Sean Dagher & Michiel Schrey & Nils Brown
Nils Brown & Sean Dagher & Michiel Schrey
Sean Dagher & Michiel Schrey & Nils Brown
Michiel Schrey & Nils Brown & Sean Dagher
Sean Dagher & Michiel Schrey & Nils Brown
Michiel Schrey & Nils Brown & Sean Dagher
Sean Dagher & Michiel Schrey & Nils Brown
Michiel Schrey & Nils Brown & Sean Dagher
Charlotte Cumberbirch & David Gossage & Richard Irwin & Nelson Carter & Sean Dagher
Sean Dagher & David Gossage & Richard Irwin & Nelson Carter & Charlotte Cumberbirch & Michiel Schrey & Nils Brown
Michiel Schrey & David Gossage & Richard Irwin & Sean Dagher
Linda Morrison & David Gossage & Patrick Graham & Nelson Carter & Sean Dagher
Michiel Schrey & David Gossage & Richard Irwin & Nelson Carter & Nils Brown & Sean Dagher
Linda Morrison & David Gossage & Patrick Graham & Nelson Carter & Sean Dagher
Marco Marin & Eric Breton & Dominic Soulard
Marco Marin & Eric Breton & Dominic Soulard
This was a capstan or pump shanty. The lyrics on record date back to at least 1913. It’s been said that they are a very cleaned up version of the actual
lyrics used by some of the old chantymen. As with many shanties, the verses used at sea in the 18th and 19th century varied with time, location, an...
[Verse 1]
Now you're ready to sail for the Horn
Weigh hey, roll and go!
Our boots and our clothes, boys, are all in the pawn
To be rollicking randy dandy-O!
[Chorus]
Heave a pawl, O heave away!
Weigh hey, roll and go!
The anchor's on board and the cable's all stored
To be rollicking randy dandy-O!
[Verse 2]
Soon we'll be warping her out through the locks
Weigh hey, roll and go!
Where the pretty young girls all come down in their frocks
To be rollicking randy dandy-O!
[Chorus]
Heave a pawl, O heave away!
Weigh hey, roll and go!
The anchor's on board and the cable's all stored
To be rollicking randy dandy-O!
[Verse 3]
Come breast the bars, bullies, heave her away
Weigh hey, roll and go!
Soon we'll be rolling her down through the Bay
To be rollicking randy dandy-O!
[Chorus]
Heave a pawl, O heave away!
Weigh hey, roll and go!
The anchor's on board and the cable's all stored
To be rollicking randy dandy-O!