Lowlands Away (A) (i) was originally a pumping shanty; also later used as a windlass and capstan shanty. According to Stan Hugill, because was difficult to sing, was never popular. Terry, claims that this song, after the China clipper era was seldom heard. This “Dead Lover” theme, it is definitely, originated in Scotland or North England.
This “dead lover” pattern one I sing of four is: “The dead lover is a male” another three patterns are: “The dead lover is a female”, “Sailor’s dream of his sweetheart” “Later southern States version”
I will reconstruct this song as the pump shanty.
The source of this sea shanty
The music: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed p 65).
The lyrics: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed p 65, 66).
The Record of the Lowlands Away (A) (i)
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Lowlands Away (A) (i)
– Low-lands Lowlands, away my John! – Lowlands, Away I heard them say, – [My] Lowlands, away!
* 1 *
I dreamt a dream, the other night, – Lowlands , Lowlands, away my John! I dreamt a dream, the other night, – [My] Lowlands, away!
* 2 *
I dreamt I saw my own true love, He stood so still, he did not move,
* 3 *
I knew my love was drowned and dead, He stood so still, no word he said.
* 4 *
All dank his hair, all dim his eye, I knew that he had said goodbye.
* 5 *
All green and wet with weeds so cold, Around his form green weeds had hold.
* 6 *
I’m drowned in the Lowland Seas,’ he said, ‘Oh, you an’ I will ne’er be wed.’
* 7 *
I shall never kiss you more,’ he said, ‘Never kiss you more — for I am dead.’
* 8 *
I will cut my breasts until they bleed.’ His form had gone — in the green weed.
* 9 *
I will cut away my bonnie hair, No other man will think me fair.’
* 10 *
I bound the weeper round my head, For now I knew my love was dead.
* 11 *
My love is drowned in the windy Lowlands, My love is drowned in the windy Lowlands,
The Lowlands Low (C) is a slightly more modern version This is much the same tune as Bullen Gives. In all three versions, the words are very similar. But the name of the ship differs widely; some versions give the “Gold China Tree”, or the “Marry Golden Tree”; others have the “Weep Willow Tree”, “Golden Willow Tree”, and “Sweet Trinitee”. Also, the pirate ship has various names: the “Turkish [or Spanish] Canoe”, the “Turkish Roveree”, and “Spanish Gahalee” being.
The song will be reconstructed by myself as the pump shanty.
The source of this sea shanty
The music: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed p 64). The is sung as a pump shanty.
The lyrics: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed p 62, 63 width version modifications).
The Record of The Lowlands Low (C)
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The Lowlands Low (C)
Oh, there was a lofty ship boys, an’ she put aut to sea An’ she goes by the name of the Golden Vanitee An’ we feared she would be taken by a spanish piratee – as we sailed along the lowlands, lowlands – as we sailed along the lowlands low!
* 2 *
Oh, we had aboard o’ us a little cabin-boy Who said, – “What will ye give me if the galley I destroy?” Oh, ye can wed my daughter, she is my pride and joy – If ye sink her in the lowlands, lowlands – If ye sink her in the lowlands low!
* 3 *
‘Of treasure and of gold I will give to ye a store, And my pretty little daughter that dwelleth on the shore, Of treasure and of fee as well I’ll give to thee galore, – If ye sink her in the lowlands, lowlands – If ye sink her in the lowlands low!
* 4 *
So the boy bared his breast and he plunged into the tide An’ he swam until he came to the rascal pirate’s side He climbed on the deck an’ went below, by none was he espied – And he sank’em in the lowlands, lowlands – And he sank’em in the lowlands low!
* 5 *
He bore with his auger, he bored once an’ twice And some were playin’ cards an’ some were playin’ dice An’ water flowed in an’ dazzled their eyes – An’ he sank’em in the lowlands, lowlands – An’ he sank’em in the lowlands low!
* 6 *
Oh, some were playing cards, oh, an’ some were playin’ dice And some wuz in their hammocks a-sportin’ with their wives An’ then he let the water in an’ put out all their lights – And he sank her in the lowlands, lowlands – And he sank her in the lowlands low!
* 7 *
Then the cabin-boy did swim o’er to the starboard side Sayin’ – “Capen, take me up, I am drifting with the tide.” “I will ink ye, I will kill ye, if ye claim my child as bride, – I wiill sink ye in the lowlands, lowlands – I-will sink ye in the lowlands Low!
