Interesting Facts about the Gimme De Banjo – Harding
The “Gimme De Banjo – Harding” version was given to Stan Hugill by Harding Barbadian, who said it was a very popular Hauling song aboard ships in the West Indian and Honduras Logwood Trade. This song will be reconstructed as the short drag (t’gallants yards), shanty.
The source of this sea shanty
The music: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed: p 341).
The lyrics: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed: p 341).
The Record of the Gimme De Banjo – Harding
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The musical notation
The full lyrics
Gimme De Banjo – Harding
This is the day we make our pay day,
– Dance, gal, gimme de banjo!
Oh, that banjo, that seven string banjo,
– Dance, gal, gimme de banjo!
* 2 *
Haul away for Campeachy Bay,
Oh, haul away an’ sretch out for yer pay-ay,
* 3 *
A dollar a day is a buckera’s pay,
Oh, bend yer high shoes an’ lavender breeks, boys.
* 4 *
There’s my Sal, she’s the gal for me, boys,
Oh, I know that she’ll be, a-waitin’ for me-e.
* 5 *
I’ll bang on the banjo — that ping-a, pong-a banjo!
Oh, that banjo — that ping-a, pong-a banjo!