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I learnt this baby from some friends of a fiance a million years ago - i've never seen the words written down and one new verse was taught to me recently at Bromyard Folk Festival. Enjoy! It doesn't get much more British than this! x
Lyrics:
Sailing over the Dogger Bank – now wasn’t it a treat
The wind was blowing east north east – we had to give a sheet
You should’ve seen us rally – the winds ablowin’ free
On a passage from the Dogger Bank to great Grimsby
So watcha twigger she’s a proper jubby-jew
Give ‘er the sheet and let her rip with the boys to see ya’ thru
You should’ve seen us rally – the winds ablowin’ free
On a passage from the Dogger Bank to great Grimsby
The captain he’s a shagger of sheep and he loves a drop of good ale.
The first mate’s got a rope on his neck, he’s been seen in many a jail
The third mate is a bush ranger – he comes from the African Isle.
And take a look at the poor old cook coz it gets the bugger wild.
We are the boys who make a noise when we come home from sea.
We are the boys who make a noise, we have a jubilee.
We roam the town from pub to pub, we stagger from door to door
And when our money is all spent – we go to sea for more.
So watcha twigger as down the street she came.
Her high heels, her painted toes, Virginia’s on the game.
She is one of them flash girls, Gawd she cuts a shine.
She can do a double shuffle on the knickerbocker line!
So watcha twigger she’s a proper jubby-jew
Give ‘er the sheet and let her rip with the boys to see ya’ thru
You should’ve seen us rally – the winds ablowin’ free
On a passage from the Dogger Bank to great Grimsby
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I'd love to know what a double shuffle... &mdash 06/15/05 - 08:43:22 AM
... on the kickerbocker line is. Or, on second thoughts, maybe I shouldn't enquire too closely. Great fun. Bawdy, old fashioned, salty smut delivered with great zest. Wonderful.
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I'd love to know what a double shuffle... &mdash 06/15/05 - 09:01:09 AM
Lawd love ya - me ol' landlubber and thank you for your kind words x [ Reply to This ]
Enjoyably folksy &mdash 06/15/05 - 09:20:19 AM
And I wished to hear a pennywhistle in the background,
and then partway into the song I could swear it was there
playing along as a ghostly disembodied harmony. Loved
the delivery, very fun!
ttfn,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
Enjoyably folksy &mdash 06/15/05 - 09:22:59 AM
And a finer... &mdash 06/15/05 - 12:35:08 PM
rendition of the Dogger Bank one will not hear unless
they find their way to to a pub where the sailors hang
out and the ships set sail.
I enjoyed this very much.
Jack [ Reply to This ]
And a finer... &mdash 06/16/05 - 02:49:06 AM
Jack - is that Jack Tar? - thank you for your appreciation - i'm looking through my memory for more shanties - i love you "sea" photos by the way - thank you x [ Reply to This ]
What a fantastic... &mdash 06/15/05 - 12:55:55 PM
What a fantastic... &mdash 06/15/05 - 12:58:13 PM
What a fantastic... &mdash 06/16/05 - 02:51:47 AM
el topo - i will say this only once! - thank you, i'm glad you like. and thank you for asking in the first place - you helped to spur me on! hope you've survived the move! x [ Reply to This ]
Caroline &mdash 06/15/05 - 03:39:38 PM
I'm glad I got to meet you today! Welcome to MacJams!
Even though you've been a member for a few months... it's
about time you posted a few tunes. It's got to be so
difficult to sing like that! Any lawn mower friend of Rebs,
is a friend of mine! [ Reply to This ]
Caroline &mdash 06/16/05 - 02:54:44 AM
alimar - great to meet you too - any friend of rebsie's is a friend of mine - we gardeners must stick together! thank you for dropping by x [ Reply to This ]
I think I need... &mdash 06/15/05 - 04:22:10 PM
... some translating software. There's something
wonderful about hearing a song in a language with which I
think I have a passing famliarity, and yet not
understanding half of it. Loved your harmonies and
enthusiasm! [ Reply to This ]
I think I need... &mdash 06/16/05 - 03:00:21 AM
joanna - weigh heigh me hearties - we seafarin' folk have our own language! i don't understand much of it either - although i do believe that "giving a sheet" refers to a sail! As for the sheep - i couldn't possibly say! Thanks for your appreciation - and our new-found friendship! xx [ Reply to This ]
I think I need... &mdash 06/16/05 - 08:07:13 AM
I think you'll find that sheet means what we landlubbers call rope. Sheep is
what sailors... oh, never mind. [ Reply to This ]
I think I need... &mdash 06/16/05 - 10:13:11 AM
So watcha twigger she%u2019s a proper jubby-jew? &mdash 06/16/05 - 12:47:56 PM
There's still so much we barbarian yanks need to learn about about proper use of The Queen's English.
Great tune. Well sung. [ Reply to This ]
So watcha twigger she%u2019s a proper jubby-jew? &mdash 06/16/05 - 01:35:23 PM
and here you are as promised Tom. Mando seems to have some kind of grasp on the words - 'praphs he'll explain what he can! Glad you liked it - thank you x [ Reply to This ]
It doesn't get more folk than this! &mdash 06/16/05 - 03:56:56 PM
Great - this style is pretty unsual for Macjams. Good
tune..I feel like I should have a tankard of ale handy as I
listen!
S [ Reply to This ]
It doesn't get more folk than this! &mdash 06/22/05 - 02:45:11 AM
fantastic . . . &mdash 06/22/05 - 12:34:12 PM
. . . thought i'd pop 'round to have a listen . . .
