Interesting Facts about the Shallow Brown A
Shallow Brown A is a usual version of the general family of the shanties called “Shallow Brown”. At the beginning life of this song, it was used as a pump shanty. According to Stan Hugill, this song has a West Indian origin, some of the shantymen pronounced the refrain as “Challo Brown” – “Challo” was a west Indian word Carib extraction meaning a “half-castle”, and it was heard this song, as far as the ports of Chile. I will reconstruct this song as a pump shanty.
The source of this sea shanty
The music: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed: p 258).
The music: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed: p 258).
The Record of the Shallow Brown A
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The musical notation
The full lyrics
Shallow Brown A
– Och! Shallow, Och! Shal-low Brown!
Oh! Shallow in the mornin’,
– Och! Shallow, Och! Shal-low Brown!
Just as the day was dawnin’,
– Och! Shallow, Och! Shal-low Brown!
* 2 *
She is a bright mulatter,
She hails from Cincinatter
* 3 *
Come put me clothes in order,
The packet sails termorrer.
* 4 *
Once ye wuz sweet and cherry,
But now ye are contrary.
* 5 *
For ye are fat an’ lazy,
Ye nearly drive me crazy.
* 6 *
My half-pay ye’ve spent like chaff,
Ye’d like the other half.
* 7 *
Ye boozed me pay away,
But ye’ve had yer last pay-day.
* 8 *
The packet sails termorrer,
I’ll leave yer without sorrer.
* 9 *
Me clothes are all in pawn,
I’m bound around the Horn.
* 10 *
She won’t miss me when I’ve gone,
She’ll hook some other bum.