X:1
T:1. The Black Ball Line
T:(Capstan Shanty) 
C:Richard Runciman Terry (1926) The Shanty Book Part 2
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey.
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"^SOLO." c c |: d2 c2 A2 F2 | A2 F2 D2 "^CHORUS." (3CDE | F2 G2 A2 f>e |
w: 1.~In the | Black Ball Line I | served my time. A__ | way-ay-ay, Hoo-|
d4 G2 G2 | G2 G2 E2 G>A | B<d d2 d2 "^CHORUS." d2 | 
w: ray-Ah. And | that's the line where_ | you_ can shine. Hoo-|
c2 c> c c2 c2|1-4 A6 "^SOLO." c c :||5 HA6 z2 |] 
w: raw for the Black Ball | Line. 2.~It-'ll| Line. 
T: -
W: 2. It'll carry you along through frost and snow,
W: And take you where the wind don't blow.
W:
W: 3. At Liverpool Docks I bade adieu
W: To Poll and Bet and Lovely Sue.
W:
W: 4. And now we're bound for New York town.
W: It's there we'll drink and sorrow drown.
W:
W: 5. It's there I'll sport my long-tailed blue.
W: It's there I'll sport my long-tailed blue.


X:2
T:2. One More Day
T:(Capstan Shanty) 
C:Richard Runciman Terry (1926) The Shanty Book Part 2
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"^SOLO." F G |: A2 B2 | A F E D |  "^CHORUS." A2 B2 | A2 "^SOLO." d2 | c B A G |
w: 1.~On-ly | one more | day, my John-ny, | One more | day. Oh, | rock and roll me |
B2 Dc | "^CHORUS." B2 c<A |1-3 HG2 "^SOLO." F G :|4 HG4 |] 
w: o-ver._ | One more_ | day, 2.~On-ly | day. 
T: -  
W: 2. Only one more day, My Johnny,
W: One more day,
W: We'll cross the bar tomorrow,
W: One more day.
W: 
W: (Repeat whole of first verse as chorus after each verse)
W: 
W: 3. Don't you hear the old man roarin', Johnny,
W: One more day,
W: Don't you hear that pilot bawlin' 
W: One more day. 
W: 
W: 4.  Can't you hear those gals a-callin', Johnny,
W: One more day,
W: Can't you hear that capstan pawlin',
W: One more day.


X:3
T:3. A-Roving 
T:(Capstan Shanty) 
C:Richard Runciman Terry (1926) The Shanty Book Part 2
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey.
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"^SOLO." B, |: E E D B, | E E D B, |  E> F G A | B3 B|
w: 1.~In| Am-ster-dam there | lived a maid, Mark | well what I do | say. In |
c c A c |$ B B G B | A G F E | G E C B, |
w: Am-ster-dam  there | lived a maid, And | she was mis-tress | of her trade. I'll |
E> F G A | Be c A |$ G2 F2 | E3 "^CHORUS." B |
w: go no more a-| ro-*ving with | you, fair | maid. A- |
c2 A c | B2 G B | A G F E | G E C B, |$
w: rov-ing, a- | ro- ving, Since | ro-ving's been my | ru-i-in, I'll |
E> F G A | Be c A | G2 F2 |1-3 HE3 "^SOLO." B, :|4 HE3 |] 
w: go no more a- | ro-*ving with | you, fair | maid. 2.~I | maid.
T: -
W: 2. I took that fair maid for a walk.
W: Mark well, etc. 
W: I took that fair maid for a walk
W: And we had such a loving talk.
W: I'll go no more, etc. 
W:   
W: 3. I put my arm around her waist.
W: Mark well, etc.
W: I put my arm around her waist.
W: So slim and trim and tightly laced.
W: I'll go no more, etc. 
W: 
W: 4. I took that maid upon my knee.
W: Mark well etc. 
W: I took that maid upon my knee.
W: Said she, "Give over! Let me be!"
W: I'll go no more, etc. 

 
X:4
T:4. A-Roving II
T:(Capstan Shanty) 
C:Richard Runciman Terry (1926) The Shanty Book Part 2
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey.
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"^SOLO." C |: F F G B | A G F2 |  "^CHORUS." c2 G B | AG F "^SOLO." C | F F G B|$
w: 1.~In| Ply-mouth Town there | lived a maid. | Bless you young |wo-*men. In | Ply-mouth Town there |
A G F "^CHORUS." F | c> A d> B | c3 "^SOLO." c | d d B d|
w: lived a maid, Oh | mind what I do | say. In Ply-mouth Town there |
c c A c | B A G F | A F D C | F> G A B |
w: lived a maid, And | she was mis-tress | of the trade; I'll | go no more a- |
c d2 B | A2 G2 | F3 c | d2 B d |c2 A c | B A G F |
w: rov-ing with | you, false | maid. A- |ro-ving, a- | ro-ving, Since | ro-ving's been my | 
A F D C | F> G A B | c d2 B | A2 G2 |1-3 HF3 "^SOLO." C :|4 HF3 |]
w: ru-i-in, I'll |go no more a- | ro-ving with | you, false| maid. 2.~I | maid. 
T: - 
W: 2. I took this fair maid for a walk,
W: Bless you, etc.  
W: I took this fair maid for a walk,
W: And we had such a loving talk.
W: I'll go no more, etc. 
W: 
W: 3. I took her hand within my own,
W: Bless you, etc.
W: I took her hand within my own,
W: And said "I'm bound for my old home." 
W: I'll go no more, etc. 
W: 
W: 4. In Plymouth town there lived a maid,
W: Bless you, etc.  
W: In Plymouth town there lived a maid,
W: And she was mistress of the trade.
W: I'll go no more, etc.  


