Sing-Along Lyrics
Strikes A Bell
NW Folklife Maritime Showcase, Saturday May 25th, 4:00 pm
Choruses and Responses
Sing what is in bold face!
Bully in the Alley
Sally's the gal that I love dearly
Way Hey Bully in the Alley
Sally's the gal that I spliced nearly
Bully down in Shinbone Al
So!
Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Way, Hey, bully in the alley
Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Sheep On the Deep
(Alternate underlined word with last line in each verse)
Sheep, sheep, don't you know the tide?
Yes, yes, we know the tide.
Sheep, sheep, don't you know the tide?
Oh yes, we know the tide
Paddy Lay Back
Oh, Paddy lay back,
Take in your slack,
Take a turn around the capstan,
Heave a pawl!
About ship’s stations boys be handy,
We’re bound for Valparaiso around the Horn!
Swing Your Tail
Mind how you swing your tail!
Blow the Man Down
Come all ye young sailors that follow the sea,
Way Hey Blow the Man Down!
Now please pay attention and listen to me,
Give me some time to blow the man down!
Dan Dan
HUH!
Ranzo Ray
We’re bound for Valparaiso with a load of rusty razors
Ranzo, Ranzo, hooray, hooray
We’re bound for Venezuela with a load of drunken tailors (To Me!)
Hi-lo, me Ranzo Ray
Paddy Lay Back
Oh, Paddy lay back,
Take in your slack,
Take a turn around the capstan,
Heave a pawl!
About ship’s stations boys be handy,
We’re bound for Valparaiso around the Horn!
Boney Was A Warrior
Boney was a warrior
Way, Hey, Yah!
A warrior, a terrier
Jean, Francois!
Roll Alabama Roll
Roll Alabama roll.
Oh, roll Alabama, roll!
You're Nothing But a Humbug
You’re nothin’ but a humbug.
So they say, so they say.
You’re nothin’ but a humbug.
That’s all I know!
Captain Kidd
My name is Captain Kidd as I sailed, as I sailed.
My name is Captain Kidd as I sailed
My name is Captiain Kidd and wickedly I did.
And wickedly I did as I sailed as I sailed
And wickedly I did as I sailed.
One More Day
Oh, row me or’ the river, I heard a maiden say
Oh, take me to my lover, one more day
Only, One more day, me Johnnies, one more day
Oh, rock and roll me over, one more day
Strike the Bell
Strike the bell second mate, let us go below
Look ye well to wind’erd you can see it's going to blow
Looking at the glass you can see that it is fell
And we wish that you would hurry up and strike, strike the bell
Roller Boller
The first time that I met her,
Away you roller bowler
The first time that I met her,
That saucy gal of mine, Too me
Hey rig-a-jig-a-jig-a Ha Ha
Good morning ladies all
Long. Hot, Summer Day (John Hartford)
For every day I work on the Illinois River,
Get half a day off with pay,
On a tow boat, taking up barges,
On a long, hot, summer day.
Sail Away Ladies
Ain’t no use just sit and cry
Sail away ladies, sail away
You’ll be an angel by and by
Sail away ladies, sail away
Don’t you rock (snap-snap)
Don’t you rock ‘em
Don’t you rock ‘em m’ daddy-o
Don’t you rock ‘em m’ daddy-o