Interesting Facts about the In Cam’eltoon Once More
“In Cam’eltoon Once More” is the version of the famous Welsh Capstan song “Old Swansea Town Once More”. Fishermen of Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland sang this form of this shanty. The version given to us by Stan Hugill comes from Mr. Peter Gilchrist, along with Mr. William Mitchell of Campbeltown.
The song will be reconstructed by myself as the brake windlass shanty.
The source of this sea shanty
The music: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed p 434).
The lyrics: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed p 434, 435).
The Record of the In Cam’eltoon Once More
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The musical notation
And the full lyrics
In Cam’eltoon Once More
Fare ye well my Nancy, a thousand times adieu,
Fare ye well my Nancy, but I must part from you,
I must part from you dear one, You’re the lassie I adore,
But we will live in hopes to meet in Cam’-el-toon once more,
– In Cam’-el-toon once more my boys, In Cam’-el-toon once more,
– Yes, we will live in hopes to meet in Cam’-el-toon once more,
* 2 *
Now the storm is raging, we can see it coming on,
The clouds are bent to west’ard, we can scarcely see the moon,
Our goodly ship is tossed about and our rigging’s sadly tore,
But we will live in hope to meet, in Cam’eltoon once more.
* 3 *
Yes, now the storm is raging, the waves are lashing high,
But bravely steams our gallant barque, the salt tear dims my eye,
The salt tear dims my eye, my boys, but we will reach the shore,
And we will live in hope to meet, in Cam’eltoon once more!
* 4 *
Now the storm is ended, and we ware safe at last,
We’ve got the French Point now in view, Davaar Light we have passed,
And soon we’ll get our anchor down, when we get to the shore,
And we are back again, my boys, in Cam’eltoon once more.
* 5 *
Yes, now the storm is over, and we are safe on shore,
We’ll drink success to our sweethearts and wives, and the lassies we adore,
We’ll call for glasses merrily, and we’ll make the tavern roar,
And when our money is all spent, we’ll plough the seas for more.
– We’ll plough the seas for more, my boys, we’ll plough the seas for more,
– And when our money is all spent, we’ll plough the seas for more!