* 8 *
Then the cabin-boy did swim all to the lardboard side Sayin’ – “Shipmates take me up for I’m drowinin’ with the tide.” They hauled him up so quickly, but when on deck he died – And they buried him in the lowlands, lowlands – And they buried him in the lowlands low!
* 9 *
‘And his shipmates took him up, and when on deck he died They sewed him in his hammock which was so strong and wide They said a short prayer o’er him, and they dropped him in the tide – And they sailed from the lowlands, lowlands – And they sailed from the lowlands low!
* 10 *
Here’s a curse upon that Captain, wherever he may be For taking a poor cabin-boy so far away to sea For taking a poor cabin-boy so far away to sea – And to leave him in the lowlands, lowlands – And to leave him in the lowlands low!
This version, of The Lowlands Low (B), Stan Hugill had from his shipmate Jack Birch of Plymouth. This song is known as “Lowlands”, “The Lowland Sea”, “The Golden Vanitee”, or “The Lowlands Low” and seems to have been based on a ballad of the seventeenth century entitled “Sir Walter Raleigh Sailing in the Lowlands”.
This song will be reconstructed as the capstan shanty.
The source of this sea shanty
The music: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed p 64).
The lyrics: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed p 62, 63).
The Record of The Lowlands Low (B)
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The Lowlands Low (B)
There was a lofty ship boys, an’ she put aut to sea An’ she goes by the name of the Golden Vanitee An’ we thought she would be taken by the spanish piratee – as we sailed along the lowlands, lowlands – as we sailed along the lowlands low!
* 2 *
Oh, we had aboard o’ us a little cabin-boy Who said, – “What will ye give me if the galley I destroy?” Oh, ye can wed my daughter, she is my pride and joy – If ye sink her in the lowlands, lowlands – If ye sink her in the lowlands low!
* 3 *
‘Of treasure and of gold I will give to ye a store, And my pretty little daughter that dwelleth on the shore, Of treasure and of fee as well I’ll give to thee galore, – If ye sink her in the lowlands, lowlands – If ye sink her in the lowlands low!
* 4 *
So the boy bared his breast and he plunged into the tide An’ he swam until he came to the rascal pirate’s side He climbed on the deck an’ went below, by none was he espied – And he sank’em in the lowlands, lowlands – And he sank’em in the lowlands low!
* 5 *
He bore with his auger, he bored once an’ twice And some were playin’ cards an’ some were playin’ dice An’ water flowed in an’ dazzled their eyes – An’ he sank’em in the lowlands, lowlands – An’ he sank’em in the lowlands low!
* 6 *
Oh, some were playing cards, oh, an’ some were playin’ dice And some wuz in their hammocks a-sportin’ with their wives An’ then he let the water in an’ put out all their lights – And he sank her in the lowlands, lowlands – And he sank her in the lowlands low!
* 7 *
Then the cabin-boy did swim o’er to the starboard side Sayin’ – “Capen, take me up, I am drifting with the tide.” “iI will ink ye, I will kill ye if ye claim my child as bride, -il will sink ye in the lowlands, lowlands -iI will sink ye in the lowlands Low!
* 8 *
Then the cabin-boy did swim all to the lardboard side Sayin’ – “Shipmates take me up for I’m drowinin’ with the tide.” They hauled him up so quickly, but when on deck he died – And they buried him in the lowlands, lowlands – And they buried him in the lowlands low!
* 9 *
‘And his shipmates took him up, and when on deck he died They sewed him in his hammock which was so strong and wide They said a short prayer o’er him, and they dropped him in the tide – And they sailed from the lowlands, lowlands – And they sailed from the lowlands low!
* 10 *
Here’s a curse upon that Captain, wherever he may be For taking a poor cabin-boy so far away to sea For taking a poor cabin-boy so far away to sea – And to leave him in the lowlands, lowlands – And to leave him in the lowlands low!
The lilt of the word ‘Lowlands’ seemed to have a fascination for the shantyman and sailor in general. A very ancient song of the sea sings of the Lowlands of Holland, those of Scottland, and even the Lowlands of Virginia were all woven into the songs of the shantyman. Stan Hugill mentioned that Capitan Davis (“Sailors’ Songs and Shanties” – 1887) gives it as a shanty, but Stan Hugill and many of his shipmates have sung this old song at both capstan and pumps.
