BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: Charley Noble
Date: 02 Dec 05 - 10:11 AM

For a view of the proposed Mary Ellen Carter International Center: Click here!

This link takes you to Roll & Go's CD promo page. Go to Roll & Go's main website and in the bottom left corner should be an appropriate graphic to click on. Good luck.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: Mo the caller
Date: 02 Dec 05 - 05:06 AM

You charlie, Charley Noble, now surely you can tell
The Mary Ellen Carter from the gallant Nancy Bell
But if Gilbert (William Schwenck) were here, I'm sure he would exclaim
"Let the Mary Ellen Carter rise again."

"Oh, I am a cook and a captain bold,
    And the mate of the Nancy brig,
And a bo'sun tight, and a midshipmite,
    And the crew of the captain's gig!"

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: Guy Wolff
Date: 01 Dec 05 - 09:48 PM

Still she went down last October and thats months ago now !!

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: Charley Noble
Date: 01 Dec 05 - 08:36 PM

November, December!
It's more than I can remember!
But even one with half a brain
Can help the Mary Ellen Carter raise again!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 01 Dec 05 - 01:15 AM

C'mon Bill, Rise Again!

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: nosluap57
Date: 30 Nov 05 - 10:27 PM

She went down on Bill Clinton
in the East Wing Oval Office......

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: Metchosin
Date: 30 Nov 05 - 11:26 AM

Tis still November,
Can't you remember?
The month is very plain
So To annoy the crap out of everyone
I'll RAISE HER UP AGAIN

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: Charley Noble
Date: 30 Nov 05 - 09:21 AM

Now that it's December,
What new verses have we got?

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: Rapparee
Date: 30 Nov 05 - 09:16 AM

She went down last October
And we left her there to rot....

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: Alaska Mike
Date: 29 Nov 05 - 10:04 PM

This thread has run its coarse now
From beginning to the end.
And the witty use of the lyrics,
Have near caused my head to spin.
But when this silly Mudcat thread,
Falls below the "one day" line,
My renewing post will make it Rise Again.
    Rise Again,
    Rise Again,

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: Charley Noble
Date: 28 Nov 05 - 09:55 PM

Never heard Chuck Romanoff lead that one. Looks like a rousing good one.

Here's another one about the cook with a switch:

By Harry Kemp, tramp poet and sometime sailor, ©1920.
Chanteys & Ballads by Harry Kemp, 1920, pp. 34-36
Adapted by Charles Ipcar 2004
Tune: "Huckleberry Hunting"

THE CHANTEY OF THE COOK-2


The Devil take the cook, that greasy-bearded fella,
Yo ho, haul 'im away!
Who feeds us odds and ends and biscuits whiskered yaller,
And the home port's a thousand miles away.

The hardtack's moldy and the spuds they all are rotten,
Yo ho, haul 'im away!
And the tinned goods we get are seven years forgotten,
And the home port's a thousand miles away.

Now each in our heart has marked the cook for slaughter,
Yo ho, haul 'im away!!
For the coffee's only chickory, half-soaked in luke-warm water,
And the home port's a thousand miles away.

So lay on your fancy duds and join our delegation,
Yo ho, haul 'im away!
We're gonna ask the Captain for a decent daily ration,
And the home port's a thousand miles away.

Sure, it ain't the cook's fault that we eat one day in seven,
Yo ho, haul 'im away!
It's the owners of this hooker, may they never get to Heaven,
And the home port's a thousand miles away.

It's the owners of this hooker that bought us meat that's yaller,
Yo ho, haul 'im away!!
The cook, after all, he's a mighty decent fella,
And the home port's a thousand miles away.

Oh great God in Heaven, when their souls and bodies sever,
Yo ho, haul 'im away!
May them owners fry in Hell, gnawing old salt-horse forever,
And the home port's a thousand miles away.

Forever and forever, and unto eternity,
The truck that we're fed every day. Amen!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: robomatic
Date: 28 Nov 05 - 04:28 PM

From end to end she's a jolly good ship.

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Nov 05 - 10:31 AM

When supper time came the old cook came on deck
Saying fellows it's too rough to feed ya

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: Rapparee
Date: 28 Nov 05 - 09:39 AM

Ta hell with yer food! What sort of sorrry-arsed sailors are ye, anyway? Ye kin always throw bones at the cook!

WE'RE HERE TO DRINK THE WHISKEY
Chuck Romanoff

Captain Silver commandeered half the Spanish fleet,
A dozen brigs and fishing rigs to make the day complete.
Then ashore to a dusty tavern with his weary, thirsty crew,
Crying, "Landlord! Throw away the cork! We'll likely have a few!"

