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25 Apr 17 - 12:36 AM (#3852280) Subject: Whup Jamboree - Lyric confusion From: GUEST,King Knapperty I just realized that in the A.L. recording on "Blow boys, Blow" the lyrics for Whup Jamboree are: Whup Jamboree, Whup Jamboree A long-tailed black bird come up behind For years I thought this lyric was: Whup Jamboree, Whup Jamboree A long-tailed black man come up behind That never really sat right with me until I finally looked it up. Glad I did. Anybody else have this confusion? If I ever performed this song I would probably say "Blue bird" just in case. His Highness King Knapperty |
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25 Apr 17 - 03:39 AM (#3852292) Subject: RE: Whup Jamboree - Lyric confusion From: Leadfingers I first learned this as With your Pig Tailed sailor hanging down behind But always remember that yuour average shanty predated Politicsl correctness by several years |
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25 Apr 17 - 07:09 AM (#3852312) Subject: RE: Whup Jamboree - Lyric confusion From: GUEST,King Knapperty Ah, I love the variations in these songs. I think that might be my favourite part about the folk tradition. Political correctness can sod off |
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25 Apr 17 - 08:25 AM (#3852335) Subject: RE: Whup Jamboree - Lyric confusion From: GUEST got it in one, King! |
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25 Apr 17 - 09:27 AM (#3852352) Subject: RE: Whup Jamboree - Lyric confusion From: GUEST,Peter The version I half remember has "pig tailed sailor" too. |
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25 Apr 17 - 09:31 AM (#3852354) Subject: RE: Whup Jamboree - Lyric confusion From: meself There's at least one very long, detailed, thorough thread on this subject in the archives. If you're genuinely interested, do a search in the little search box top left home-page. |
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25 Apr 17 - 09:58 AM (#3852356) Subject: RE: Whup Jamboree - Lyric confusion From: Lighter Are you sure someone hasn't recently altered the lyrics? |
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25 Apr 17 - 10:16 AM (#3852361) Subject: RE: Whup Jamboree - Lyric confusion From: GUEST,threelegsoman In the version I found on http://shanty.rendance.org, the line is: Oh a long-tailed sailor man comin' up behind. The Spinners sang the song as Whip Jamboree and sang: With your pig-tail, sailor, hanging down behind Metrolyrics.com have it as: Long-tailed black bird come up behind jwpepper.com have it as Oh you some-time sailor haul upon the line. Genius.com has: Oh a long-tailed black man come up behind thejovialcrew.com have: With a long-tailed sailor man comin' up behind! These are just the variants found on the first page on the google search engine. |
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25 Apr 17 - 10:53 AM (#3852365) Subject: RE: Whup Jamboree - Lyric confusion From: Jeri Lots of people avoid having to explain it. It was explained to me that the "long-tailed black man" was the devil, who was often depicted as black. Not dark brown, not racially pigmented, but ink black. Old woodcut |
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25 Apr 17 - 11:46 AM (#3852371) Subject: RE: Whup Jamboree - Lyric confusion From: Anglogeezer In the SHANTY BOOK Part II, by Richard Runciman Terry, (1926) the line is ....... "Oh you long-tailed black man, poke it up behind" Jake |
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25 Apr 17 - 12:01 PM (#3852373) Subject: RE: Whup Jamboree - Lyric confusion From: meself As I say, this has all been hashed out at great length previously. But carry on. |
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25 Apr 17 - 01:13 PM (#3852380) Subject: RE: Whup Jamboree - Lyric confusion From: GUEST,Julia L Up and chuck your roast beef sandwich |
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25 Apr 17 - 08:31 PM (#3852452) Subject: RE: Whup Jamboree - Lyric confusion From: Rapparee The "Mitchell Trio Songbook" (1964) has it as: Big round fat man come up behind |
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26 Apr 17 - 01:16 PM (#3852564) Subject: RE: Whup Jamboree - Lyric confusion From: Big Al Whittle it all sounds somewhat improper |
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26 Apr 17 - 02:13 PM (#3852569) Subject: RE: Whup Jamboree - Lyric confusion From: Reinhard King Knapperty, where did you look A.L. Lloyd's lyrics up? And did you really just look them up or did you *listen* to his recordings? I may have been accused of embarrassing mishearings printed on my website but I'm sure that in this case Lloyd is singing "a long-tailed black *man*". |
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26 Apr 17 - 07:10 PM (#3852601) Subject: RE: Whup Jamboree - Lyric confusion From: Rumncoke I fondly remember some strapping young men singing Oh please whip me oh please whip me With your big black boots running half way up your thighs Oh please whip me oh please whip me - quite brought a blush to my maidenly cheeks I tell you. |
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26 Apr 17 - 11:13 PM (#3852625) Subject: RE: Whup Jamboree - Lyric confusion From: GUEST,King Knapperty I listened quite carefully and I hear black bird these days. Lyric sites are notoriously flawed |
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27 Apr 17 - 08:21 AM (#3852706) Subject: RE: Whup Jamboree - Lyric confusion From: Lighter I heard "black man" when I was a teenager, and I hear it beyond any doubt today. Lloyd sings it on "Blow Boys Blow." You can hear the line clearly at Amazon digital music. |
