Interesting Facts about the Sing A Song Blow-Along O!
“Sing A Song Blow-Along O!” – used at halyards, sometimes called “Dixie Land”. Stan Hugill took this song from Tobago Smith who declared it was one of the best in his repertoire. Aside from the Hugill, Patterson gives us quite a similar version but unfortunately without the music. The song was probably one of the songs the Hoosiers of Mobile used for heaving the jack-screws when loading the cotton.
The song will be reconstructed by myself as the halyard shanty.
The source of this sea shanty
The music: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed p 417).
The lyrics: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed p 417).
The Record of the Sing A Song Blow-Along O!
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
And the full lyrics
Sing A Song Blow-Along O!
‘Way down in Dixie!
‘Way down in Dixie where de cotton grows,
– SING a song, blow along O – o – o!
* 2 *
‘Way down in Dixie!
‘Way down in Dixie, oh, I had gal,
– SING a song, blow …
* 3 *
‘Way down in Dixie!
Her name it was Fore-tops’l Nell,
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‘Way down in Dixie!
She was so dark she broke me heart,
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She had black eyes an’ a lovely nose,
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Oh, around the world I had to sail.
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But I’m as tough as a six-inch nail
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When I got back, she’d done me down.
* 9 *
She’d ran off wid a circus clown.
* 10 *
If I could cotch that thievin’ tyke.
* 11 *
I’d give him one wid a marline-spike.
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But I left her there an’ sailed away.