Shanties

[emo_snal]

   So my official title here is both Education Coordinator (Ed Co) and Steward, two formerly separate positions which have been rolled into one (StewCo). As steward I am in charge of passengers: making sure manifests are in order, checking them in, and being a sort of master of ceremonies on sails

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[beki]

There's always 15 men on a dead man's chest
yo ho ho and a bottle of rum...

I know you were trying to get away from the whole pirate thing though.. You could also ask the audience do you know the words of... (insert name of song)

Most folk know the words to Drunken Sailor It's fairly easy

What'll we do with a drunken sailor,
What'll we do with a drunken sailor,
What'll we do with a drunken sailor,
Earl-aye in the morning?

Chorus:
Way hay and up she rises (x3)
Earl-aye in the morning

1. Put him in the long boat till he's sober,
2. Keep him there and make 'im bale 'er.
3. Shave his belly with a rusty razor.
4. Put him in bed with the captain's daughter.

Good Luck!

[theafaye]

That's the one I was going to mention. I thought most children learnt that one but maybe it's a British thing. The words that I know are slightly different (What shall we do with a drunken sailor/ Yo ho and up she rises plus different verses) but the basic gist's the same, your standard call and answer.

[emo_snal]

Ah yeah they know that here too -- in fact we never do it precisely BECAUSE every schoolkid knows it

[sdaisyk]

I always feel like a weirdo because I NEVER remember lyrics, even to my favorite songs. I can sing along usually but asked to sing without the song playing? Or even recite the lyrics? I can't do it. Now I'm know I'm not the only one :-)

[cacophonesque]

I love South Australia!
Oddly, I realized I know a lot of shanties from listening to groups like The Dubliners and The Pogues.

I have faith that you can learn a shanty!

[millysdaughter]

Download them to your MP3 player and sing along WITH them playing in your ear?
Get an inconspicous earpiece and few people will even notice it.

[emo_snal]

Ahahahaha sneaky!

Link...

[alexpgp]

There's a nice, descriptive piece on shantys written by John Masefield (he of "I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky...") here, with descrptions of various kinds of shantys and how and under what circumstances various shantys are sung, with examples.

Cheers...