Lyr Req: One More Pull

Subject: Shanty - One More Pull
From: Jeri
Date: 16 Apr 02 - 08:46 PM

I have a recording by the Portsmouth Shanty Men of a new song with this title. The notes say there's a traditional shanty, and I haven't been able to find it. If it's in Hugill, the DT, or available on the web, it's hiding from me.

The chorus of the new song (to give you an idea of the rhythm of the old one):

One more pull, boys
That'll do boys
Soon we'll draw alongside
Hoist her upwards
Swing her inboard
For the journey's nearly o'er

Thanks.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shanty - One More Pull
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 17 Apr 02 - 07:13 AM

The tune I know to it is a slow waltz - hardly a Shanty rhythm, I would have thought. I'm trying to think who it was who wrote the words. I'm pretty sure that I first heard it sung by either Johnny Collins or Jim Magean. The line "One more pull, now" occurs in many shanties and of course there is a shanty called "Only one more day".

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shanty - One More Pull
From: masato sakurai
Date: 17 Apr 02 - 07:39 AM

This may be a different shanty, but "One More Pull" (Vancouver Bound) is posted HERE.

~Masato

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shanty - One More Pull
From: GUEST,MCP
Date: 17 Apr 02 - 07:50 AM

Dave - while I'm fairly sure Johnny does sing this, I think it was Ian Woods who introduced it popularly. (I can't remember ever hearing Jim sing it, though he may well do so). I can't remember if Ian wrote it or not.

Mick (MCPearce0ATaolDOTcom)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shanty - One More Pull
From: Guessed
Date: 17 Apr 02 - 09:18 AM

Ian Woods it was.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shanty - One More Pull
From: Jeri
Date: 17 Apr 02 - 06:13 PM

The words of Vancouver Bound sort of scan to the tune I know, but not without a great deal of effort. (Too many words - too few notes.)

The song I know IS a slow one, and It's in 3/4 time. Not ever having heard the original, I can't say if it's slower. Thanks for trying.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shanty - One More Pull
From: Emma B
Date: 17 Apr 02 - 06:31 PM

It definately was written by Ian and is recorded on 'Hooks and Nets' which Ian made with Charley Yarwood

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shanty - One More Pull
From: Jeri
Date: 17 Apr 02 - 07:13 PM

I've temporarily put up a 272 kb MP3 of me singing the chorus. It's low quality, and my voice is still not over a viral thingie, but you'll get the idea.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shanty - One More Pull
From: GUEST
Date: 12 Jul 04 - 07:26 AM

Hi Guys,
I'm looking for the words for this & found this thread. Are the words available on the net? I know the chorus tune, is the verse tune the same?
HELP!
Cheers Doxy

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shanty - One More Pull
From: A Wandering Minstrel
Date: 12 Jul 04 - 07:58 AM

The chorus and verse are just about the same tune although the verse is slightly more flowing. According to Ian the speed of the song was absolutely correct for a Downton pump shanty. (A longways pump with a a handle each side. the sailors taking it in turns to pull the bar on their side upwards.)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shanty - One More Pull
From: GUEST
Date: 12 Jul 04 - 08:26 AM

The version sung by The Portsmouth Shanty Men is actually different from the words Ian Woods wrote and are written by Ken Stephens of Southampton. As I understand it Ian's version was the first and Ken wrote a seperate set of words but the same tune and chorus are used for both. As for Johnny and Jim, I'm not sure whether either of them sing either version, I am sure however that Johnny does not sing Ken's version other than when singing with me and doing the chorus.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shanty - One More Pull
From: GUEST,Graeme
Date: 12 Jul 04 - 08:30 AM

oops!! last post missed out name. Also I don't have any ideas on a shanty called "one more pull" as Dave mentioned it is a very common floating verse for many shanties.

Graeme

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shanty - One More Pull
From: Crane Driver
Date: 12 Jul 04 - 10:02 AM

The version of the story that I heard was that Ian Woods and Ken Stephens wrote the chorus and tune together at a festival somewhere, then went off and produced two completely different sets of verses. We (Baggyrinkle) sing the Ken Stevens version, but we haven't recorded it yet. So, not much help there!

