EASLOOP
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Blimey! What a literary lot you are!
Your favourite boaty-themed song?
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Shannoner
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This one is good after 12 pints of Guinness, in fact this song must only be sung when drunk. Trust me I have done it many times!
THE IRISH ROVER
On the fourth of July, eighteen hundred and six
We set sail from the sweet cove of Cork
We were sailing away with a cargo of bricks
For the grand city hall in New York.
'Twas an elegant craft, rigged fore and aft
And how the wild wind drove her
She could stand a great blast in her twenty seven masts
And we called her the Irish Rover
We had one million bags of the best Sligo rags
We had two million barrels of stones
We had three million sides of old blind horses hides
We had four million barrels of bone
We had five million hogs, six million dogs
Seven million barrels of porter
We had eight million bales of old nanny goats tails
In the hold of the Irish Rover
There was Barney McGee from the banks of the Lee
There was Hogan from County Tyrone.
There was Johnny McGuirk who was scared stiff of work
And a chap from Westmeath called Malone
There was Slugger O'Toole who was drunk as rule
And fighting Bill Tracy from Dover
There was Dolan from Clare, just as strong as a bear
All aboard on the Irish Rover
We had sailed seven years when the measels broke out
And our ship lost its way in the fog
Then the whole of the crew was reduced down to two
Just myself and the captain's old dog
The ship struck a rock; Lord what a shock
The boat, it was flipped right over
Turned nine times around and the old dog was drowned
I'm the last of the Irish Rover
THE IRISH ROVER
On the fourth of July, eighteen hundred and six
We set sail from the sweet cove of Cork
We were sailing away with a cargo of bricks
For the grand city hall in New York.
'Twas an elegant craft, rigged fore and aft
And how the wild wind drove her
She could stand a great blast in her twenty seven masts
And we called her the Irish Rover
We had one million bags of the best Sligo rags
We had two million barrels of stones
We had three million sides of old blind horses hides
We had four million barrels of bone
We had five million hogs, six million dogs
Seven million barrels of porter
We had eight million bales of old nanny goats tails
In the hold of the Irish Rover
There was Barney McGee from the banks of the Lee
There was Hogan from County Tyrone.
There was Johnny McGuirk who was scared stiff of work
And a chap from Westmeath called Malone
There was Slugger O'Toole who was drunk as rule
And fighting Bill Tracy from Dover
There was Dolan from Clare, just as strong as a bear
All aboard on the Irish Rover
We had sailed seven years when the measels broke out
And our ship lost its way in the fog
Then the whole of the crew was reduced down to two
Just myself and the captain's old dog
The ship struck a rock; Lord what a shock
The boat, it was flipped right over
Turned nine times around and the old dog was drowned
I'm the last of the Irish Rover
Lakesailor
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Them and Google. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Dyflin
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Come on, you're all singing it...
(gavin sutherland, 1972)
I am sailing, I am sailing,
Home again cross the sea.
I am sailing, stormy waters,
To be near you, to be free.
I am flying, I am flying,
Like a bird cross the sky.
I am flying, passing high clouds,
To be with you, to be free.
Can you hear me, can you hear me
Thro the dark night, far away,
I am dying, forever trying,
To be with you, who can say.
Can you hear me, can you hear me,
Thro the dark night far away.
I am dying, forever trying,
To be with you, who can say.
We are sailing, we are sailing,
Home again cross the sea.
We are sailing stormy waters,
To be near you, to be free.
Oh lord, to be near you, to be free.
Oh lord, to be near you, to be free,
Oh lord.
(gavin sutherland, 1972)
I am sailing, I am sailing,
Home again cross the sea.
I am sailing, stormy waters,
To be near you, to be free.
I am flying, I am flying,
Like a bird cross the sky.
I am flying, passing high clouds,
To be with you, to be free.
Can you hear me, can you hear me
Thro the dark night, far away,
I am dying, forever trying,
To be with you, who can say.
