Mad Maudlin McCrumb Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Well, yeah, so he doesn't have the most beautiful voice, but you get the idea... YO HO HO (Allison and Waller) Fifteen men on a dead man's chest Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum Drink and the devil had done for the rest Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum. The mate was fixed by the bosun's pike The bosun brained with a marlinspike And cookey's throat was marked belike It had been gripped by fingers ten; And there they lay, all good dead men Like break o'day in a boozing ken Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum. Fifteen men of the whole ship's list Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! Dead and be damned and the rest gone whist! Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! The skipper lay with his nob in gore Where the scullion's axe his cheek had shore And the scullion he was stabbed times four And there they lay, and the soggy skies Dripped down in up-staring eyes In murk sunset and foul sunrise Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum. Fifteen men of 'em stiff and stark Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! Ten of the crew had the murder mark! Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! 'Twas a cutlass swipe or an ounce of lead Or a yawing hole in a battered head And the scuppers' glut with a rotting red And there they lay, aye, damn my eyes Looking up at paradise All souls bound just contrawise Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum. Fifteen men of 'em good and true Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! Ev'ry man jack could ha' sailed with Old Pew, Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! There was chest on chest of Spanish gold With a ton of plate in the middle hold And the cabins riot of stuff untold, <- And they lay there that took the plum With sightless glare and their lips struck dumb While we shared all by the rule of thumb, Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! More was seen through a sternlight screen... Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum Chartings undoubt where a woman had been Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum. 'Twas a flimsy shift on a bunker cot With a dirk slit sheer through the bosom spot And the lace stiff dry in a purplish blot Oh was she wench or some shudderin' maid That dared the knife and took the blade By God! she had stuff for a plucky jade Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum. Fifteen men on a dead man's chest Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum Drink and the devil had done for the rest Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum. We wrapped 'em all in a mains'l tight With twice ten turns of a hawser's bight And we heaved 'em over and out of sight, With a Yo-Heave-Ho! and a fare-you-well And a sudden plunge in the sullen swell Ten fathoms deep on the road to hell, Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! Isn't that morbid? I love it!!! "You have a woman's skin, m'lord! I'll wager that hides never been rubbed with salt and flayed off to make stockin's for a pirates best cabin boy!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirate Lass Suliel Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 I love that song. So beautifully morbid, yay! Not that mutiny is anything good in most circumstances (which my Cap'n thanks me for...she's glad to hear she won't find a knife in her throat by my hand! But then, I'm her loyal first mate...) Anyone know much about its origins? I know they adapted it for that Treasure Island musical way way back, but other than that I dont' know much about it. All I know is something 'bout fifteen men on a dead man's chest being the iron nails in a coffin... Oh, an' Trapper, thanks for yer note about the Wawona...got to get me down there one o' these days! Rather, the August one seeing as I'm off to Portland again soon, where all we gots is a river that's rather nasty for sailing, and no boat. Just the jolly roger I get to hang in my window... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trapper Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 Sure 'n yer welcome, Suliel! It's a fine, motley crew that gets together on the auld Wawona, and we're always happy to welcome another voice to the mix. About the "Fifteen Men on a Dead Man's Chest": Bobby Kotta (formerly o' Howling Gael and Copperfield) used to do a wonderful version o' that song, but he changed the words a bit to make it more, well, compact. I'll dig it out an' post it, if ye like. Fair winds, a handsome cabin boy and a full tankard o' rum to ye, Trapper Captain of the Tinker's Damn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Maudlin McCrumb Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 Howling Gael???? My aunt was in that band!!!! Robin McRevey!!! Wow, somebody else has heard of them?? And Suliel, you coming down to Portland?? Oh DO come see us!!! "You have a woman's skin, m'lord! I'll wager that hides never been rubbed with salt and flayed off to make stockin's for a pirates best cabin boy!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorian Lasseter Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 A'right.... Since we got all o' Yo Ho Ho put here, how's about someone puttin' all th' words ta "A Pyrates Life Fer Me" here too? Sorry, I dun nay have 'em handy.... Truly, D. Lasseter Captain, The Lucy Propria Virtute Audax --- In Hoc Signo Vinces Ni Feidir An Dubh A Chur Ina Bhan Air "If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me." Deuteronomy 32:41 Envy and its evil twin - It crept in bed with slander - Idiots they gave advice - But Sloth it gave no answer - Anger kills the human soul - With butter tales of Lust - While Pavlov's Dogs keep chewin' - On the legs they never trust... The Seven Deadly Sins http://www.colonialnavy.