This song will be reconstructed as the capstan shanty.
The source of this sea shanty
The music: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed p 62, 63). I will try to recreate is capstan, and I heard it on Stan Hugill’s album – “A Salty Fore Topman” (1989).
The lyrics: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed p 62, 63).
The Record of The Lowlands Low (A)
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The Lowlands Low (A)
There once was a skipper who was boastin’ on the quay, Oh, I have a ship and a gallant ship is she, Of all the ships I know. She is far the best to me, an’ she’s sailing in the Low-lands, Low. – In the Low-lands, Lowlands, she’s sailing in the, Lowlands Low!
* 2 *
Oh, I had her built in the North a-counterie, And I have her christened The “Golden Vanitee”. I armed her and I manned her an’ I sent her off to sea And she’s sailing in the low-lands, low. – In the Low-lands, Lowlands, and she’s sailing in the...
* 3 *
Then up spoke a sailor who had just returned from sea ‘Oh, I wuz aboard of the “Golden Vanitee” When she wuz held in chase by a Spanish piratee And we sank her in the low-lands, low. – In the Low-lands, Lowlands, and we sank her in the...
* 4 *
Oh, we had aboard o’ us a little cabin-boy Who said, – “What will ye give me if the galley I destroy?” Oh, ye can wed my daughter, she is my pride and joy If ye sink her in the low-lands, low. – In the Low-lands, Lowlands, if ye sink her in the...
* 5 *
‘Of treasure and of gold I will give to ye a store, And my pretty little daughter that dwelleth on the shore, Of treasure and of fee as well I’ll give to thee galore, If ye sink her in the low-lands, low. – In the Low–lands, Lowlands, if ye sink her in the...
* 6 *
So the boy bared his breast and he plunged into the tide An’ he swam until he came to the rascal pirate’s side He climbed on the deck an’ went below, by none was he espied And he sank’em in the low–lands, low. – In the Low-lands, Lowlands, and he sank’em in the...
* 7 *
He bore with his auger, he bored once an’ twice And some were playin’ cards an’ some were playin’ dice An’ water flowed in an’ dazzled their eyes An’ he sank’em in the low–lands, low. – In the Low-lands, Lowlands, an’ he sank’em in the...
* 8 *
Oh, some were playing cards, oh, an’ some were playin’ dice And some wuz in their hammocks a-sportin’ with their wives An’ then he let the water in an’ put out all their lights And he sank her in the low-lands, low. – In the Low-lands, Lowlands, and he sank her in the...
* 9 *
Then the cabin-boy did swim o’er to the starboard side Sayin’ – “Capen, take me up, I am drifting with the tide.” “I will ink ye, I will kill ye, if ye claim my child as bride, I will sink ye in the low-lands, low.” – In the Low-lands, Lowlands, I will sink ye in the...
Then the cabin-boy did swim all to the lardboard side Sayin’ – “Shipmates take me up for I’m drowinin’ with the tide.” They hauled him up so quickly, but when on deck he died And they buried him in the low-lands, low. – In the Low-lands, Lowlands, and they buried him in the …
* 11 *
‘And his shipmates took him up, and when on deck he died They sewed him in his hammock which was so strong and wide They said a short prayer o’er him, and they dropped him in the tide And they sailed from the low-lands, low. – In the Low-lands, Lowlands, and they sailed from the …
* 12 *
Here’s a curse upon that Captain, wherever he may be For taking a poor cabin-boy so far away to sea For taking a poor cabin-boy so far away to sea And to leave him in the low-lands, low. – In the Low–lands, Lowlands, and to leave him in the ...
This version of The Five-Gallon Jar is a forebitter, (Only the first verse and all choruses are Hugill’s version), which Stan Hugill took from old Irish Sailor Paddy Delaney. We see the story of Jack Ratcliffe and Marry Ann, a couple who were crimps and took profit from the “Shanghaiing” sailors. Shanghaiing or crimping is the practice of kidnapping people to serve as sailors by coercive techniques such as trickery, intimidation, or violence. Those engaged in this form of kidnapping were known as crimps.
The source of this forebitter
The music: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed p 61).
