Interesting Facts about the Dan Dan
“Dan Dan”, in Hugill’s book, is the first song in the category with men’s names as titles. The song is a bit more than chant, according to Harding, one of the most famous shantymen ever met by Stan, the song was one of the work songs used ashore in the Antilles for hauling wooden shanties from one place to another, also for working cargo. The song was later taken to the sea by colored seamen and heard aboard West Indian square riggers at halyards. The pull was on the shouted “HO!”.
I will reconstruct this song as the halyard shanty.
The source of this sea shanty
The music: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed p 440).
The lyrics: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed p 440).
The Record of the Dan Dan
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
Dan Dan
Oh, my name is Dan Dan!
– HO!
Oh, my name is Dan Dan!
– HO!
Somebody drink me run,
– HO!
Somebody wares no clothes,
– HO!
Somebody takes me wife,
– HO!
Oh, my name is Dan Dan!
– HO!
Kuku mafalda,
Oh, my name is Dan Dan!
– HO!