Interesting Facts about the Shallow Brown D
Shallow Brown D 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. As the age of sails progressed, in the late days this song was usually sung at halyards. This version comes from English Folk Chanteys” by Cecil Sharp (1914) (1st ed: p 60). In the description of this shanty Cecil Sharp mentioned song was sung to him by Mr. Robert Ellison, at Belvedere, Woolwich, and also mentioned these words have a Negro flavor. Cecil Sharp placed this song into the “Pulling Chanteys” chapter. I will reconstruct this song as a halyard shanty.
The source of this sea shanty
The music: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed: p 259).
The lyrics: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed: p 259).
The Record of the Shallow Brown D
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The musical notation
The full lyrics
Shallow Brown D
O I’m going to leave her,
– SHALlow, O SHALlow Brown!
O I’m going to leave her,
– SHALlow, O SHALlow Brown!
* 2 *
Ship on board a whaler,
Ship on board a whaler,
* 3 *
Bound away to St. George’s.
Bound away to St. George’s.
* 4 *
Love you well, Julianna.
Love you well, Julianna.
* 5 *
Massa going to sell me.
Massa going to sell me.
* 6 *
Sell me to a Yankee.
Sell me to a Yankee.
* 7 *
Sell me for the dollar.
Sell me for the dollar.
* 8 *
Great big Spanish dollar.
Great big Spanish dollar.