Andrew

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shanty - One More Pull
From: Jeri
Date: 12 Jul 04 - 12:06 PM

Interesting, Andrew. They had twins!

I just noticed this thread had popped back up. Since asking the question here... I asked in a festival workshop. As a result, some kind soul made me a tape of Ian Woods singing his song, so I'm all set. (Other than the fact I don't currently know where I've carefully stored the tape.)

The chorus is a wee bit different: "For the journey's nearly done" vs. "For the journey's nearly o'er," and the verses in the Ian Woods version don't rhyme - not that there's anything wrong with that.

Are Baggywrinkle planning any further visits to the colonies? I would absolutely love it if someone out in the great world of Organization would put together a shanty-group convention. (Not likely to happen, as it would serious frighten some people. Mostly anyone within a 2-mile radius with a good set of ears.)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shanty - One More Pull
From: GUEST,Guest Ian
Date: 12 Jul 04 - 02:33 PM

As Loctup Together, Chris and myself have been singing Ian's version for quite some time and have this year recorded it.
We have also been introducing it into the Four 'n' Aft repetoire at recent festivals.

It's a cracking song that gives a great deal of opportunity to create attmosphere. It always seems to go down well with audiences.

Ian

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shanty - One More Pull
From: GUEST,Doxy
Date: 12 Jul 04 - 04:33 PM

Hi everyone,
Specially Graeme & Loc Tup,
We're all on the same track but I still don't know the words.
Nice plug for the CD Ian. Anyone who doesn't have a Loc Tup CD is missing out! (Can you let me have the words though please?)
Doxy

Subject: Lyr Add: ONE MORE PULL (Ian Woods / Ken Stephens)
From: GUEST
Date: 12 Jul 04 - 05:32 PM

Dear Doxie here is the Ken Stevens version which I recorded when I was with Landlocked and will be (has already been recorded) on my new CD to be released early next year.

Graeme

ONE MORE PULL
Ian Woods / Ken Stephens

Giant comers, ocean rollers,
Living waves upon the sea.
But for us, boys, there's no future.
It's not like it used to be.

CHORUS: One more pull, boys. That'll do, boys.
Soon we'll draw alongside.
Hoist her upwards. Swing her inboard,
For the journey's nearly o'er.

Iceland's dangers, Greenland's fog banks,
Northern storm's intensity,
It's all gone now. Turn her homeward,
For the market won't reach the fee. CHORUS

No more codfish off Newfoundland
Dancing silver down the hatch.
Drifters, trawlers and purse seiners
All laid up or sold for scrap. CHORUS

So heave the line, boys, one last time, now.
Then we'll have the final trawl.
No need to wonder where it's all gone to.
Only time to heave 'n' haul. CHORUS

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shanty - One More Pull
From: Charley Noble
Date: 12 Jul 04 - 05:47 PM

Graeme-

Thanks for posting the Ken Stephens lyrics.

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shanty - One More Pull
From: GUEST,padgett
Date: 13 Jul 04 - 06:33 AM

I feel sure that Ian Woods verses haven't yet been posted, not to my hand at the mo' but I feel that Ian's line about "a sailor's mistress being the sea" should appear somewhere no matter whose version is being sung!!
Ray Padgett

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shanty - One More Pull
From: GUEST,Doxy
Date: 13 Jul 04 - 07:27 AM

Hi Guys, thanks for those words,
same chorus, completely different words to the verses I was after.
This is what I remember:-

First verse
It's been three years since you saw her boy
something about will she still be waiting by the dockside

another verse
You're looking mighty fine boy
dressed up in your number ones
cadged a razor from the purser
scraped the bum fluff from your chin

another verse
starts about if she's there on the dock side & goes on to
turn, give us a wave

then there's another verse about the rest of the crew doing the usual things in pubs ( their women weren't waiting i assume)

last verse
Well a man may have a wife boy
and a man may have a mistress
but a sailors wife's his ship boy
and his mistress is the sea

Sorry should have posted these scraps in the first place. Want to do this version if we can piece it together, faithfull woman stuff is a bit off the Doxy theme but I'm a romantic at heart!
Chears Doxy

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shanty - One More Pull
From: GUEST,padgett
Date: 13 Jul 04 - 07:56 AM

You have Ian's Woods song/version
Ray P

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shanty - One More Pull
From: A Wandering Minstrel
Date: 13 Jul 04 - 07:57 AM

Ians version as well as I remember it...