X:5
T:5. The Banks of Sacramento
T:(Capstan Shanty)
C:Richard Runciman Terry (1926) The Shanty Book Part 2
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey.
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"^SOLO." G G G G | A G E "^CHORUS." C/ D/ | E D2 C/ D/ |E D3 | "^SOLO."  G G G G | A G E2 |
w: 1.~Bos-ton ci-ty | is a-fire. With a | hoo-dah and a | doo-dah. | Bos-ton ci-ty | is a-fire. |
"^CHORUS."  E D E D | C4 | C2 EG | c3 B |
w: Hoo-dah, doo-dah | day. | Blow, boys,_ | blow, for |
A> B c A | G3 G | A A/ A/ A A |
w: Ca-li-for-nye- | o. There's|  plen-ty of gold so |
A G E C/ D/ | E> D E> D |1-3 D HC2 "^SOLO." G :|4 D HC3 |]
w: I've been told, On the | banks of Sa-cra-| men-to. 2.~We're | men-to.
T: -
W: 2. We're bound away at the break of day.
W: We're bound away at the break of day.
W:
W: 3. The rose is red, the violet's blue;
W: Oh Amble girls, we all love you.
W:
W: 4. Sally Brown she's come to town;
W: Sally Brown's got a new silk gown.


X:6
T:6. The Shaver
T:(Capstan Shanty)
C:Richard Runciman Terry (1926) The Shanty Book Part 2
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"^SOLO." Hc/HB/ |: A2 A A G F| A2 B c2 c | F2 F B2 A | G F G C2 Hc/B/|
w: 1.~When | I was a lit-tle | ti-ny boy I | went to sea in | Stor-my's em-ploy. I_ |
A2 A AG F | A2 B c2 "^CHORUS." B | A2 F G2 E |
w: sailed a-way_ a-| cross the sea, When | I was just a |
(E2 A) G2 F | (E2 D) C2 C | E2 F G2 A |
w: sha-*ver, a | sha-*ver. Oh | I was wea-ry |
B2 d c2 B | AG F G2 E |1-3 F3 HF2 "^SOLO." Hc/ B/ :|4 F3 HF3 |]
w: of the sea, When | I_ was just a | sha-ver. 2.~Oh they| sha-ver.|
T:-
W: 2. Oh they whacked me up and they whacked me down;
W: The mate he cracked me on the crown;
W: They whacked me round and round and round.
W: When I was, etc.
W: 
W: 3. When I went aloft by the lubber's hole
W: The mate he cried, "Oh dang yer soul,
W: "It's the futtock shrouds is the way yer bound!"
W: When I was, etc.
W: 
W: 4. When we lolloped around about Cape Horn
W: I wished that I had never been born
W: And I wished I was home all safe and sound,
W: When I was, etc.


X:7
T:7. Paddy Works on the Railway
T:(Capstan Shanty)
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey.
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"^SOLO." Hc/HB/ |: A2 A A G F| A2 B c2 c | F F F B2 A | GF G HC2 Hc/ B/|
w: 1.~In | eight-een hun-dred and | for-ty one, My | cor-du-roy breech-es | I_ put on. With a  
A A A A G F | A2 B Hc2 B | A2 F G2 E |
w: stick in my fist a-bout | two foot long, To | work up-on the |
(F2 A) G2 F | (E2 D) HC2 C | E2 F G2 A |
w: rail-*way, the rail-*way. I'm wear-ied of the |
(B2 d2) Hc c B | A G F G2 E |1-8 F3 F2 "^SOLO." Hc/HB/ :|7 F3 HF3 |]
w: rail-*way. O poor | Pad-dy works on the | rail-way. 2.~In | rail-way.|
T: -
W: 2. In eighteen hundred and forty two
W: I did not know what I should do,
W: And I resolved to put her through
W: To work, etc.
W:
W: 3. In eighteen hundred and forty three
W: I paid my passage across the sea,
W: To New York, and Amerikee
W: To work, etc.
W:
W: 4. In eighteen hundred and forty four
W: I landed on American shore,
W: And never to return no more
W: To work, etc.
W:
W: 5. In eighteen hundred and forty five
W: Things looked pretty well alive,
W: And I thought to myself I'd strive
W: To work, etc.
W:
W: 6. In eighteen hundred and forty six
W: When I was in a terrible fix,
W: I thought to myself I'd take my sticks
W: To work, etc.
W:
W: 7. I had  a sister, her name was Grace;
W: Bad 'cess unto her ugly face;
W: She brought me to a deep disgrace
W: A-working, etc.


X:8
T:8. Can't You Dance the Polka
T:(Capstan Shanty)
C:Richard Runciman Terry (1926) The Shanty Book Part 2
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"^SOLO" C |: E G G E/C/ | F A2 A | G G F F | E3 G|
w: 1.~As | I walked down the | Broad-way One | eve-ning in Ju- | ly I|
c G G E | B A A A | G G F D | CD "^CHORUS." E F |
w: met a maid who | axed my trade, "A | sail-or John," says | I._ Then a- |
G3 E | F A3 | G2 F2 | E E-E2 |
w: way, you | san-ty, | My dear | ho-ney._|
c3 G | B A A2 | G G F> B, |1-3 D HC2 "^SOLO." C :|4 D !fermata! C2 |]
w: Oh, you | New York gels, | can't you dance the | pol-ka. 2.~To | pol-ka.
T: -
W: 2. To Tiffany's I took her;
W: I did not mind expense;
W: I bought her two gold earrings
W: And they cost me fifty cents.
W: Then away, etc.
W: 
W: 3. Says she "You lime-juice sailor,
W: "Now take me home you may."
W: But when we reached her cottage door
W: She unto me did say :-
W: Then away, etc.
W: 
W: 4. "My flash man he is a Yankee,
W: "With his hair cut short behind;
W: "He wears a tarry jumper
W: "And he sails in the Black Ball Line."
W: Then away, etc.


