Origins: Boston Harbour/Boston Harbor/Big Bow Wow

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Boston Harbour
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 02 May 00 - 06:09 PM

The Watersons sang "Coil up your ropes lads, fore and aft"

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Boston Harbour
From: kendall
Date: 02 May 00 - 04:52 PM

there are 3 mistakes in the lyrics there..the ring tail set all ABAFT the mizzen peak..
back to his cabin he quickly CRAWLS

he says "COIL those ropes there fore and aft.."
I suspect this was not written by a sailor, there are only two ropes on a sailing ship, and neither of them would be coiled.

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Boston Harbour
From: Liam's Brother
Date: 02 May 00 - 04:36 PM

"Harbour is brit for harbour." Never a truer word was writ.

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Boston Harbour
From: Ship'scat
Date: 02 May 00 - 01:16 PM

Check under Boston HARBOR in Digitrad. Harbour is brit for harbour. The Boston in this fine pumping shanty is their Boston anyway so it should probably be harbour.

Banjos make great bailers if the pumps are packed up but why would you want banjo chords?

KC

Subject: Boston Harbour
From: GUEST,Jane Selman
Date: 02 May 00 - 10:20 AM

Looking for lyrics and chords for banjo for a song named "Boston Harbour." The song is on an old record and difficult to understand, especially the first part. It's on National Geographics Songs of the World recording with Michael Cooney and John Roberts, I think.