Music & Shanties
Nautical Singing Traditions, Work Songs, Shanties, Lyrics, Music & Instruments.
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(Excuse the long post but I believe it's all necessary information.) The following was an email I sent to Cap'n Slappy and Ol' Chumbucket, Webmasters of the www.Talklikeapirate.com, in an attempt to find out more information about my current job. (I bolded and Italicized all the information relevant to my cause.) (Read on) "Gentlemen, While searching for information about pirates and pirate lifestyles on the internet, I came across your extremely intriguing site. I would first like to say that I appreciate your thoroughness. It’s refreshing given the kind of search this has been for me. I especially found helpful your “Pirate Links” section. Most of all…the majority …
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I LOVE THIS Check it out: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2125038/1/ Someone did it, someone made a sea chantie about Barbossa, high time i says
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Ahoy! I am new here and didn't see this mentioned before, so here goes. My absolute favorite pirate song is Friggin' In The Riggin' as performed by the Sex Pistols (or what was left of them after Johnny Rotten left). I know it is a traditional song, but their version cracks me up every time.
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There were three pirates a come to my door, And downstairs ran our lady, O! One sang high and another sang low, And the other sang bonny, bonny, Biscay, O! Then she pulled off her silk finished gown And put on hose of leather, O! Then with pistol n' sword went out our door, She's off with the wraggle taggle pirates, O! It was late last night, when my lord came home, Enquiring for his a-lady, O! The servants said, at every hand, She's gone with the wraggle taggle pirates, O! O rig for me my white sailed ship, Go and fetch me my cutlass, O! That I may sail and without fail, go after the wraggle taggle pirates, O! He sailed East and he sailed …
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Does anyone know where I can find a good book of shanty lyrics. I know a few, I would like to know alot more, if anyone could help me out I'd me much obliged. :)
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They have a very funny song called "The pirates that do anything"The veggie tales are a kids cartoon the sing silly songs and if yoy find this song and the video with it you wont' be diapointed. Ithing you can find it at there website......
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Can anyone send me a link of the song "fifteen men on a dead man's chest" with someone signing it please? :)
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Ahoy there! This be a scurvy sea-dog by the name of Meathook Mortakai. I be visitin ye olde pub to fulfill a pledge to a fellow pirate. A blood oath you see. To the first to request this booty, I have 1 item in my sea chest to give away for free, under the following pirates articles: 1. You be in port in the U.S. 2. You do not already have this C.D. 3. The first to request it, gets it. The treasure I be passin along is a brand new un-openned C.D. of the Toucan Pirates, entitled Battle Songs of the Toucan Pirates. For this I be put in the good graces of Cap'n Pete, and save me hide. To you, who picks up this plunder, it be a good sturdy album of traditi…
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I play a bit of acoustic guitar and was planning on adding an instrument like that to my "persona". Is there a resource for research into historical instruments ... particularly those of coastal New England in the mid-18thC ? What would be allowed on board a typical merchant/privateer rig of the time? Space being at a minimum, I would assume a double bass is out of the question! Wartooth
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Undoubtedly one of my favorite nautical chanteys. However, I've yet to figure out what the heck they're trying to get across. What is the song about? Any ideas? Wartooth
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I downloaded an album with "pirate songs", the tunes/groups were totally unknown to me, if anyone has any info on either one i'd love to hear. Those tunes are so funny aquabats - captain hampton and the midget pirates! Arrogant Worms - Captain Tractor - The Last Saskatchewan Pirate (Great party tune) burning spear - pirate's dub (quite average regae) louie culture - Pirates Ship (same here, but good!) Oscar Brand - The Good Ship Venus (Funny, real fun tune ) Relient K - Pirates Who don't do Anything (Great tune! Sounds a little like Flogging Molly) The Secret of Monkey Island-The Pirate Song (The one sure to make me roll off my chair laughing! ) The Wiggles …
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While we were driving the old land yacht home North last summer from Cali, me and the Powder Monkeys were singing shanties to pass the time. We came up with some Piratical verses to the tune of “Cape Cod Girls”, Sort of a Pyrate news wire take on the oldie, if ye will. Any one else game enough to add another, or two? Old Ed Teach has lost his head Heave away, heave away He’s run aground and now he's dead (repeat chorus) Heave away, heave away Heave away, me bully, bully boys Heave away, heave away Heave A-w-a-y Why, doncha’ make a noise-- We’re bound for PORT-LAND-IA Sweet Anne Bonny has slipped the noose Heave away, heave away She had the bairn, and now sh…