X:9
T:9. John Brown's Body
T:( Capstan Shanty)
C:Richard Runciman Terry (1926) The Shanty Book Part 2
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"^SOLO" E2 E2 C< E E> E | c> c c> B A4 | F2 F2 F< B B> A |
w: 1.~John Brown's bo-dy lays a- | mould'-ring in the grave, | John Brown's bo-dy lays a- |
G> A G> F E4 | E2 E2  C< E E> E | c> c c> B A2 A2 |
w: mould'-ring in the grave, | John Brown's bo-dy lays a- | mould'-ring in the grave, As |
B2 B2 A2 G> G | A8 | E3 D C> E A> B | c4 A4 |
w: we go march-ing a- | long. | Glo-ry, glo-ry, Hal-le- | lu-jah, |
d3 c B> A G> F | E4 C4 | E3 D C> E A> B | c4 A2 A2 |
w: Glo-ry, glo-ry, Hal-le- | lu-jah, |Glo-ry, glo-ry, Hal-le- | lu-jah, As |
B2 B2 A2 G> G |1-5 A6 "^SOLO." E2 :|6 A8 |]$
w: we go march-ing a- | long.  2.~We | long.
T: -
W: 2. We hanged John Brown upon a sour apple tree (x3)
W:
W: 3. John Brown's wife has got a wart upon her nose (x3)
W:
W: 4. John Brown's daughter chews terbacker by the pound (x3)
W:
W: 5. John Brown's baby is a Yankee-Doodle-Doo (x3)
W:
W: 6. John Brown's body lays a mould'ring in the grave (x3)


X:10
T:10. Whoop Jamboree
T:(Capstan Shanty)
C:Richard Runciman Terry (1926) The Shanty Book Part 2
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"^SOLO." F F A B | c c B e/ d/ | c c F A |
w: 1.~Now, my lads, be | of good cheer, For the | I-rish land will |
G F E C/ C/ | F F A B | c c B e |
w: soon draw near. In a | few days more we'll | sight Cape Clear. Oh
c// c3/4 c/  B/ A G | F3 || "^CHORUS." C | F> G A B |
w: Jen-ny, get your oat-cake | done. | Whoop| jam-bo-roo, whoop |
c c B e/ d/ | c c F A | G/ F/ G/ F/ E C |
w: jam-bo-ree, With your | pig-tail sail-or| hang-ing down be-hind. Whoop |
Z: The line above has some words substituted from a more commonly sung version.
F> G A B | c> A B e |c// c3/4 c/  B/ A G | HF6 |]$
w:  jam-bo-ree, whoop jam-bo-ree, Oh | Jen-ny, get your oat-cake | done.|
T: -
W: 2. Now Cape Clear it is in sight
W: We'll be off Holyhead by tomorrow night
W: And we'll shape our course for the Rock Light.
W: Oh Jenny, etc.
W:
W: 3. Now, my lads, we're round the Rock,
W: All hammocks lashed and chests all locked;
W: We'll haul her into Waterloo Dock.
W: Oh Jenny, etc.
W:
W: 4. Now, my lads, we're all in dock,
W: We'll be off to Dan Lowrie's on the spot
W: And now we'll have a good roundabout.
W: Oh Jenny, etc.


X:11
T:11. My Johnny
T:(Capstan Shanty)
C:Richard Runciman Terry (1926) The Shanty Book Part 2
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey.
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"^SOLO." G |: G2 c B2 A | B3-B A | BcB AB A | G E2-E2 "^CHORUS." E | A3 G3 |$ F D2-D2 D | G3 F3 |
w: 1.~We're | home-ward bound to- | day,_ But | where__ is_ my | John-ny?_ My | own dear | John-ny,_ My own dear |
E C2-C2 "^SOLO." G | G2 c B2 A | B3-B2 A |$ Bc B AB A | G E2-E2 "^CHORUS." E | A3 G3 |
w: John-ny._ We'll | drink and court and | play, _ But al-*ways think_ of | John-ny._ My | live-ly |
F D2-D2 G | C6- | C3 z "^SOLO."G G | G2 c B2 A |$ B3-B2 A | AG F E2 F | G3-G2 G |
w: John-ny,_ good- | bye._ In the | mid-dle of the | sea_ my | boy_ is float-ing free, _ So |
GF E D2 E | F3-F2 F |$ FE D C2 D | E3-E2 "^CHORUS." G G | G2 c B2 A | B3-B2 A |
w: far_ a-way from | me,_ So | far_ a-way from | me_ In the | mid-dle of the | sea_ My |
AG F E2 F |$ G3-G2 G | GF E D2 E |  F3-F2 D |1 C6- | C3 z2 G :|2  C6- | C3 z2 z |]$
w: boy_ is float-ing | free,_ So | far_ a-way from | me,_ my | love._ 2.~So | love._|
T: - 
W: 2. So gay we went away,
W: Me and my pretty Johnny,
W: My own dear Johnny,
W: My own dear Johnny,
W: But where is he today?
W: Oh always think of Johnny,
W: My lively Johnny, goodbye.
W: 'Twas just by Finisterre
W: Where the birds are free in the air,
W: We buried Johnny there,
W: We buried Johnny there,
W: In the middle of the sea, 
W: My boy is floating free,
W: So far away from me, my love.