The lyrics: The first full verse and all Choruses come from: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed: p 61). To make the song story complete, and give it a sensible length I added other 3 verses from (Doerflinger – ‘Songs of the Sailor and Lumberman’ – p111) Doerflinger’s version of “The Big Five-Gallon Jar” comes from Capitan Henry E. Burke.
To keep the consistency of the song I replaced Doerflinger verses I replaced the original wife’s name from “Caroline” into Hugill’s “Mary Ann”.
The Record of The Five-Gallon Jar
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The Five-Gallon Jar
In Liverpool there lived a man, Jack Ratcliffe was his name An’in the days of the Cape Horn Trade, he played the Shanghai Game, His wife’s name was Mary Ann, sailors knew both near an’far, an’ when they played the Shanghai Game, They used the big stone Jar,
– In The Old Virginia Lowlands, Lowlands Low – In The Old Virginia Lowlands Low.
* 2 *
There were drunkards in the corner and bummers at the bar And [Mary Ann]Caroline was supplying them with a big five-gallon jar …………… ……………
* 3 *
Said old Jack to old [Mary Ann]Caroline, I’ll tell you what we’ll do, There’s a ship lying down to McKinnon’s Wharf; I think she wants a crew. We’ll go down around the corners to get some drunken tars We’ll shanghai them away out of Liverpool Bay with a big five gallon jar.
* 4 *
So Jack and Cal[Ann] they worked their game when the ships signed on their tars, Skys’l Jack and Pete and Bowline Bill helped to judge old Cal’s five gallon jar. Now we’ll bid adieu to Cal and Jack and set our sails for ports afar Dear Shanghai Cal, we’ll all come back, and sample Jack’s five-gallon jar.
“Larry Marr”, also known as “Five Gallon Jar”, was the shanty used at the capstan and pumps sometimes. In the chorus, it is related to the “short refrain” version of “The Limejuice Ship”. This version was taken by Stan Hugill from Irish Sailor, Paddy Delaney. Paddy Delaney was sure that is of Irish origin.
Shanghaiing or crimping is the practice of kidnapping people to serve as sailors by coercive techniques such as trickery, intimidation, or violence. Those engaged in this form of kidnapping were known as crimps.
The verb “shanghai” joined the lexicon with “crimping” and “sailor thieves” in the 1850s, possibly because Shanghai was a common destination for ships with abducted crews. The term has since expanded to mean “kidnapped” or “induced to do something by means of fraud”.
This song will be reconstructed as the capstan shanty.
The source of this sea shanty
The music: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed p 60). I will sing this song as a capstan shanty. And try to recreate this song from hearted Stan Hugill’s version from the album “Shanties From The Seven Seas” (1962), with The York & Albany Crew.
The lyrics: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed p 60).
The Record of the Larry Marr
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Larry Marr
There wuz five or six old drunken shellbacks standin’ before the bar An’ Larry he wuz servin’ them from a big five-gallon jar
– Then hoist up yer flag, long may it wave – Long may it lead us to the glory or the grave – Steady boys steady, we’ll sound this Jubilee – For Babylon’s a fallen an’ the Diggers are set free!
* 2 *
In Larry’s place way on the coast there lived old Larry Marr Missus an’ Larry did employ such a big five-gallon jar.
* 3 *
The pair they played the Shanghai game, wuz known both near an’ far’ They never missed a lucky chance to use the five-gallon jar.
* 4 *
A hell-ship she wuz short o’ hands, o’ full red-blooded tars, Missus an’ Larry would prime the beer in their ol’ five-gallon jar.
* 5 *
Shellbacks an’ farmers jist the same sailed into Larry Marr’s, And sailed away around the Horn, helped by the five-gallon jar.
* 6 *
In ‘Frisco town their names is known, as is the Cape Horn Bar, An’ the dope they serve out to ol’ Jack, from the big five-gallon jar.
* 7 *
From the Barbary Coast steer clear, me boys, an’ from ol’ Larry Marr, Or else damn soon shanghaied ye’ll be by Larry’s five-gallon jar.
* 8 *
Shanghaied away in a skys’l-ship around Cape Horn so far, Goodbye to all the boys an’ girls an’ Larry’s five-gallon jar.