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Its true.. the new CD is here--- PegLeg Tango!!! Members of the Portland Crew enjoyed advance copies at the Bogg and Salty CD Release Holiday party yesterday, and we've been busy wearin' them out! And it is jolly, jubulicious, peggy, leggy and mostly piratey and truly worth your last few doubloons mate. A silvery disk of the finest pirate rock music this side of ...? To the happiness of moshers everywhere the new CD includes "Pieces of 8ight" and "Scallywag". Those of you out at Sea or far from PortLand can get yar copy through the miracle of Internet commerce... Here be the link....order a PegLeg Tango CD $15 -No bunnies were harmed in the making of this endorseme…
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Follow the link to a discussion about the song Sing a Song of Sixpence and its pirate origins. I'll admit, I thought I had heard them all, but this is a new one on me. Blackjohn
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Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me. We pillage, we plunder, we rifle, and loot, Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho. We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot, Drink up me 'earties, yo ho. Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me. We extort, we pilfer, we filch, and sack, Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho. Maraud and embezzle, and even high-jack, Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho. Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me. We kindle and char, inflame and ignite, Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho. We burn up the city, we're really a fright, Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho. We're rascals, scoundrels, villans, and knaves, Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho. We're devils and bla…
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Can anyone tell me a shanty or pirate phrase that begins with the following letters? The first word begins with V. The 2nd word begins with A. Third word-B Fourth word R Fifth word A Sixth word R Seventh word W Eigth word A Ninth word C Tenth word A Eleventh word S Twelfth word P 13th word T 14th word A and 15th word L
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ahoi all we be starting a new pirate metal band strictly for the true pilaging music of ye pirate bretherin! whos up for rum!
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Ahoy, mates! I'm in need of aid, and I'm sure one of you will be able to help out. I need the lyrics to that classic, "Bein' a pirate is all fun and games..." Don't know if that's the title. It might be "It's all part of bein' a pirate" or even "You can't be a pirate with all of your parts." I've heard it at a couple of gatherings, and enjoy it, but I'm usually ... how shall I put this? ... chemically incapacitated, or perhaps drunk would be a better word, to catch all the lyrics. So I've got one here and one there, but they don't make up a whole song. And on the subject of favorite pirate tunes, it's hard to top "Scurvy" by Cap'n Bogg & Salty. You can hear the MP…
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Well, all... looking at figuring out a verse to in this song. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ghost Ship 1 more year boys and a day, we'll set sail for far away; 'til then we toil, & work & sweat, 'til we pay off our cursed debt. We've been through the seven seas, we keep sailing with no breeze; ___?___ no anchor, touch no land, with death's head grins & skeleton hands. At the edge we heard a cry, sailed on passed & still we fly; We work the sails without wind, for seven helms, for we have sinned. We've forgotten all the laws, lost in time the curses' caused; A ship of inmates, a ship of death, the sails are filled by the Devil's breath. One more …
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So, in my brand new location, was listening to the NWPR to a show called Inland Folk. I came in at the tale end of an announcement about Sea Shanty Sing Along at a restuarant called the Round Table. Unfortunately I don't know where it is located or when it happens. Does anyone know more about this? The Duchess
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hello, i'm new to this boards! me and my mates are searching for a PIRATE band name in a similar vein as black rebel motorcycle club (so we are searching for a COOL and GLOOMY rock band name!) ANY SUGGESTIONS ARE WELCOME
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"Pirates Musk" by Craig Eastman? It was in the credits for POTC. I've never heard of it before. I did a search for it and came up with nothing.
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Thar be a song by the name of the Old Dun Cow that me ears have been craving. Do any of ye scabless scurvy infested dogs know of any dirty shameless pirate groups that sing a good version of it? I be liking the Bilge Pumps, and I be looking fer similar singing crews. YARRRRRRRRRRR!!!!
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Ahoy to all ye shanty lovers! I be with a new crew o' pyrates formin' in the Baltimore-Washington locale. We be under full sail, firin' all guns, and flyin' the black flag. Pyrate clothes and reenactin' be fine endeavors, and that be fer certain, but we be primarily interested in singin'! And we be lookin' for like-minded brigands--voices 'n' instruments alike--to join our jolly band o' buccaneers. If ye be in the area, give us a hail.
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Ok.... I'm always going to these "pirate" events and everyone when I get there is singing the "yo ho ho and a bottle of rum" song. What's the deal with that? The song is from the 1920's! Aren't we suppose to be doing golden age of pirace? We're talking 200 years before the song was written! I'm sorry....but this just licks the chocolate off my candy..... This wasn't written to offend anyone, it's just something that's been on my mind for a bit........ Cheers, AC
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