stamp your feet boys, one more blow
Round the capstan let it go
Make it work lads, hear us sing
Give the devil one more swing

These old wooden bars got a hold on us, never let us go,
These old wooden bars got a hold on us
Let us go, let us go, let us go

Subject: RE: Song info: These Old Wooden Bars
From: Joe Offer
Date: 29 Aug 19 - 07:08 PM

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Subject: ADD Version: These Old Wooden Bars
From: GUEST,Starship
Date: 29 Aug 19 - 07:30 PM

http://www.blind-mans-buff.de/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Close-To-Water-all-lyrics-1.pdf

Below is a Google translation of the sentences in italics (below the title):


This wonderful shanty is written by our friend Øivind Nefstad from Norway. If we heard this the first time, we already knew that on our next CD Ehrenplatz should be awarded. [Ehrenplatz is German and means 'place of honor']

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Old Wooden Bars
Øivind Nefstad

Dieser wunderbare Shanty wurde von unserem Freund Øivind Nefstad aus Norwegen geschrieben.
Als wir ihn das erste Mal hörten, wussten wir schon, dass er auf unserer nächsten CD einen Ehrenplatz bekommen sollte.

Stamp your feet boys one more blow
Round the capstan let it go
Make your work lads hear a sing
Give the devil one more swing

These old wooden bars gotta hold on us
Never let us go
These old wooden bars gotta hold on us
Let us go, let us go, let us go

Well stamp your feet boys keep up the pace
Forget the grin on the old man's face
To hell with the cook boy let him do the walk
To old Davie Jones for to have a talk
These old wooden bars…

Well keep the faith boys walk the ring
Agony and pain is the sweetest thing
We won’t break down we won’t give in
We’ll give the devil one more swing
These old wooden bars…

Stamp your feet boys one more blow
Round the capstan let it go
Make your work lads hear a sing
Give the devil one more swing
These old wooden bars…

Subject: RE: Song info: These Old Wooden Bars
From: GUEST,Starship
Date: 29 Aug 19 - 07:36 PM

"Acheny (???) and pain is the sweetest thing" I think that's s'posed to be aches -- which then would require the 'is' to become are.

Subject: RE: Song info: These Old Wooden Bars
From: Joe Offer
Date: 29 Aug 19 - 07:51 PM

Thanks a lot, Starship. I posted the text from the pdf into your post. It answers a lot of questions.
-Joe-

Subject: RE: Song info: These Old Wooden Bars
From: GUEST,Starship
Date: 29 Aug 19 - 08:06 PM

Welcome, Joe. I couldn't find much more. If I do . . .