(Verses 1&7 have the first tune – rest have the second tune)
Interesting Facts about The Limejuice Ship (Short Chorus)
The Limejuice Ship (Short Chorus) was often used at pumps and sometimes at the capstan, but it is forebitter really. This version is sung to a similar tune for verses as the “long chorus” version, but with five verses, the fifth one being the long chorus. And the chorus however is shorter.
The source of this forebitter
The music: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed p 58, 59).
The lyrics: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed p 58, 59).
The Record of The Limejuice Ship (Short Chorus)
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The Limejuice Ship (Short Chorus)
Now, if ye want a merchant ship to sail the sea at large Ya’ll not have any trouble if ye have a good discharge, Signed by the Board o’ Trade an’ ev’rything exact, For there’s nothin’ done on a Limejuice ship contrary to the Act.
– Shout, boys, shout! For I tell you it’s a fact – There’s nothin’ done on a Limejuice ship contrary to the Act.
* 2 *
Now when ye join a merchant ship ye’ll hear yer Articles read. They’ll tell ye of yer beef an’pork, yer butter an’ yer bread, Yer sugar, tea an’ coffee, boys, yer peas an’ beans exact, Yer limejuice an’ vinegar, boys, according to the Act.
* 3 *
No watch an’ watch the first day out, according to the Act. Ten days out we all lay aft to get our limejuice whack. Fetch out her handy billy, boys, and clap it on the tack, For we gonna set the mains’l, oh, according to the Act.
* 4 *
Its up the deck, me bully boys, with many a curse we go, Awaiting to hear eight bells struck that we might go below. Eight bells is struck, the watch is called, the log is hove exact; Relieve the wheel an’ go below, according to the Act.
* 5 *
So haul, boys, yer weather main brace an’ ease a-way yer lee Hoist jibs an’ tops’ls lads an’ let the ship go free, Hurrah, boys, hurrah! We’ll sing this Jubilee, Damn an bugger the Navy, boys, A merchant ship for me!
Interesting Facts about The Limejuice Ship (Long Chorus)
“The Limejuice Ship (Long Chorus)” is the forebitter really. Stan Hugill tells us about this song was also used at pumps, and sometimes at the capstan. The Merchant Shipping Act came out in the year 1894. The document laid down the amount of food, water, etc. sailor was allowed when on shipboard. This doling out of rations was known to him as “Pound and Pint”. The Act also covered fines and punishments for delinquent mariners, such as “For concealing Knuckledusters, Slung-shot, sword-stick, etc. 5s. for each day of concealment’, and many commandments and regulations in a similar strain. According to Stan Hugill, the item around which the sarcastic song was built; has the Yanks’ origin. This is because American sailors call English sailors “Limejuicers”, It was due to the daily issuing of lime juice to British crews when they had been at a certain number of days at sea.
Stan Hugill’s version
Stan Hugill’s version of the song is partly that of his father and partly that of a shipmate, Arthur Spencer. The sailors sang this song in Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia version of the song is one about “Sauerkraut and bully” sung in the Lunenburg dialect.
The source of this forebitter
The music: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed p 58, 59).
The lyrics: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed p 58, 59).
The Record of The Limejuice Ship (Long Chorus)
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The Limejuice Ship (Long Chorus)
Now, if ye want a merchant ship to sail the sea at large Ya’ll not have any trouble if ye have a good discharge, Signed by the Board o’ Trade an’ ev’rything exact, For there’s nothin’ done on a Limejuice ship contrary to the Act.
– So haul, boys, yer weather main brace an’ ease a-way yer lee – Hoist jibs an’ tops’ls lads an’ let the ship go free, – Hurrah, boys, hurrah! We’ll sing this Jubilee, – Damn an bugger the Navy, boys, A merchant ship for me!
* 2 *
Now when ye join a merchant ship ye’ll hear yer Articles read. They’ll tell ye of yer beef an’pork, yer butter an’ yer bread, Yer sugar, tea an’ coffee, boys, yer peas an’ beans exact, Yer limejuice an’ vinegar, boys, according to the Act.
* 3 *
No watch an’ watch the first day out, according to the Act. Ten days out we all lay aft to get our limejuice whack. Fetch out her handy billy, boys, and clap it on the tack, For we gonna set the mains’l, oh, according to the Act.
