Interesting Facts about Stormalong Lads Stormy
Stormalong Lads Stormy is much the same as those in “Across the Western Ocean”, this song Stan Hugill learned from seamen who had the most famous name I ever heard, He was called “Harding, the Barbadian Barbarian” from Barbados, and having sailed in British, American, and Bluenose (Nova Scotian) ships, as well as West Indian traders, and he was Shantyman himself. It was originally used at the halyards.
This song will be reconstructed as the halyard shanty.
The source of this sea shanty
The music: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed p 76). I try to recreate this song from hearted Stan Hugill’s version from the album “Shanties From The Seven Seas” (1962), with The York & Albany Crew.
The lyrics: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed p 76).
The Record of the Stormalong Lads Stormy
You also can find this record on my YouTube channel here or directly listen below. Additionally, if you want to share your opinion about the record or share your opinion you can do it in my Facebook forum here, or leave a comment at the bottom of this blog article.
The musical notation
The full lyrics
Stormalong, Lads, Stormy
Stormalong an’ around we’ll go,
– Ol’ Stormalong!
Oh, Stormalong an’ around we’ll go,
– Storm-along, lads, stormy.
* 2 *
If ever you go to Liverpool,
If ever you go to Liverpool,
* 3 *
To Liverpool that packet school,
To Liverpool that packet school,
* 4 *
Yankee sailors ye’ll see there,
Yankee sailors ye’ll see there,
* 5 *
With red-topped boots an’ short cut hair,
With red-topped boots an’ short cut hair,
* 6 *
There ‘s Liverpool Pat with his tarpaulin hat,
An’ ‘Frisco Jim, the packet rat.
* 7 *
Wake up, yer bitch, ‘n’ let us in,
Get up, yer bitch, ‘n’ service us gin.
* 8 *
Oh, I wisht I wuz in Liverpool Town,
Them Liverpool judies I’d dance around.
* 9 *
O long Stormy-stormalong,
O long Stormy-stormalong.