        Singing: We're all here to drink the whiskey.
        We're all here for nothing less.
        Raise your glass and toast your neighbor,
        Turn and toast the rest.
        For it's one, two, three rounds,
        We're hellish glad we're here.
        We're here to drink the whiskey
        And then we'll drink the beer.

Lord Faversham of Henley took his pleasure, one might say,
From serving sherry in the garden in the evening of the day.
He shared with the cooks and chambermaids his hospitality,
'Til eventually there were seventeen and two at four for tea.

        Chorus

It was four in the morn on New Year's Day, we all said our goodnights.
The wife and I fell into bed and snuffed out all the lights.
And just as we were nodding off, came a pounding at the door.
In marched MacNamara with his drum and bugle corps.

        Chorus

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: Cluin
Date: 27 Nov 05 - 10:14 AM

"`Tis me and me crew;
We've come for screw!"
says Barnacle Bill the Sailor

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: JennyO
Date: 27 Nov 05 - 02:45 AM

LITTLE BOY BILLY (my slightly altered version)

There were three men from Bristol City; (2x)
They stole a ship and went to sea. (2x)

There was Gorging Jack and Guzzling Jimmy
And also Little Boy Billee.

They stole a packet of Arnotts biscuits
And one large bottle of Drambuie.

But when they reached the broad Atlantic
All they had left was one split pea.

Said Gorging Jack to Guzzling Jimmy,
"We've nothing to eat so I'm going to eat thee."

Said Guzzling Jimmy, "I'm old and toughish,
So let's eat Little Boy Billee."

"O Little Boy Billy, we're going to kill and eat you,
So undo the top button of your little chemie."

"O may I say my catechism
That my dear mother taught to me?"

He climbed up to the main topgallant
And there he fell upon his knee.

But when he reached the Eleventh Commandment,
He cried "Yo Ho! for land I see."

"I see Jerusalem and Madagascaar
And North and South Amerikay."

"I see the British fleet at anchor
And Admiral Nelson, K.C.B."

They hung Gorging Jack and Guzzling Jimmy
But they made an admiral of Little Boy Billee.

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: Charley Noble
Date: 26 Nov 05 - 02:32 PM

"Then only the cook and me was left,
And the delicate question, 'Which
Of us two goes to the kettle?' arose,
And we argued it out as sich.

"For I loved that cook as a brother, I did,
And the cook he worshipped me;
But we'd both be blowed if we'd either be stowed
In the other chap's hold, you see.

"'I'll be eat if you dines off me,' says TOM;
'Yes, that,' says I, 'you'll be, -
'I'm boiled if I die, my friend,' quoth I;
And 'Exactly so,' quoth he.

"Says he, 'Dear JAMES, to murder me
Were a foolish thing to do,
For don't you see that you can't cook ME,
While I can - and will - cook YOU!'

"So he boils the water, and takes the salt
And the pepper in portions true
(Which he never forgot), and some chopped shalot.
And some sage and parsley too.

"'Come here,' says he, with a proper pride,
Which his smiling features tell,
''T will soothing be if I let you see
How extremely nice you'll smell.'

"And he stirred it round and round and round,
And he sniffed at the foaming froth;
When I ups with his heels, and smothers his squeals
In the scum of the boiling broth.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: JennyO
Date: 25 Nov 05 - 11:17 PM

How did ya know? ;-)

Made me think of this little Birthday Shanty that Chanteyranger wrote for me a couple of months ago:

WHUP JENNYO (with apologies to the late Stan Hugill)

Now me lads, be of good cheer, for the Australian land will soon draw near.
In a few days more we'll sight her, dear,
JennyO get yer Mudcat done

CH: Whup, JennyO, whup JennyO,
Ya ringtail Ozgirl this is your big day
Whup JennyO, whup JennyO,
JennyO get yer Mudcat done.

Now the barship is in sight
We'll soon be off the old Rock light
We're getting damned sick of vegemite,
JennyO get yer Mudcat done

CH

Now we're haulin' through with our loot
When we go ashore, we ain't eatin' fruit
Jenny'll be waitin' in her birthday suit,
JennyO get yer mudcat done

CH

Chanteyranger

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: Metchosin
Date: 25 Nov 05 - 12:06 PM

Oh Jenny is your ringtail warm?

sorry, couldn't resist.

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: JennyO
Date: 25 Nov 05 - 11:57 AM

Oh, a nice fat cook wouldn't do us any harm
Oh, a nice fat cook wouldn't do us any harm
Oh, a nice fat cook wouldn't do us any harm
And we'll all hang on behind.

So we'll roll the old chariot along
An' we'll roll the golden chariot along.
So we'll roll the old chariot along
An' we'll all hang on behind!