Well you've been at sea a long time
must be three years or more
When we dock boy will she be waiting
like so many have before

For you look a proper sailor
done up in your number one's
You cadged a new blade from the purser
to scrape the bumfluff off yer chin

When we've set the fore and aft lines
and you hurry down the gangway
if she's waiting there, just kiss her
then turn around, give us a smile

Then we all can go ashore boy
get drunk in the clubs and bars
roll back onboard, pockets empty
like so many runs before

For a man may take a wife boy
or a man may have a mistress
but a sailor has his ship boy
and his mistress it is the sea

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shanty - One More Pull
From: GUEST,Doxy
Date: 13 Jul 04 - 11:15 AM

FANX!!!!!!!!!
any variants still gratfully recieved, but got enough now to do something with.
Now alll I've got to do is find a way not to murder the tune with my melodeon.
Cheers, Doxy

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shanty - One More Pull
From: GUEST
Date: 13 Jul 04 - 04:20 PM

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shanty - One More Pull
From: open mike
Date: 14 Jul 04 - 12:09 AM

now, this brings to mind another tune which no doubt
has yet to be composed: a taffy pulling shanty!!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shanty - One More Pull
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 14 Jul 04 - 02:10 AM

Of course a rude person might be tempted to suggest another theme for a parody, but I wouldn't!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shanty - One More Pull
From: GUEST,Doxy
Date: 15 Jul 04 - 04:39 PM

What's a 'Taffy'?..................?
Doxy

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shanty - One More Pull
From: Snuffy
Date: 15 Jul 04 - 08:13 PM

I think it's american for toffee

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shanty - One More Pull
From: open mike
Date: 15 Jul 04 - 08:51 PM

a boiled sugar confection
which is stretched and pulled
while cooling to add texture
and/or air. a soft chewy candy.

www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/candy/recipe-taffy.html
www.freerecipe.org/Dessert/Candy/Taffy/
http://www.fralingers.com/


here is a recipe:
Plain Taffy (Pulled) Recipe

1 pint Karo, Blue Label (corn syrup)
1 cup brown or granulated sugar
1 tablespoon vinegar
1/2 tablespoon Mazola (oleo-margarine)

Combine the ingredients in the order given and boil until a little when tried in cold water forms a fairly firm ball, 252 degrees F. Pour onto a platter lightly oiled with Mazola and when cool enough to handle, pull until light colored. A few drops of flavoring may be worked in while it is being pulled. Peppermint, vanilla and lemon are all good. Snip into inch lengths with the scissors and wrap in paraffin paper.

the pulling means to stretch it then fold it and stretch some more.
there are machines and hooks desigtned to facilitate this action.
There used to be neighborhood parties organized around taffy pulling.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shanty - One More Pull
From: GUEST,Laurent
Date: 16 Jul 04 - 04:53 AM

I rememeber the first verse I heard at Sidmouth Festival as :

It's been a long time that you've seen her,
Must have been three years or more.
Will she be waiting as we dock boys,
Or like others, will she be gone.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shanty - One More Pull
From: GUEST,Chris
Date: 21 Mar 08 - 03:28 PM

I do not wish to sound like a pedant, or rather I do. One more pull is not a shanty.

Chris

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One More Pull
From: GUEST,Rob McGregor
Date: 27 Jul 08 - 06:56 AM

I have heard that this was written by a naval man, and therefore isn't a shant(e)y - on the grounds that naval men didn't sing shanties...

