Interesting Facts about the So Heave Away
“Yeo Heave Ho!” is the shanty with a really extraordinary story. According to Stan Hugill, his shipmate G. Biemer, engaged in the West Coast of South America Nitrate Trade, the crew took a well-known Salvation Army hymn “Shine the Light” and altered it for use as a shanty. On hearing this story, the mixed crew of the German four-masted barque “Gustaw” (where Stan Hugill worked), altering Biemer’s version slightly, used it for both capstan and 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 318).
The lyrics: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed: p 318).
The Record of the So Heave Away
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
So Heave Away
The “Gustav’s” landed down with grain,
So HAUL away, HAUL away!
The “Gustav’s” landed down with grain,
So HAUL away, HAUL away!
* 2 *
The “Gustav” is a fine big ship,
We’re bound away on a damn long trip,
* 3 *
We’ll get schnapps today if we haul away,
We’ll stand all hands when we get our pay.