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29 Jul 01 - 12:21 PM (#517170) Subject: Lyric Req: Anti-Shanty From: SandyBob Would someone please post the lyrics to Joe Weihe's Anti-Shanty? Thanks, SandyBob |
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29 Jul 01 - 12:23 PM (#517171) Subject: RE: Lyric Req: Anti-Shanty From: SandyBob ..oh..the chorus goes something like "hose me down boys hose me down." SandyBob |
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29 Jul 01 - 12:38 PM (#517175) Subject: RE: Lyric Req: Anti-Shanty From: Charley Noble Sounds interesting. I haven't a clue to offer (not in the DT) but where did you run across it? |
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29 Jul 01 - 12:52 PM (#517182) Subject: RE: Lyric Req: Anti-Shanty From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca That's a different Anti-Shanty than I know.... |
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29 Jul 01 - 07:20 PM (#517365) Subject: RE: Lyric Req: Anti-Shanty From: Alice George, do you know the melody to the Cheese Shanty? |
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29 Jul 01 - 10:46 PM (#517461) Subject: RE: Lyric Req: Anti-Shanty From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca I do, but it is an a capella song. Like a regular Shanty. I'll have to find a way to get it to you. |
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29 Jul 01 - 10:49 PM (#517462) Subject: RE: Lyric Req: Anti-Shanty From: SandyBob The Anti-Shanty chorus is something like: Hose me down boys hose me down Throw me overboard and watch me drown Let the whirlpool suck me down Hose me down boys hose me down....Boys Lyrics anybody? |
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29 Jul 01 - 11:48 PM (#517476) Subject: RE: Lyric Req: Anti-Shanty From: Melani Radriano--were you there when Sharon sang this at the July chantey sing? It was hysterical! Can you get the words from her? I can't remember where she said she got it. |
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30 Jul 01 - 11:24 AM (#517686) Subject: RE: Lyric Req: Anti-Shanty From: radriano Melani, I did ask Sharyn for the lyrics to "Hose Me Down." She doesn't have a computer at home so it will probably be a short while before I receive it. I'll post it when it gets to me. |
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30 Jul 01 - 08:46 PM (#518035) Subject: RE: Lyric Req: Anti-Shanty From: Charley Noble oh. good! |
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30 Jul 01 - 10:42 PM (#518113) Subject: RE: Lyric Req: Anti-Shanty From: Mark Cohen Anybody know where Joe is these days? Still in Seattle? Still writing and singing? He is one hell of a songwriter. Say hello for me, please! Aloha, Mark |
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31 Jul 01 - 01:15 PM (#518449) Subject: RE: Lyric Req: Anti-Shanty From: Charley Noble Three times around, and let's refresh! |
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31 Jul 01 - 02:46 PM (#518514) Subject: RE: Lyric Req: Anti-Shanty From: radriano I talked to Sharyn Dimmick this morning. She will mail the lyrics to me so I should get them in a couple of days. Richard |
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31 Jul 01 - 05:06 PM (#518608) Subject: Lyr Add: HOSE ME DOWN From: radriano Sharyn had a friend e-mail this to me today. She'll still send me the lyrics via mail along with a cassette so I can post the melody too. Hose Me Down Written by two guys from Seattle (names to follow) Chorus: Hose me down, boys, hose me down Roll me o'er, boys, and watch me drown Let the whirlpool suck me down, boys Hose me down, boys, hose me down Now there's one thing makes me angry Never fails to raise me ire When I wake up in the morning And me hair's been set afire, boys Well, I thought I'd write a shanty But I've never been to sea But I've seen Moby Dick twelve times And that's enough for me, boys Well, I think I saw a sailboat But I really couldn't say 'Cause I've never seen a sailboat And it was very far away, boys Now I'm sailing on a sailboat With a captain good and true If you ask what kind of sailboat Well, I haven't got a clue, boys Now the ship is mighty crowded With a hundred men and me Who would live with a hundred sailors That is why I went to sea, boys Richard songwriters: (Greg Scott & Joe Weihi) |
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01 Aug 01 - 09:49 AM (#519015) Subject: RE: Lyric Req: Anti-Shanty From: Charley Noble Thanks, Richard. Not quite as hysterical as some I've run across but perhaps them boys in Seattle don't have enough experience. |
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01 Aug 01 - 01:47 PM (#519183) Subject: RE: Lyric Req: Anti-Shanty From: radriano "Hose Me Down" was composed by Greg Scott & Joe Weihi. Charlie, the lyrics themselves are not that funny - it's all in the delivery. Apparently, when it's done in Seattle all the chorus singers come in heavily on the word "boys" at the end of each verse. Then again, what goes over funny one time doesn't go over funny the next time. Much depends on the audience too, from my experience. Richard |
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01 Aug 01 - 01:59 PM (#519197) Subject: RE: Lyric Req: Anti-Shanty From: Naemanson Hmm, with the chorus and the last verse it could be a bawdy song if sung by a female.