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One More Pull
From: Charley Noble
Date: 27 Jul 08 - 09:52 AM

Rob-

I think most of the old shellbacks would agree that a "shanty" is a "chantey" if and only if it were used to help do work aboard ship. The issue of the composer for the verses is not relevant, be he tinker, tailer, candlestick-maker or whatever.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One More Pull
From: kerry and Mandy
Date: 28 Jul 08 - 01:31 AM

hi guys
this is the version we do, as borrowed from chis and ian(loctup).
it's a great song.
take care
kerry and mandy.
great party by the Graeme

One More Pull Boy


It's been a long time since you've seen her, maybe three months or more,
Will she be waiting when we dock boy? Or like others, will she be gone?

And one more pull boy, that'll do boy, soon we'll draw alongside
Hoist her up boy swing her in boy, for the journey's nearly done.

Oh, you're looking mighty smart boy, dressed up in your number ones
y' scrounged a new blade from the purser, to scrape the bum fluff from off your chin.

And one more pull boy, that'll do boy, soon we'll draw alongside
Hoist her up boy, swing her in boy, for the journey's nearly done.

And when we've fixed the bow and stern lines, and you struggle down the gangway,
If she's waiting there, just kiss her, turn her on, give her the smile.

And one more pull boy, that'll do boy, soon we'll draw alongside
Hoist her up boy swing her in boy, for the journey's nearly done.

As we too, we go ashore soon, we get drunk in the pubs and bars,
Crawl back aboard boy, pockets empty, like so many times before.

And one more pull boy, that'll do boy, soon we'll draw alongside
Hoist her up boy swing her in boy, for the journey's nearly done.

For a man may take a wife boy, and that man may take a mistress,
But the sailor has his ship boy, and his mistress is the sea.

And one more pull boy, that'll do boy, soon we'll draw alongside
Hoist her up boy swing her in boy, for the journey's nearly done.

And one more pull boy, that'll do boy, soon we'll draw alongside
Hoist her up boy swing her in boy, for the journey's nearly done.
And the journey now is done.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One More Pull
From: GUEST,Gower El Bombero
Date: 28 Jul 08 - 11:31 AM

HI All

Baggyrinkle have recorded the Ken Stevens/ Ian Wood version of this; indeed it is the title track of their new CD

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One More Pull
From: Leadfingers
Date: 28 Jul 08 - 11:51 AM

And for the Pedants who DONT read all the posts on a thread Ian Woods
who wrote it describes it as a Pump Shanty - Ref 'A Wandering Minstrel' - 12 July 04 07.58 !

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One More Pull
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 28 Jul 08 - 12:50 PM

I thought I heard the old man say
Just one more pull and then belay
Just one more pull and that will do
For we're the lads to pull her through
So round her up and stretch her luff
I think by God we've hauled enough.

From somewhere. There are several "One More Pull." in various chanteys and pseudochanteys.

Now pull her up and show her clew
We'll hist her up and show her clew
One more pull and that will do
One more pull and that will do.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One More Pull
From: Greg B
Date: 28 Jul 08 - 03:13 PM

The problem with the whole "one more pull" genre is that
so many of them say "one more pull and that will do"
and then go on for about 63 more pulls.

"John Kanaka-naka too-lya-ay
It's one more pull and that will do
John Ka...
"

is really how it's supposed to go.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One More Pull
From: Greg B
Date: 28 Jul 08 - 03:15 PM

My prior post was truncated somehow.

The problem with the whole "one more pull" genre is that
so many of them say "one more pull and that will do"
and then go on for about 63 more pulls.

"John Kanaka-naka too-lya-ay
It's one more pull and that will do
John Ka... [HIGH ENOUGH! 'VAAAAST HEAVING! ...up behind...all fast]
"

is really how it's supposed to go

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One More Pull
From: Charley Noble
Date: 28 Jul 08 - 08:26 PM

Greg et al-

The way they sing that on the waterfront now-a-days is:

It's one more pull an' that'll do,
An' it's Miller time when we're all through!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One More Pull
From: GUEST,Salty Walt
Date: 07 Jan 13 - 05:12 PM

Don't forget the tug boats while you're at it:


Cho: It's one more pull, and we'll be gone,
One more shift, we're going home.
We've been three weeks on MARIAH tug,
And we're all Vancouver bound.

(Geoff Noble I believe)

-SW