happy? - July 4 (Noble Colored Tars)

04 Jul 05 - 03:29 PM (#1514961)
Subject: happy? - July 4
From: Abby Sale

         It was on the fourth of July, me boys
          That we had a noble dam
          Off between the islands there
          As you will understand.
          There were brigs and ships and schooners
          Their masters all dandy men
          We all dined on board the brig, Traveler
          Joseph Warren in command.
  
                  "Come All You Noble Colored Tars" 

Jerry Bryant found this song at the Nantucket Historical Society in May of 1998.   It written as some 40 verses in 1822 by a sailor on the all-black whaling schooner Industry.

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04 Jul 05 - 04:21 PM (#1515006)
Subject: RE: happy? - July 4
From: beardedbruce

ok, so where are the other 39 verses?

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04 Jul 05 - 04:23 PM (#1515008)
Subject: RE: happy? - July 4
From: Kaleea

how long does it take to sing all 40 verses?

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04 Jul 05 - 04:26 PM (#1515010)
Subject: RE: happy? - July 4
From: beardedbruce

lets see... 1822 from 2005...


:)

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05 Jul 05 - 11:14 AM (#1515392)
Subject: RE: happy? - July 4
From: Abby Sale

:-)

More info at The Kendall Whaling Museum Online, Sharon, Massachusetts but they seem to have hidden the reference somewhere

I'd guess it takes longer than most people today want to hear but less than one television program.

I sing "Child Maurice" (#83) as 45 verses but it doesn't take very long. It's actually 46 verses but I usually forget one or another. Those are fast verses, however.

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12 Jul 05 - 11:26 PM (#1520945)
Subject: RE: happy? - July 4
From: JWB

The song was basically the log of the voyage done in verse. No tune given, so Neal Downey fashioned one that fits very nicely.

Jerry

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13 Jul 05 - 08:39 PM (#1521453)
Subject: RE: happy? - July 4
From: Big Al Whittle

I don't suppose the whales were bothered what colour folks were chucking spears at them.
say it loud
I'm a white whale an proud!
say it real soon,
cos I've just been harpooned!
say it quick
he got me in the Moby dick!

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13 Jul 05 - 10:51 PM (#1521531)
Subject: RE: happy? - July 4
From: Pauline L

I am a Yankee Doodle Dandy
A Yankee Doodle do or die
A real live nephew of my Uncle Sam
Born on the Fourth of July.

I've always liked this song because July 4 is my birthday. 8-)

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