Can you hear me, can you hear me,
Thro the dark night far away.
I am dying, forever trying,
To be with you, who can say.
We are sailing, we are sailing,
Home again cross the sea.
We are sailing stormy waters,
To be near you, to be free.
Oh lord, to be near you, to be free.
Oh lord, to be near you, to be free,
Oh lord.
Judders
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What shall we do with the drunken sailor, but that's jsut because I am hoping they will send me back to Cornwall.
B175Chris
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Surpeised the Good Ship Venus hasnt been mentioned yet /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Or have i just missed it?
Chris
Or have i just missed it?
Chris
MoodySabre
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As sung by the Pogues - excellent!
MoodySabre
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How does the tune go? I know the lyrics but you look too young my boy /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
MoodySabre
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Hey Stargazer - you accountants are all the same - get past 31st January and your mind wanders all over the place!
Mine used to be like that but now it's permanent /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Mine used to be like that but now it's permanent /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
B175Chris
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I'd sing you the tune but it doesnt work over t'internet /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
By loudon Wainwright III if anyone cares to look it up, at their peril of course! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
Chris
By loudon Wainwright III if anyone cares to look it up, at their peril of course! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
Chris
KevB
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Sitting in the morning sun
I'll be sitting when the evening comes
Watching the ships roll in
And I watch 'em roll away again
[Refrain]
Sitting on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
I'm just sitting on the dock of the bay
Wasting time
I left my home in Georgia
Headed for the 'Frisco bay
'Cause I had nothin to live for
And look like nothing's gonna come my way
So I'm just...
[Refrain]
Look like nothing's gonna change
Everything still remains the same
I can't do what ten people tell me to do
So I guess I'll remain the same
Sittin here resting my bones
And this loneliness won't leave me alone
It's two thousand miles I roamed
Just to make this dock my home
Now, I'm just...
I'll be sitting when the evening comes
Watching the ships roll in
And I watch 'em roll away again
[Refrain]
Sitting on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
I'm just sitting on the dock of the bay
Wasting time
I left my home in Georgia
Headed for the 'Frisco bay
'Cause I had nothin to live for
And look like nothing's gonna come my way
So I'm just...
[Refrain]
Look like nothing's gonna change
Everything still remains the same
I can't do what ten people tell me to do
So I guess I'll remain the same
Sittin here resting my bones
And this loneliness won't leave me alone
It's two thousand miles I roamed
Just to make this dock my home
Now, I'm just...
CalmSkipper
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Carrickfergus (where Mum was from, bless her soul!)
I wish I was in Carrickfergus
Only for nights in Ballygrand
I would swim over the deepest ocean
Only for nights in ballygrand
But the sea is wide and I cannot swim over
And neither have I the wings to fly
If I could find me a handy boatman
To ferry me over my love and I
My childhood days bring back sad reflections
Of happy times there spent so long ago
My boyhood friends and my own relations
Have all past on now with the melting snow
So I'll spend my days in this endless roving
Soft is the grass and shore, my bed is free
Oh to be home now in carrickfergus
On the long rode down to the salty sea
And in kilkenny it is reported
On marble stone there as black as ink
With gold and silver I would support her
But I'll sing no more now til I get a drink
For I'm drunk today and I'm seldom sober
The handsome rover from town to town
Ah but I'm sick now my days are number
Come all me young men and lay me down
Come all me young men and lay me down.
I wish I was in Carrickfergus
Only for nights in Ballygrand
I would swim over the deepest ocean
Only for nights in ballygrand
But the sea is wide and I cannot swim over
And neither have I the wings to fly
If I could find me a handy boatman
To ferry me over my love and I
My childhood days bring back sad reflections
Of happy times there spent so long ago
My boyhood friends and my own relations
Have all past on now with the melting snow
So I'll spend my days in this endless roving
Soft is the grass and shore, my bed is free
Oh to be home now in carrickfergus
On the long rode down to the salty sea
And in kilkenny it is reported
On marble stone there as black as ink
With gold and silver I would support her
But I'll sing no more now til I get a drink
For I'm drunk today and I'm seldom sober
The handsome rover from town to town
Ah but I'm sick now my days are number
Come all me young men and lay me down
Come all me young men and lay me down.
roberth
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Yep - great record as performed by Sutherland Brothers and Quiver - ruined by Rod the mod.