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Maudlin McCrumb Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 Ya wanna get silly about it, check out the official POTC site, go through the little "puting together the treasure pieces to break yer curse" game, and at one point you can click on a couple of blokes, sittin on deck of a ship, and the lyrics come up there! Heheheh.. at least THAT version is! "You have a woman's skin, m'lord! I'll wager that hides never been rubbed with salt and flayed off to make stockin's for a pirates best cabin boy!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirate Lass Suliel Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 Well, I'm lookin' forward to going down to the Wawona soon then! Better than going and singing random songs off-key in the middle of the lake on the byte, though that's fun too. I'd like to see that version if it's not too much trouble! Sounds good. Mad Maudlin, I be coming down to Portland come September...and I'd say I can't wait to go back 'cept I'll miss my Cap'n and crew! (All three of us, that is...) But do you know of any sort of happenings down in Portland with sea-related music this fall? If so do tell! Fair winds to ye all -Suliel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Maudlin McCrumb Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 I'll look into it... maybe Cap'n Bogg and Salty will have some more tour dates then, you old enough to be IN a bar, lassie? Otherwise, there is the endless impromptu singing parties I throw whenever somebody of a musical tendancy comes within a mile of me apartment. Great for freaking out the neighbors! Every Sept 22nd I throw a party... and it aint MY birthday it be celebratin'! Drop me an email, I'll give yeh me phone number, and we'll put something together!! ANY excuse to sing I say! "You have a woman's skin, m'lord! I'll wager that hides never been rubbed with salt and flayed off to make stockin's for a pirates best cabin boy!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirate Lass Suliel Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 Blast those stupid laws! I dont' want to be in a pub to drink, just fer the music! Okay, and maybe I pint or two...uh...yeah... Oh well, two more years. I'll email ye then...thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PyrateSilly Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 Hello all. If you're looking for some words and chords to some songs try www.hcs.harvard.edu/~celts/songbook.shtml or www.azirishmusic.com/song_list.htm or if you are looking for a site to help in learning the concertina or mandolin try www.folkofthewood.com or if you want to hear or see a few videos (some not pyrate some are) try www.canadiancracker.com read the bio on tommy. Some of you who have been to Pirates in Paradise know him as Patches. There is a surprise when you click on one of the pics. Silly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graceomalley Posted September 16, 2003 Share Posted September 16, 2003 Ah, I be hopin' someone would know about me favorite pirate band, Captain Bogg and Salty http://www.boggandsalty.com/bogg/ They be the best around! Plunder and Sun weekend coming up, and November 1 they will be playing for my first mates art show opening. (That would be "Avast Ye", paintings by Thomas Webb, based on and inspired by the music of Captain Bogg and Salty) This be in the beautiful Port of Portland, OR. They be the best! And some nice lookin scallywags they be as well! Grace O'Malley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trapper Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Well, I'm lookin' forward to going down to the Wawona soon then! Better than going and singing random songs off-key in the middle of the lake on the byte, though that's fun too. Sure 'n the next chantey sing on the Wawona will be the best! Though it'll be in the carpenters' shed next to the boat. William Pint and Felicia Dale will be leadin' the sing, an' they're one o' the best singin' performers around. Festivities be startin' tween 7:30 and 8, Friday the 10th o' October. Mad Maudlin: Of course I knows Howling Gael! Bobby Kotta was one o' me closest friends 'til he passed away a few years ago. I know Robin, Patrick and the older version o' the band wi' Mary Benson. She sings wi' me in Broadside. And mark ye well on yer calendars, October 11th, at the Highliner (Fisherman's Terminal, Seattle), there'll be a benefit to save the Wawona, Seattle's last tall ship, from gettin' evicted from 'er berth. We need t' raise money fer 'er restoration. Come on out an' support a good cause! What could be a better cause for a pirate than restorin' a ship, eh? Fair winds t' ye, Trapper Captain of the Tinker's Damn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Penny Hawkings Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 And mark ye well on yer calendars, October 11th, at the Highliner (Fisherman's Terminal, Seattle), there'll be a benefit to save the Wawona, Seattle's last tall ship, from gettin' evicted from 'er berth. We need t' raise money fer 'er restoration. Come on out an' support a good cause! What could be a better cause for a pirate than restorin' a ship, eh?Fair winds t' ye, Trapper Ooh. The 11th, ye say? *contemplate* Lemme see what 'appens. There's been a shift in m'winds towards th' Emerald city, an' I be goin' up there for work purposes (sadly, one o' me last trips ), so I'll toss this towards a friend or two an' see what I can do 'bout bein' there... "Don't hate me because I'm beautiful. Hate me because I am robbing you, tossing you overboard, and stealing your ship!" -the only thing more dangerous than her.. is her needle- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trapper Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Come check it out under "raids" for more details. I'll be postin' more about the benefit there. Fair winds, fair lads and full tankards!! Trapper Captain of the Tinker's Damn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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