* 4 *
Its up the deck, me bully boys, with many a curse we go, Awaiting to hear eight bells struck that we might go below. Eight bells is struck, the watch is called, the log is hove exact; Relieve the wheel an’ go below, according to the Act.
Interesting Facts about So Early In The Morning (C)
Another version of “So Early In The Morning”. The Interesting Facts about So Early In The Morning (C) was sung at the capstan and pumps and is usually heard aboard ships in the West Indian Trade.
The song will be reconstructed by myself as the pump shanty.
The source of this sea shanty
The music: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed p 57).
The lyrics: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed p 57, 58). The Last Two verses have been added by me, they come from version (A) of the song to extend this song a bit, and give it minimal full song length.
The Record of the So Early In The Morning (C)
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So Early In The Morning (C)
When ye gits to Bristol Town, drink a health to them chowlah’s me boys, – So early in the mornin; – Sailor love the Bottle-O! – Bottle-O! Bottle-O! – Bottle of very good whisky-O! – So early in the mornin; – Sailor love the Bottle-O!
* 2 *
Now we’re bound to Kingston Town, Where the rum flows round an’ round. – So early in the mornin; – Sailor love the Bottle-O! – Bottle-O! Bottle-O! – Bottle of very good whisky-O! – So early in the mornin; – Sailor love the Bottle-O!
* 3 *
The Mate wuz drunk an’ he went below To take a swing o’ his Bottle-O! – So early in the mornin; – Sailor love the Bottle-O! – Bottle-O! Bottle-O! – Bottle of very good whisky-O! – So early in the mornin; – Sailor love the Bottle-O!
* 4 *
A Tread on me coat, and all-hands-in A bully good rough an’ tumble-O! – So early in the mornin; – Sailor love the Bottle-O! – Bottle-O! Bottle-O! – Bottle of very good whisky-O! – So early in the mornin; – Sailor love the Bottle-O!
* 5 *
A drinkin’ song, a song o’ love! a ditty o’ seas and shipmatessing-song-O! – So early in the mornin; – Sailor love the Bottle-O! – Bottle-O! Bottle-O! – Bottle of very good whisky-O! – So early in the mornin; – Sailor love the Bottle-O!
Interesting Facts about So Early In The Morning (B)
Miss C. F. Smith writes that So Early In The Morning (B), was a favorite in the old Black-wallers. Its opening solo bears a striking resemblance to the shanty “Miss Lucy Long. Stan Hugill claims that is this version he took from Ezra Cobb, a bluenose (Nova Scotian) seamen of the old school, he says: this version was sung only at pumps, although he did say that “There used sometimes at caps’n.’
The song will be reconstructed by myself as the pump shanty.
The source of this sea shanty
The music: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed p 57).
The lyrics: “Shanties from the Seven Seas” by Stan Hugill (1st ed p 56).
The Record of the So Early In The Morning (B)
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The musical notation
The full lyrics
So Early In The Morning (B)
The bottle-O, the bottle-O, the sailor loves The bottle-O, So! early in the morning the sailor loves… his bottle O!
* 2 *
A bottle o’ rum, a bottle o’ beer, a bottle o’ Red-eye whisky-O So! early in the morning the sailor likes… his bottle O!
* 3 *
The baccy-O, terbaccy-O, the sailor loves his baccy-O. So! early in the morning the sailor loves… his bottle O!
* 4 *
A packet o’ shag, a packet o’ cut, a plug o’ hard terbaccy-O So! early in the morning the sailor loves… his bottle O!
* 5 *
The lassies-O, the maidens-O, the sailor loves the judies-O. So! early in the morning the sailor loves… his bottle O!
* 6 *
A lass from the ‘Pool, a gal from the Tyne, a chowlah so fine an’ dandy-O. So! early in the morning the sailor loves… his bottle O!
* 7 *
A bully rough-house, a bully rough-house, the sailor likes a rough-house-O So! early in the morning the sailor likes… his bottle O!
* 8 *
A Tread on me coat, and all-hands-in, a bully good rough an’ tumble-O. So! early in the morning the sailor loves… his bottle O!
* 9 *
A sing-song-O, a sing-song-O, the sailor likes a sing-song-O. So! early in the morning the sailor likes… his bottle O!
* 10 *
A drinkin’ song, a song o’ love, a ditty o’ seas and shipmatessing-song-O, So! early in the morning the sailor loves… his bottle O!
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