X:12
T:12. The Drummer and the Cook
T:(Capstan Shanty)
C:Richard Runciman Terry (1926) The Shanty Book Part 2
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey.
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"^SOLO" B, B, |: E E E E E E E E |F E F G E2 E E |
w: 1.~Oh there | was a lit-tle drum-mer and he | loved a one-eyed cook, And he |
A A A A G G G G | F E D C B,2 "^CHORUS." C D |
w: loved her, Oh he loved her, though she | had a cock-eyed look, With her |
E E E E E2 E E | C C F E D B, C D |
w: one eye in the pot, and the | t'oth-er up the chim-ney, With a |
E2 E2 E2 z2 | B2 c d e B c A |1-6 G2 F2 HE2 "^SOLO." B, B, :|7 G2 F2 E2 |]
w: Bow-wow-wow, | Fal-lal the dow-a did-dy, | Bow-wow-wow. 2.~When this | Bow-wow-wow. |
T: - 
W: 2. When this couple went a-courtin' for to walk along the shore,
W: Sez the drummer to the cookie, "you're the gel that I adore."
W: With her, etc.
W:
W: 3. When this couple went a-courtin' for to walk along the pier,
W: Sez the cookie to the drummer, "An' I love you too, my dear."
W: With her, etc.
W:
W: 4. Sez the drummer to the cookie, "Ain't the weather fine today?"
W: Sez the cookie to the drummer, "Is that all ye got to say?"
W: With her, etc.
W:
W: 5. Sez the drummer to the cookie, "Will I buy the weddin' ring?"
W: Sez the cookie, "Now your talkin'. That would be the very thing."
W: With her, etc.
W:
W: 6. Sez the drummer to the cookie, "Will ye name the weddin' day?"
W: Sez the cookie, "We'll be married in the merry month of May."
W: With her, etc.
W:
W: 7. When they went to church to say "I will", the drummer got a nark*
W: For her one eye gliffed** the parson and the other killed the clerk.
W: With her, etc.
W:
W: *Nark: a disagreeable surprise caused by a person, not by circumstance.
W: **To gliff: to frighten.


X:13
T:13. Miss Lucy Long
T:(Capstan Shanty)
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"^SOLO" G2 A |: B2 B BA G | A2 A A G F | G2 c c2 d |
w: 1.~Was you | ev-er on_ the | Brum-a-low, Where the | Yan-kee boys are |
c2 B G "^CHORUS." A B | c3 edc | (d2 B G2) F | F3-F2 F |
w: all the go? To me | way ay,__ | ay,__ Ha | Ha_ me |
F2 C E2 F | G6 | (C2 E) G2 A |
w: John-ny boys, Ha, | Ha, | why_ don't you |
B3 c2 B | A2 F G2 E |1-3 HF3 "^SOLO." G2 A :|4 HF6 |]
w: try for to | ring Miss Lu-cy | Long? 2.~Oh as | Long. |
T: -
W: 2. Oh as I walked out one morning fair,
W: To view the views and to take the air,
W: To me way, etc.
W:
W: 3. 'Twas there I met Miss Lucy fair;
W: 'Twas there we met I do declare.
W: To me way, etc.
W:
W: 4. I rung her all night and I rung her all day,
W: And I rung her before she went away.
W: To me way, etc.


X:14
T:14. Do Let Me Go, Girls
T:( Capstan Shanty)
C:Richard Runciman Terry (1926) The Shanty Book Part 2
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"^SOLO." D |: D2 E F2 G | (A2 B) c2 c | B2 A G2 F | G3-G2 "^CHORUS." B |
w: 1.~It's | of a mer-chant's | daugh-*ter be- | longed to Cal-la- | o._ Hoo- |
A3-A2 F | D2 F A3 | G2 F E2 E | D6 ||
w: raw_ my | yal-ler gels | doo-dle let me | go. |
D2 E F2 G | (A2 B) c3 | B2 A G2 F |$
w: Doo-dle let me | go_ gels, | Doo-dle let me |
G3-G2 B | A3-A2 F | D2 F A3 |1-2 G2 F E2 E | D3-D2 D :|3 G2 F E2 E | D3-D2 |]
w: go._ Hoo- | raw_ my | yal-ler gels, | doo-dle let me go._ 2.~A-| doo-dle let me go._|
T: -
W: 2. A-courting of the maiden came a sailor long ago.
W: Hooraw, etc.
W: 
W: 3. But he left her broken-hearted on the shores of Callao.
W: Hooraw, etc.


X:15
T:15. Blow Ye Winds of Morning
T:(Capstan Shanty)
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"^SOLO." C |: F F F D | D C C C | F G A B | c3 c |
w: 1.~As | I walked out one | morn-ing fair To | view the mead-ows | round, It's |
d d B c |$ B A G F | G A G F | D2 "^CHORUS." H(A G) |
w: there I spied a | maid-en fair Come | trip-ping o'er the | ground. Oh_ |
F>G F D | D C3 | F>G A B |$ c4 |
w: blow, ye winds of | morn-ing, | Blow ye winds, Hi! | Ho! |
d>B c>A |B A G F | A/F/-F G2 |1-5 HF3 "^SOLO." C :|6 HF3 z|]
w: Clear a-way the | morn-ing dew, And | blow,__ boys, | blow. 2.~My | blow. |
T: -
W: 2. My father has a milk-white steed,
W: And he is in the stall.
W: He will not eat his hay or corn
W: Nor will not go at all.
W: Oh blow, etc.
W:
W: 3. When we goes in a farmer's yard
W: And sees a flock of geese,
W: We dang their eyes and cuss their thighs
W: And knock down five or six.
W: Oh blow, etc.
W:
W: 4. As I was a-walking
W: Down by the riverside,
W: It's there I saw a lady fair
W: A-bathing in the tide.
W: Oh blow, etc.
W:
W: 5. As I was a-walking
W: Out by the moonlight,
W: It's there I met a yeller gel
W: And her eyes they shone so bright.
W: Oh blow, etc.
W:
W: 6. As I was a-walking
W: Down Paradise Street,
W: It's there I met old John de Goss.*
W: He said, "Will you stand treat?"
W: Oh blow, etc.
W:
W: *A 19th century Liverpool shipowner.