. . . this is some brilliant stuff you've got here !
great to hear some good old fashioned singing . . .
. . . look forward to more
nice one [ Reply to This ]
fantastic . . . &mdash 06/23/05 - 11:07:26 AM
country john - i'm flattered that you came by and even more so by your kind comments - thank you - x [ Reply to This ]
oh my &mdash 06/22/05 - 03:57:46 PM
think i had some kind of past life experience listening to this. this is great. your voice is perfect! [ Reply to This ]
oh my &mdash 06/23/05 - 11:09:30 AM
Great &mdash 06/23/05 - 12:18:03 PM
Great &mdash 06/24/05 - 04:28:18 AM
thank you einarus - with the wind in the right direction i'm hoping to find something else similar for your delectation and entertainment x [ Reply to This ]
Personality &mdash 06/29/05 - 10:56:47 AM
Personality &mdash 07/03/05 - 12:30:49 PM
thank you tobin - i hope you were transported to somewhere fantastic! x [ Reply to This ]
fantastic &mdash 07/03/05 - 09:56:02 AM
fantastic &mdash 07/03/05 - 12:34:15 PM
Watcha twigger! &mdash 07/15/05 - 03:47:06 PM
I love you for posting this. It's so full of fun and soul and energy. You do great things with traditional music, Caroline and I hope there's lots more to come.
I googled a litttle bit about this song and found various versions of the lyrics, none as bawdy and energetic as yours. Apparently, some people have a slightly different opinion of the captain, but I'm willing to bet yours is right.
You give me no choice but to add myself to the "Caroline's fans list." It's that or walk the plank, right? [ Reply to This ]
Watcha twigger! &mdash 07/23/05 - 02:26:13 PM
watcha! you do keep popping up in the most unexpected places - i left the snacks somewhere else - now i suppose i have to go and fetch some sea biscuits or some such - wait until i get back - english muffins as well i think, cucumber sandwiches and a cup of earl grey - yum - oh yes, and thankyee for thy appreciation of my ditty! x [ Reply to This ]
Aye, and I have a few as well . . . &mdash 08/26/05 - 04:48:55 AM
Yes, this is the type of English folk music that I have
collected for many years. Tho I have not heard this one
before, I have many more that are even saltier (hehe, and I
am sure you do as well!).
I really enjoyed that you were able to be free to do this
accapella as well as the rejoindered duet. It gave the song
greater dimension than it would have had were you to do
it alone. Your voice is rather good really. It has a good
strength as well as a bit of chemistry to it. A great voice
for light theater.
What you have done for me is to give me the notion that I
can do about anything here without it having to be my
own original work. So, I may do a cover for my first entry
here.
Anyse [ Reply to This ]
Aye, and I have a few as well . . . &mdash 08/26/05 - 06:06:16 AM
hmmm - i thought i'd find you here... okay anyse - i'll show you mine if you show me yours - email? i'm glad you feel that anything goes... it wasn't quite the effect i had in mind but it works nonetheless! of course - this kind of folk does belong to us folk and it is about time we took it back! i look forward to hearing your uploads anyse - soon! [ Reply to This ]
:) &mdash 08/26/05 - 05:12:27 AM
i LOVE the harmonies on this... i'd love to hear more folky
stuff like this from you! [ Reply to This ]
:) &mdash 08/26/05 - 06:18:52 AM
thanks for your appreciation - you know what? i'd like to hear some more too - one day, just one day ... i'll have that audacity beaten into the corner - then it's a new hat! a new day! a new song!! until then - i'll hum at you in chat!! one love x [ Reply to This ]
pirates &mdash 01/16/06 - 06:29:57 PM
hehe this is great. i love how your voice works with the words. i think it brings out the british in you :) im thinking of pirates now :) [ Reply to This ]
pirates &mdash 01/17/06 - 02:12:54 AM
walk the plank me hearty - wandering around again chance???? thanks for dropping by here!!! lots of love to you xxx [ Reply to This ]
pirates &mdash 01/17/06 - 04:43:43 PM
hehe i just found it under the keywords and realized it was a song by you i hadn't listened to so i did so.
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Robert Smith lied, boys do cry [ Reply to This ]
Biographical. &mdash 06/11/07 - 02:17:01 AM
This sounds like it was written about my friends who have had more adventure in the navy than I. When you sang this your notes weren't terribly accurate, but the off-notes somehow worked well for this song. You sing great harmony with yourself. [ Reply to This ]
off notes??? &mdash 01/25/08 - 10:33:47 AM
'praphs you should've been counting the 'on' notes instead!!! lol - thank you for dropping by and sorry to have taken sooo loooong in getting back to you! [ Reply to This ]
I love... &mdash 01/24/08 - 10:37:25 PM
...sea shanties...strong and free...you sing with a lot of spirit...
Bravo! [ Reply to This ]
thank you bob &mdash 01/25/08 - 08:34:42 AM
love &mdash 05/24/08 - 05:56:35 PM
it very much I love to whole idea here very great
i can here some good music to this [ Reply to This ]
you can hear music? &mdash 05/27/08 - 04:18:41 AM
sheesh - now that - to me - is a talent. thank you for dropping by xox [ Reply to This ]
Dogger Bank &mdash 06/04/08 - 05:24:33 PM
Now this is is absolutely brilliant. Very great british. ha ha
Dee x [ Reply to This ]
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