Captain Sage Posted July 11, 2003 Posted July 11, 2003 20,000 leagues inder the sea ain't exactly pirate material, BUT there is a lot of water and plunder and sea monster goins on... Anywho, there is song sung by Kirk Douglas' character Ned Land with a turtle-shell banjo and a barking seal, I think it's called Whale of a Tale. They even worked the tune into the score! Even though Ned sings this ditty about 87 times in the movie, I can't remember the middle part of the lyrics. Sure, I could look it up online, but I thought it would be more fun to ask me associates to provide the missin' words. Here goes: Got a whale of a tale to tell ya', lads, a whale of tale or two, 'bout a.... (da da dee dee da da doo, etc.)insert correct words here .. a whale of a tale, and it's all true. I swear by my tatoo! Thank Ya very much. I'll be here all week. Captain Sage Captain Sage Visit The Pirate's Realm and Blackbeard's Realm
PirateQueen Posted July 11, 2003 Posted July 11, 2003 This question was asked a couple months ago; here's the answer I posted: A Whale of a Tale From: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Music: Al Hoffman and Norman Gimbel Lyrics: Al Hoffman and Norman Gimbel Midi link: http://people.delphiforums.com/piratequeen...n/whaletale.mid *********** Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads A whale of a tale or two 'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved On nights like this with the moon above A whale of a tale and it's all true I swear by my tattoo There was Mermaid Minnie, met her down in Madagaskar She would kiss me, any time that I would ask her Then one evening her flame of love blew out Blow me down and pick me up! She swapped me for a trout Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads A whale of a tale or two 'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved On nights like this with the moon above A whale of a tale and it's all true I swear by my tattoo There was Typhoon Tessie, met her on the coast of Java When we kissed I bubbled up like molten lava Then she gave me the scare of my young Blow me down and pick me up! She was the captain's wife Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads A whale of a tale or two 'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved On nights like this with the moon above A whale of a tale and it's all true I swear by my tattoo Melusine de la Mer "Well behaved women rarely make history." - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
Captain Sage Posted July 11, 2003 Author Posted July 11, 2003 If anyone sees a Thank You note runnin' loose around here, it's mine. I posted one right here, but it's gone. Here's another like the first: Wow! That was fast. You even included a MIDI link. Much Obliged, Captain Sage Captain Sage Visit The Pirate's Realm and Blackbeard's Realm
Captain Rob Carroll Posted July 29, 2003 Posted July 29, 2003 I thought there was a ditty with Harpoon Hannah in theres somewhere!
Redd Oktober Posted September 20, 2003 Posted September 20, 2003 Aye indeed there were! Hannah made her appearance in the actual film version of the song. The Lyrics Pirate Queen posted were an alternate version (which was available on a children's storybook record released about the same time as the movie). Here are the lyrics! The was Harpoon Hannah. Had a face that made you shudder... Lips like fish hooks, and anose just like a rudder! If I kissed her and held her tenderly, There was no other sea monster who could ever frighten me! YARRR! The Oktober be silent now! Just call me "REDD!"
Serendipity Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 CHORUS: Got a whale of a tale to tell ya', lads A whale of a tale or two 'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved On nights like this with the moon above A whale of a tale and it's all true I swear by my tattoo There was Mermaid Minnie, met her down in Madagaskar She would kiss me, any time that I would ask her Then one evening her flame of love blew out Blow me down and pick me up! She swapped me for a trout. CHORUS There was Typhoon Tessie, met her on the coast of Java When we kissed I, bubbled up like molten lava Then she gave me, the scare of my young life Blow me down and pick me up! She was the captain's wife. CHORUS There was Harpoon Hannah, had a face that made me shudder Lips like fishhooks, and a nose just like a rudder Since I kissed her, and held her tenderly, There's no sea monster big enough To ever frighten me. CHORUS There was Hannah's sister, had a look that spelled out "Danger" My heart quivered, when she whispered "Hi there, stranger" Bought her trinkets, that sailors can't afford And when I spent my last red cent She threw me overboard
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