X:16
T:16. Fire Down Below
T:(Pumping-Ship Shanty)
C:Richard Runciman Terry (1926) The Shanty Book Part 2
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey.
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"^SOLO." c3 c2 c | d3 d3 | c3 c2 A | G3-G2 G |
w: 1.~Fire in the | gal-ley, | fire down be- | low,_ It's |
F2 G A G F | G2 A B2 G | A3 G2 G | F6 ||
w: fetch a buck-et of| wa-ter, girls,  there's | fire down be- | low |
"^CHORUS." c6 | d6 | c3 c2 A | G3-G2 G |
w: Fire, | fire, | fire down be- | low,_ It's |
F2 G A G F | B2 c d2 B | A3 G2 G | !fermata! F6 |]
w: fetch a buck-et o' | wa-ter, girls, there's | fire down be- | low.|
T: -
W: 2. Fire in the fore-top, fire in the main;
W: It's fetch a bucket o' water, girls, and put it out again.
W: Fire, fire, fire down below,
W: It's fetch a bucket o' water, girls, and put it out again.
W: 
W: 3. Fire in the fore-peak, fire down below,
W: It's fetch a bucket o' water, girls, there's fire down below.
W: Fire, fire, fire down below,
W: It's fetch a bucket o' water, girls, there's fire down below.
W: 
W: 4. Fire in the windlass, fire in the chain,
W: It's fetch a bucket o' water, girls, and put it out again.
W: Fire, fire, fire down below,
W: It's fetch a bucket o' water, girls, and put it out again.
W: 
W: 5. Fire up aloft and fire down below,
W: It's fetch a bucket o' water, girls, there's fire down below.
W: Fire, fire, fire down below,
W: It's fetch a bucket o' water, girls, there's fire down below. 


X:17
T:17. Shallow Brown
T:(Halliards Shanty)
C:Richard Runciman Terry (1926) The Shanty Book Part 2
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey.
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"^SOLO." D | G<<G D | G// G3/2 HD z/ HD/ |: D>G B//A// G/ |B<A "^CHORUS." E | A<<A E |
w: 1.~Oh | Shal-low, Oh | Shal-low Brown. Oh | put my clothes in | or-der, Oh | Shal-low, Oh |
A// A3/2  E "^SOLO." c | B3/2 A// G D | G<<G "^CHORUS." D |
w: Shal-low Brown. The | pack-et sails to- | mor-row, Oh |
 G<<G D | |1-3 G// G3/2 HD z/2 "^SOLO." D/2 :|4 G// G3/2 HD |]
w: Shal-low, Oh | Shal-low Brown. 2.~A-| Shal-low Brown. |
T: - 
W: 2. Away, I'm bound to leave you.
W: I never will deceive you.
W:
W: 3. I love to look upon you.
W: I bet my money on you.
W:
W: 4. Oh Shallow in the morning,
W: Just as the day was dawning.
W:
W: 5. Oh put my clothes in order;
W: I'm bound across the border.


X:18
T:18. A Long Time Ago
T:(Halliards Shanty)
C:Richard Runciman Terry (1926) The Shanty Book Part 2
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey.
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"^SOLO." D |: G2 G G B G |
w: 1.~A | long, long time and a |
G F E D3/2 "^CHORUS." D/ D | G3 A>GA |B3 D2 "^SOLO." B |$
w: ve-ry long time, To me | way, ay,__ ay ah. A |
c2 c B> A G | E F G A>B c| B3 A>G A |1-3 G3-G2 "^SOLO." D :|4 G6- | G3 z3 |]
w: long, long time and a | ve-ry long time,_ A | long time_ a- | go._ 2.~A- | go._ |
T: - 
W: 2. Away down south where I was born
W: Among the fields of golden corn.
W:
W: 3. A Yankee packet lay out in the bay
W: Awaiting a fair wind to get under way.
W:
W: 4. There once was a family lived on a hill,
W: And if they're not dead, they're all living there still.


X:19
T:19. Won't You Go My Way?
T:(Halliards Shanty)
C:Richard Runciman Terry (1926) The Shanty Book Part 2
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey.
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"^SOLO." c |:  d c B A | G E "^CHORUS." c B | A2 A2 | A3 "^SOLO." A |$
w: 1.~I | met her in the | morn-ing; Won't you | go my | way? I |
A G G E | D C "^CHORUS." C D | E2 D2 |1-5 HC2 "^SOLO." c c :|6 C4 |]
w: met her in the | morn-ing; Won't you | go my | way? 2.~In the | way? |
T: - 
W: 2. In the morning, bright and early;
W:
W: 3. Oh Juliar, Ann, Mariar;
W:
W: 4. I asked that girl to marry;
W:
W: 5. Oh marry, do not tarry;
W:
W: 6. She said she'd rather tarry;


X:20
T:20. Hilo, Johnny Brown
T:(Halliards Shanty)
C:Richard Runciman Terry (1926) The Shanty Book Part 2
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey with some words edited to avoid offence.
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"^SOLO." D D D E F2 G2 | c2 B2 A2 E2 | "^CHORUS" A6 B2 | c/ A3/2-A2 "^SOLO." A4 |
w: 1.~Sal-ly is the girl that | I love dear-ly. | Way, sing | Sal-ly,_ Oh |
d d d B c2 A2 | B2 G2 A2 E2 | "^CHORUS." A2 A2 G2 A2 | F2 E E HD4 |]
w: Sal-ly is the girl that | I love dear-ly. | Hi-lo, John Brown, | stand to your ground. |
T: - 
W: 2. Sally, she's a 'Badian bright mulatter;
W: Sally pretty gal but I can't get at her.
W:
W: 3. Seven long years I courted Sally;
W: Sally she would flirt but never marry.
W:
W: 4. Stand to your ground and walk him up lively
W: Or the mate come around a-dingin' and a dangin'.