Rough Diamond's Sailing Away (great one-album band made up of session musicians fronted by ex-Uriah Heep lead singer David Byron - about 1980)
Sailing away
leaving today
on a midnight honeymoon
I'm so glad, you made me happy, like we all should be
Cross the sea, I hear our favourite song, telling me we're getting closer now
Cross the sea, I know it won't be long, so hold on, pretty darling..
Well I thought it was great - written down it sounds pretty naff....
Rough Diamond's Sailing Away (great one-album band made up of session musicians fronted by ex-Uriah Heep lead singer David Byron - about 1980)
Sailing away
leaving today
on a midnight honeymoon
I'm so glad, you made me happy, like we all should be
Cross the sea, I hear our favourite song, telling me we're getting closer now
Cross the sea, I know it won't be long, so hold on, pretty darling..
Well I thought it was great - written down it sounds pretty naff....
misterg
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Same tune as "Frigging In The Rigging" by the Sex Pistols.
Same words, too. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Same words, too. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
beancounter
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[ QUOTE ]
Hey Stargazer - you accountants are all the same - get past 31st January and your mind wanders all over the place!
[/ QUOTE ]
Mine wanders so far it sends me postcards....
Hey Stargazer - you accountants are all the same - get past 31st January and your mind wanders all over the place!
[/ QUOTE ]
Mine wanders so far it sends me postcards....
pelicanpete
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No words to this one but it's one of the most evocative sea and sailing tunes I've ever heard....
ALBATROSS by Fleetwood Mac
ALBATROSS by Fleetwood Mac
rudolph_hart
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When sober or in mixed company: 'Sailing' by Christopher Cross
Otherwise: 'The Lobster Song' by Nelson Gribble /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
Otherwise: 'The Lobster Song' by Nelson Gribble /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
CalmSkipper
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Don't know the title - was very little when saw this on TV (B&W!) but always remember a tune - Think it was from the film of Captains Courageous. I used to play/sing it to my children as a lullaby (bedtime routine was story and song in our house!)
There's a school for the fish at the bottom of the sea,
Where the little fish go to learn their Geography,
Yo-ho little fish don't cry, don't cry
Yo-ho little fish don't cry, don't cry
There's a place in my heart for the one I love best
and I have her picture tattoed on my Chest
Yo-ho little fish don't cry, don't cry
Yo-ho little fish don't cry, don't cry
Does anyone know of it or what the actual title is? If so do you know any more verses?
There's a school for the fish at the bottom of the sea,
Where the little fish go to learn their Geography,
Yo-ho little fish don't cry, don't cry
Yo-ho little fish don't cry, don't cry
There's a place in my heart for the one I love best
and I have her picture tattoed on my Chest
Yo-ho little fish don't cry, don't cry
Yo-ho little fish don't cry, don't cry
Does anyone know of it or what the actual title is? If so do you know any more verses?
davidfox
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Spanish Ladies
Anon
Farewell and adeiu to you sweet spanish ladies
fairwell and adieu to you ladies of spain
te tum te tum te tum to old England
from Ushant to Scillies is a b---dy long way.
Many verses te tum te tum etc.
sang it as i went round Ushant last year, crew werent impressed either.
Anon
Farewell and adeiu to you sweet spanish ladies
fairwell and adieu to you ladies of spain
te tum te tum te tum to old England
from Ushant to Scillies is a b---dy long way.
Many verses te tum te tum etc.
sang it as i went round Ushant last year, crew werent impressed either.