Hose me down, boys, hose me down
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02 Aug 01 - 02:12 PM (#519822) Subject: RE: Lyric Req: Anti-Shanty From: Charley Noble Well, Brett, it could be a bawdy song if sung by the boys. Remember how we sing "Roll the Old Chariot": A night with the boys wouldn't do us any harm, A night with the boys wouldn't do us any harm, A night with the boys wouldn't do us any harm, And we'll all hang on behind! |
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03 Aug 01 - 04:12 AM (#520204) Subject: RE: Lyric Req: Anti-Shanty From: Mark Cohen Ah, now I remember hearing Greg and Joe do this! Part of the delivery was a longish pause before the "boys" at the end of each verse. And part of the fun was knowing Joe Weihe's longstanding opinion of shanties and shanty singers.... Aloha, Mark |
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03 Aug 01 - 11:04 AM (#520419) Subject: RE: Lyric Req: Anti-Shanty From: radriano Hey, Mark, how's it going? Richard |
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03 Aug 01 - 06:11 PM (#520708) Subject: RE: Lyric Req: Anti-Shanty From: Mark Cohen Well, I'm just about to go to the beach with my daughter, who's visiting for 2 weeks. (Closed the office today!) Now you guys have me homesick for both Seattle and San Francisco! Say hello to Sharyn, too, Richard, nice to see the west coast folk network is still running strong. Of course, as Faith always says, it's a worldwide network...and Mudcat is certainly good evidence for that. Sure makes it feel a little less isolated, here in the middle of the Pacific! Aloha, Mark |
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20 Oct 08 - 05:37 PM (#2471160) Subject: RE: Lyric Req: Anti-Shanty From: GUEST,Tom H. Joe W. and Greg S. of Seattle were the original authors of "Hose Me Down Boys" circa late 1980's The song was first sung at Wooden Boat Show and consisted of five pleasant little verses Over the years it has grown to over several hundred verses and it is proudly politically incorrect. You can find something to offend anyone in the long play version. I my self have ten verses. John H has over 50 verses. Those of us who were in on it originally are highly offended that some jackals recorded it. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO REMAIN AN ORAL TRADITION! Originally three conditions had to be met to sing it 1: The cloak of darkness 2: The fog of alcohol 3: The guarantee of anonymity Some in the folk community have tried to clean it up make it more of a family entertainment. This really was a travesty that has, to date, gone unpunished. For those of you that ever heard the original one and half hour presentation, your lives forever remain unchanged And no I wont send you the verses No self respecting Hoser would ever do that. |
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11 Oct 11 - 06:28 PM (#3237469) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hose Me Down (Greg Scott & Joe Weihi) From: GUEST I just heard this song the other night. That's a very nice melody--is it original to the song or did it come from somewhere else? The guys who sang it for us didn't know, boys. |