X:21
T:21. Roll the Cotton Down
T:(Halliards Shanty)
C:Richard Runciman Terry (1926) The Shanty Book Part 2
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey.
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"^SOLO." HBA |: G3 D ED B,D | G4 G2 "^CHORUS." G2 | A3 A B B3 |
w: 1.~I'm | bound for A-_la-_ | ba-ma; Oh | roll the cot-ton |
A6 "^SOLO." D2 |$ E3 D B,2 D2 | (G2 A2) B2 "^CHORUS."c2 |
w: down. I'm | bound for A-la- | ba-_ ma, Oh |
B3 G A A3 |1-5 HG6 "^SOLO." B A :|6 HG6 z2 |]
w: roll the cot-ton | down. 2.~In the | down. |
T: - 
W: 2. In the morning bright and early,
W: In the morning bright and early.
W:
W: 3. So early in the morning,
W: Just as the day was dawning.
W: 
W: 4. We'll screw him up so cheer'ly,
W: We'll screw him up so cheer'ly.
W: 
W: 5. I'm off across the border,
W: I'm off across the border.
W: 
W: 6. Farewell, I'm bound to leave you;
W: I never will deceive you.


X:22
T:22. Round the Corner Sally
T:(Halliards Shanty)
C:Richard Runciman Terry (1926) The Shanty Book Part 2
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey.
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"^SOLO."c2 B |: A2 A A2 E | F A2 E3 |
w: 1.~Oh, a- | round the cor-ner | we will go. |
"^CHORUS." E2 F E2 E | F A2 c2 B |$ A2 A A2 E |
w: Round the cor-ner | Sal-ly. Oh, a- | round the cor-ner |
F G A E3 | "^CHORUS." E2 F E2 E |1-3 F HA2 "^SOLO." (c2 B) :|4 F A2- HA3 |]
w: we will go. | Round the cor-ner | Sal-ly. 2.~To_ | Sal-ly._ !
T: - 
W: 2. To Madam Gashee's we all will go,
W: For Madam Gashee you all do know.
W:
W: 3. Oh mademoiselle, we'll take her in tow;
W: We'll take her in tow to Callao.
W:
W: 4. Oh I wish I was at Madam Gashee's;
W: It's there we'll sit and take our ease.


X:23
T:23. The Bully Boat Is Coming
T:(Halliards Shanty)
C:Richard Runciman Terry (1926) The Shanty Book Part 2
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey.
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"^SOLO." B G |: E< E E F | E F G A | B B c B |
w: 1.~Oh, the bul-ly boat is | com-ing, Don't you | hear the pad-dles |
G E3 | "^CHORUS." F2 F2 |$ GA B e | c3 A | B2 "^SOLO." e d |
w: rol-ling? | Rand-do, | Ran-*do, hoo- | ray, hoo- | ray. Oh the |
c c c c | B G F E | F F G E | C B,3 |$
w: bul-ly boat's a- | com-ing, Don't you | hear the pad-dles | rol-ling? |
"^CHORUS." E2 G2 | F2 B2 |1-4 E4- | HE2 "^SOLO." B G :|5 E4- | HE2 z2 |]
w: Ran-do, | Ran-do, | ray._ 2.~Oh the | ray._|
T: - 
W: 2. Oh, the bully boat is coming              ) x2
W: Down the Mississippi floating.          )
W:
W: 3. Oh I'm bound away to leave you       ) x2
W: And I never will deceive you.           )
W: 
W: 4. When I come again to meet you        ) x2
W: It's with kisses I will greet you.         ) 
W:
W: 5. Oh the bully boat is coming;              ) x2
W: Don't you hear the paddles rolling?   )


X:24
T:24. My Tommy's Gone Away
T:(Halliards Shanty)
C:Richard Runciman Terry (1926) The Shanty Book Part 2
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey.
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"^SOLO." E C E C | E F A "^CHORUS." A |
w: 1.~Tom-my's gone, what | shall I do? My |
B B d3/2 c/ | B3 "^SOLO." e |$ c c B3/2 A/ |
w: Tom-my's gone a- | way. Oh | Tom-my's gone, what |
F F E "^CHORUS." E | A A c3/2 B/ | A3 z |]
w: shall I do? My | Tom-my's gone a- | way.
T: - 
W: 2. Tommy's gone to Liverpool;
W: To Liverpool, that noted school.
W:
W: 3. Tommy's gone to Baltimore;
W: Oh Tommy's gone to Baltimore.
W:
W: 4. Tommy's gone to Mobile Bay
W: To screw the cotton by the day.
W:
W: 5. Tommy's gone for evermore;
W: Oh, Tommy's gone for evermore.


X:25
T:25. Sing Fare You Well
T:(Halliards Shanty)
C:Richard Runciman Terry (1926) The Shanty Book Part 2
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey.
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"^SOLO." D2 E G2 A | B2 A G2 "^CHORUS." d | B3-B2 A |
w: 1.~Fare you well, I | wish you well, Hoo- | raw_ and |
G F E2.-E. | "^SOLO." c2 d c2 B | A2 G F2 "^CHORUS." A |
w: fare you well._ | Fare you well till | I re-turn, Hoo- |
A3-A2 G |1-6 F2 E D2 "^SOLO." D :|7 F2 E D3 |]
w: raw,_ sing | fare you well. 2.~Oh | fare you well.|
T: - 
W: 2. Oh fare you well, by bonny young gel,
W: Oh fare you well, by bonny young gel.
W:
W: 3. As I walked out one morning fair,
W: It's there I met a lady fair.
W:
W: 4. At her I winked, I do declare,
W: At her I winked, I do declare.
W:
W: 5. Up aloft this yard must go,
W: Up aloft this yard must go.
W:
W: 6. I thought I heard the skipper say,
W: "One more pull and then belay."
W:
W: 7. Fare you well, I wish you well;
W: Fare you well till I return.