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: GUEST,Mingulay at work
Date: 25 Nov 05 - 11:40 AM

What is a Hairy Melon Farter?

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: Metchosin
Date: 25 Nov 05 - 11:37 AM

Tommy way..........
We'll all through shit at the cook!

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: Charley Noble
Date: 25 Nov 05 - 11:30 AM

Then up spoke the Cook of our gallant ship –
And he was a lubber brave –
"I've several wives in various ports,
And me bacon I would save!"

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: Rapparee
Date: 24 Nov 05 - 09:39 PM

And the cook in the scuppers with the staggers and jags, huh?

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: Charley Noble
Date: 24 Nov 05 - 05:04 PM

She was round in the counter and broad at the beam,
Such a weatherly craft I seldom had seen.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: Rapparee
Date: 24 Nov 05 - 04:38 PM

Down a bit at the stern, eh?

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: Charley Noble
Date: 23 Nov 05 - 09:20 PM

Like so much dough, she will rise again!
She was well bred but not exactly upper crust.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: Rapparee
Date: 23 Nov 05 - 06:39 PM

Married, over and over, and her friends have buy rice again....

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: Mo the caller
Date: 23 Nov 05 - 02:44 PM

Like school dinners really

Rice again, rice again

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: Dead Horse
Date: 23 Nov 05 - 11:09 AM

I reckon she was a bit more than just "merry Ellen Carter", the way she kept hittin' the bar!

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: Charley Noble
Date: 23 Nov 05 - 09:26 AM

This is so much fun, let's sink her again!

Blub, blub!

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: LilyFestre
Date: 22 Nov 05 - 10:55 PM

I have no idea what this thread is about but it makes me think of The Waltons....

Night Jim Bob
Night Mary Ellen
Night John Boy
Night Mary Ellen

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 22 Nov 05 - 09:53 PM

Don'twhineatme!

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: Charley Noble
Date: 22 Nov 05 - 08:45 PM

Just a little bit of twine.

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 22 Nov 05 - 05:32 PM

Her end bit was what?

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: Metchosin
Date: 22 Nov 05 - 12:01 PM

Well, her end was a bit sorry by then.

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: Cluin
Date: 22 Nov 05 - 11:48 AM

She should have known she was in trouble.
Being addressed by your full name almost never augurs well.

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: Metchosin
Date: 22 Nov 05 - 11:43 AM

She's given twenty years of service boys, are you complaining?

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: GUEST,at wit's end
Date: 22 Nov 05 - 11:29 AM

She went down last October, right after the Big Game
The whole damn team jumped into line, before we knew her name

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: Cluin
Date: 22 Nov 05 - 11:21 AM

"And the groan she gave as she went down..."

Look, if you don't like doing it, just say so! I can't enjoy it if I know you hate it.
You're not obligated to return the favour, you know..."

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: Rapparee
Date: 22 Nov 05 - 09:35 AM

Try to remember
The kind of September
When the boat did float
And we were mellow....

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 22 Nov 05 - 07:52 AM

she went down
when I asked her
and I enjoyed it
last September

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: breezy
Date: 22 Nov 05 - 05:01 AM

she went down


last September

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: Cluin
Date: 22 Nov 05 - 02:22 AM

Twice I had the Benz.

Then Grandpa hid the keys.

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: Metchosin
Date: 21 Nov 05 - 11:39 PM

RISE AGAAAAAAIN!!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 12 Nov 05 - 02:02 PM

No matter if your legs are two
Or four or eight or ten
Be like that Itsy Bitsy Spider
And Rise Again....

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: danensis
Date: 12 Nov 05 - 01:07 PM

Though your heart it be broken
And life about to end
No matter what you've lost, be it a home, a love, a friend.
Like the Mary Ellen Carter, rise again.

Wasn't there a soulmates thread somewhere?

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: Charley Noble
Date: 11 Nov 05 - 03:13 PM

Warning: thread drift alert!

"Oh, halt!" cried Farmer Afwater, "For in his life I vow,
He never bit man nor beast, nor will he bite ye now;
And this shall be his epitaph, 'Here lies old faithful Ben
Who perished in the cider vat, only to rise again.'"

Rise again, rise again!
Let his name not be lost to the knowledge of men,
And those who loved him best,
And were with him to the end,
Will make old faithful Bandigo rise again!

Cheerily,
Charley Ignoble

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: Big Mick
Date: 11 Nov 05 - 02:55 PM

OK youse layabouts, turn two and put out all your strength of arm and heart, and brain

Subject: RE: BS: Mary Ellen Carter Will Rise Again
From: Metchosin
Date: 11 Nov 05 - 12:33 PM

So?....we swore we would remain