Billy Riley
Nils Brown & Sean Dagher & Michiel Schrey * Track #9 On Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag (Game Soundtrack - Sea Shanty Edition), Vol. 2
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Album Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag (Game Soundtrack - Sea Shanty Edition), Vol. 2
- #1Drunken Sailor
Sean Dagher & Michiel Schrey & Nils Brown
- #2Lowlands Away
Nils Brown & Sean Dagher & Clayton Kennedy
- #3Padstow’s Farewell
Nils Brown & Clayton Kennedy & Sean Dagher
- #4Goodbye, Fare-ye-well
Clayton Kennedy & Sean Dagher & Nils Brown
- #5Roll, Boys, Roll!
Sean Dagher & Clayton Kennedy & Nils Brown
- #6So Early in the Morning
Clayton Kennedy & Nils Brown & Sean Dagher
- #7Where Am I to Go M’Johnnies?
Sean Dagher & Clayton Kennedy & Nils Brown
- #8’Way Me Susianah
Nils Brown & Clayton Kennedy & Sean Dagher
- #9Billy Riley
Nils Brown & Sean Dagher & Michiel Schrey
- #10Captain Kidd
Nils Brown & Sean Dagher & Michiel Schrey
- #11The Golden Vanity
Michiel Schrey & Nils Brown & Nelson Carter & Sean Dagher & Richard Irwin
- #12Blow Away the Morning Dew
Nils Brown & David Gossage & Charlotte Cumberbirch & Michiel Schrey & Nelson Carter & Sean Dagher & Richard Irwin
- #13Here’s a Health to the Company
Sean Dagher & David Gossage & Charlotte Cumberbirch & Michiel Schrey & Nils Brown & Nelson Carter & Richard Irwin
- #14Down Among the Dead Men
Nils Brown & David Gossage & Nelson Carter & Richard Irwin & Sean Dagher & Michiel Schrey
- #15Over the Hills and Far Away
Michiel Schrey & David Gossage & Richard Irwin & Nelson Carter & Charlotte Cumberbirch & Nils Brown & Sean Dagher
- #16Spanish Ladies
Charlotte Cumberbirch & Sean Dagher & David Gossage & Nelson Carter & Richard Irwin
- #17Star of the County Down
Sean Dagher & David Gossage & Michiel Schrey & Nils Brown & Nelson Carter & Richard Irwin
- #18We Be Three Poor Mariners
Charlotte Cumberbirch & Richard Irwin & David Gossage & Nelson Carter & Sean Dagher
- #19Captain Ward
Linda Morrison & David Gossage & Patrick Graham & Nelson Carter & Sean Dagher
- #20The Nightingale
Charlotte Cumberbirch & David Gossage & Nelson Carter & Sean Dagher & Richard Irwin
- #21Maggie Lauder
Linda Morrison & David Gossage & Patrick Graham & Nelson Carter & Sean Dagher
- #22Fandango 01
Marcos Marin & Eric Breton & Dominic Soulard
- #23Fandango 02
Marcos Marin & Eric Breton & Dominic Soulard
- #24Jaberas
Marcos Marin & Eric Breton & Dominic Soulard
- #25Tientos
Marcos Marin & Eric Breton & Dominic Soulard
Billy Riley by Nils Brown (Ft. Michiel Schrey & Sean Dagher)
About
The singer sings a motivational song to help the crew lift a rough sail. It started life as a cotton hoosiers chant, and is African American in origin. Later it went to sea and became one of the most popular halyards shanties of the day. Hugill says:
They used Jackscrews to pack the cotton into the...
Billy Riley Lyrics
[Intro]
Billy Riley!
[Verse 1]
Old Billy Riley was a dancing master
Old Billy Riley, Old Billy Riley
Old Billy Riley, Old Billy Riley, oh
[Verse 2]
Old Billy Riley, master of a drogher
Old Billy Riley, Old Billy Riley
Old Billy Riley, Old Billy Riley, oh
[Verse 3]
Master of a drogher bound for Antigua
Old Billy Riley, Old Billy Riley
Master of a drogher, Old Billy Riley, oh
[Verse 4]
Old Billy Riley has a nice young daughter
Old Billy Riley, Old Billy Riley
Old Billy Riley, Old Billy Riley, oh
[Verse 5]
Oh Missy Riley, little Missy Riley
Old Billy Riley, Old Billy Riley
Oh Missy Riley, Old Billy Riley, oh
[Verse 6]
Had a pretty daughter, but we can't get at her
Old Billy Riley, Old Billy Riley
Had a pretty daughter, Old Billy Riley, oh
[Verse 7]
Screw her up and away we go, boys
Old Billy Riley, Old Billy Riley
Screw her up and, Old Billy Riley, oh
[Verse 8]
One more pull and then belay, boys
Old Billy Riley, Old Billy Riley
One more pull and, Old Billy Riley, oh