X:26
T:26. Oh Billy Riley
T:(Halliards Shanty)
C:Richard Runciman Terry (1926) The Shanty Book Part 2
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey.
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"^SOLO." G2 G G G2 G2 |
w: 1.~O Bil-ly Ri-ley, |
A G F G E2 D2 | "^CHORUS." A2 A A A2 B2 | A8 |
w: lit-tle Bil-ly Ri-ley, | Oh, Bil-ly Ri-ley, | Oh!
"^SOLO." c2 c A B2 c2 | B A c A B2 c2 |
w: Oh, Bil-ly Ri-ley | walk him up so cheer'-ly, |
"^CHORUS." (B>d) d d dc A2 |1-3 G6 z2 :|4 G8 |]
w: Oh,_ Bil-ly Ri-*ley, | Oh! | Oh! |
T: - 
W: 2. Oh Mister Riley, Oh Missus Riley (x2)
W:
W: 3. Oh Missy Riley, little Missy Riley (x2)
W:
W: 4. O Missy Riley, screw him up so cheer'ly (x2)


X:27
T:27. Time for Us to Leave Her
T:(Halliards Shanty)
C:Richard Runciman Terry (1926) The Shanty Book Part 2
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey.
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"^SOLO." B, |: G G G E/F/ | G G/F/ E2 | "^CHORUS." F F F3/2 E/ | G/ B3/2-B "^SOLO." B |
w: 1.~Oh, | times is hard and_ |wa-ges_ low. | Leave her, John-ny, | leave her._ Oh |
c c B B/A/ | G G/F/ E "^CHORUS." B | G3/2 E/ G3/2 F/ 
w: times is hard and_ | wa-ges_ low. 'Tis | time for us to |
|1-7 F/ E3/2-E "^SOLO." B, :|8 F/ E3/2-E2 z |]
w: leave her._ 2.~Me'- | leave her._ |
T: -
W: 2. Me'og'ny beef and weevill'd bread!
W: I wish old Weather-phiz was dead.
W:
W: 3. The rain it rains the 'ole day long;
W: The nor'-east wind is blowin' strong.
W:
W: 4. It's pump or drown the old man said,
W: It's pump or drown the old man said.
W:
W: 5. I thought I heard the captain say,
W: "Tomorrow you shall have your pay."
W:
W: 6. Oh what will us poor shellbacks do?
W: Oh what will us poor shellbacks do?
W: 
W: 7. We'll pack up our traps and go on shore,
W: We'll pack up our traps and go on shore.
W:
W: 8. Oh times is hard and wages low,
W: Oh times is hard and wages low.


X:28
T:28. Lizer Lee
T:(Halliards Shanty)
C:Richard Runciman Terry (1926) The Shanty Book Part 2
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey.
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"^SOLO." c2 d2 c2 d2 | c2 A2 G4 | "^CHORUS." C2 C2 F4 |
w: 1.~Li-zer Lee she | pro-mised me, | Yan-kee John, |
((3 GAG F) G A3 A | c2 d2 c2 A2 | G2 A2 F4 |
w: storm___ a-long, She | pro-mised for to | mar-ry me, |
"^CHORUS." C2 C2 F4 |1-5 ((3 GAG F) G HA2 "^SOLO." c2 :|6  ((3 GAG F) G A4 |]
w: Yan-kee John, | storm___ a-long. 2.~Oh | storm___ a-long. 
T: - 
W: 2. Oh Lizer Lee, she slighted me;
W: Now she will not marry me.
W: 
W: 3. When I sailed across the sea
W: Lizer said she'd be true to me.
W:
W: 4. I promised her a golden ring,
W: I promised her a golden ring.
W:
W: 5. Up aloft this yard must go;
W: Mister mate he told us so.
W:
W: 6. I thought I heard the skipper say,
W: "One more pull and then belay."


X:29
T:29. A Hundred Years on the Eastern Shore
T:(Halliards Shanty)
C:Richard Runciman Terry (1926) The Shanty Book Part 2
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey.
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"^SOLO." E |: E F G A/ A/ | B G A2 | "^CHORUS." B2 E2 |
w: 1.~A | hun-dred years on the | east-ern shore, | Oh yes, |
B3 "^SOLO." d | d d c B/ A/ | B B/A/, F "^CHORUS." E |
w: Oh, A | hun-dred years on the | east-ern_ shore,  A |
A A c3/2 B/ |1-4 A3 "^SOLO." E/.- E/. :|5 A4 |]
w: hun-dred years a- | go. 2.~In the | go.|
T: - 
W: 2. In the Black Ball Line I served my time. (x2)
W:
W: 3. A hundred years us a very long time. (x2)
W:
W: 4. A hundred years have passed and gone. (x2)
W:
W: 5. A hundred years will come once more. (x2)


X:30
T:30. Walk Him Along, Johnny
T:(Halliards Shanty)
C:Richard Runciman Terry (1926) The Shanty Book Part 2
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey.
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"^SOLO." D2 D F2 G | .(A ^G) A d3 | "^CHORUS." A> A A B A G | A/ A/ A A A3 |
w: 1.~Gen'-ral Tay-lor | gained_ the day. | Walk him a-long, John-ny, | Car-ry him a-long. |
"^SOLO." c2 c ed c | .(B>A) B d3 | "^CHORUS." G G G BA B |
w: Gen'-ral Tay-_lor gained_ the day. | Car-ry him to_ the |
G G G G2 "^SOLO." B/ c/ | d>cB c>B A | B>AB d3 |
w: bur-y-ing ground. Then a- | way__ ay_ you | Storm-__y |
"^CHORUS." A> A A B A G | A/ A/ A A A3 | "^SOLO." c>Bc/d/ e2 c |
w: Walk him a-long, John-ny | car-ry him a-long | Way___ ay you |
B>AB/c/ d3 | "^CHORUS." G G G BA B | G G G G3 |]
w: Storm-___y | Car-ry him to_ the | bur-y-ing ground. |
T: - 
W: 2. Dan O'Connell died long ago.
W: Walk him along, Johnny, carry him along.
W: Dan O'Connell died long ago.
W: Carry him to the burying ground.
W: Then away, etc.


X:31
T:31. Hilonday
T:(Halliards Shanty)
C:Richard Runciman Terry (1926) The Shanty Book Part 2
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey.
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"^SOLO." (3GAB |: c2 c d2 B | c3 B2 "^CHORUS." G | A3 A3 | A2 "^SOLO." (B c2 B) | A2 G E2 D |
w: 1.~Oh,__ | Bo-ney was a | War-rior, Ah | hi-lon- | day. Oh__ | rise you up, my |
C2 D E2 "^CHORUS." F | G3 G<BA |1-6 G3-HG "^SOLO." (3GAB :|7 G6|]
w: yel-ler gels, Ah | hi-lon-__ | day._ 2.~Oh__| day.|
T: - 
W: 2. Oh, Boney beat the Rooshans.
W: Oh, Boney beat the Prooshans.
W:
W: 3. Oh, Boney went to Moscow.
W: Oh, Boney went to Moscow.
W:
W: 4. Oh, Moscow was afire.
W: Oh, Moscow was afire.
W:
W: 5. Oh, Boney was defeated.
W: Oh, Boney was defeated.
W:
W: 6. Oh, drive her, captain, drive her.
W: Oh, drive her, captain, drive her.
W:
W: 7. Oh, captain, make her nose blood.
W: Oh, captain, make her nose blood.


X:32
T:32. Stormalong
T:(Halliards Shanty)
C:Richard Runciman Terry (1926) The Shanty Book Part 2
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey.
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"^SOLO." G |: G2 G2 B2 .(A G) | c c3 G2  "CHORUS." (3GA B | c3 G c3 G |
w: 1.~Oh Storm-y he is_ | dead and gone. To_ me | way you storm-a-|
E6 c2 | B2 A2 A2 .(D E) |$ FA A2 A4 |
w: long. Oh | Storm-y he is_ | dead_ and gone. |
"^CHORUS." A2 A2 A2 G F |1-6 (E G2) G HG2 "^SOLO." G2 :|7 (E G2) G HG4 |]
w: Ay ay ay Mis-ter | Storm-*a-long. 2.~I Storm-*a-long. |
T: - 
W: 2. I dug his grave with a silver spade.
W:
W: 3. I lowered him down with  a golden chain.
W:
W: 4. We carried him away to Mobile Bay.
W:
W: 5. We'll never see his like again.
W:
W: 6. Stormy was a good old man.
W:
W: 7. Stormy he is dead and gone.


X:33
T:33. So Handy Me Gels
T:(Halliards Shanty)
C:Richard Runciman Terry (1926) The Shanty Book Part 2
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey.
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K:D
"^SOLO." A | A B A F2 D | A3 A2 A | E2 F GF E |
w: 1.~So | han-dy, me gels, so | han-dy! Why | can't you be_ so |
F2 G A3 | "^CHORUS." E> F E C2 D | E3 HB2 ||
w: han-dy, Oh? | Han-dy, me gels, so | han-dy! |
"^SOLO." B |: A2 A A2 G | F2 D A3 | "^CHORUS." A> B A F2 D |$
w: For | we are out-ward | bound, you know. | Han-dy, me gels, so |
A3 A2 "^SOLO." A | E2 F GF E | F2 G A3 |
w: han-dy! For | we are out-*ward | bound, you know. |
"^CHORUS." E> F E C2 D |1-3 E3 HB2 "^SOLO." B :|4 E3 HB3 |]
w: Han-dy me gels, so | han-dy! 2.~Be | han-dy.|
T: - 
W: 2. Be handy with your washing, gels,
W: Because my love's a dandy-o.
W:
W: 3. My love she is a dandy-o,
W: And she is fond of brandy-o.
W:
W: 4. Oh, shake her up and away we'll go;
W: Up aloft from down below.


X:34
T:34. The Sailor Likes His Bottle-O
T:(Interchangeable Shanty)
C:Richard Runciman Terry (1926) The Shanty Book Part 2
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey.
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K:F
"^SOLO." c |: c2 B A2 G | F3 C2 C | F2 F GA B |
w: 1.~So | ear-ly in the | morn-ing The | sail-or likes_ his |
A2 F F2 F |$ B B B B> A G |
w: bot-tle- o. A | bot-tle o' rum and a |
A A A A> G F | G A B c2 d |
w: bot-tle o' gin, And a | bot-tle of Ir-ish |
c2 B G2 c |$ c2 B A2 G | F3 C2 C |
w: whis-key- o. So | ear-ly in the | morn-ing, The |
F2 F GA B |1-2 A2 F !fermata! F2 c :|3 A2 F !fermata! F2 |]
w: sail-or likes_ his | bot-tle- o. 2.~So | bot-tle- o. |
T: - 
W: 2. So early in the morning
W: The sailor likes his baccy-o.
W: A packet o'shag and a packet o' twist
W: And a packet o' Yankee Doodle-o.
W: So early in the morning
W: The sailor likes his bottle-o.
W:
W: 3. So early in the morning
W: The sailor likes the lasses-o.
W: The lasses o' Blyth and the lasses o' Shields
W: And the lasses across the water-o.
W: So early in the morning
W: The sailor likes his bottle-o.


X:35
T:35. Haul Away, Joe II
T:(Foresheet or Sweating-Up Shanty)
C:Richard Runciman Terry (1926) The Shanty Book Part 2
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey with some words edited to avoid offence.
L:1/8
Q:3/8=92
M:6/8
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w: 1.~Way, haul a-| way,_ We'll |
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w: way,_ Oh | haul a-way, | Joe. 2.~Oh | Joe |
T: - 
W: 2. Oh once I had English gel and she was fat and lazy.
W:
W: 3. And then I had an Irish gel; she nearly druv me crazy.
W:
W: 4. King Louis was the King of France before the revolution.
W:
W: 5. King Louis got his head cut off and spoiled his constitution.