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Sea shanties

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213.205.136.126: /* Known shanties */ Corrected some lyrics

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[[File:AC4-Sea shanty.jpg|thumb|250px|Edward Kenway chasing a sea shanty page]]
'''Sea shanties''' are working songs commonly sung aboard [[ships]] by sailors. They were especially common among navy men and [[Piracy|pirates]]. The shanty consisted of two parts, the chant and the chorus. The chant would often be initiated by a single crewman who would sing the opening lines and establish the beat; the chorus would then come and the rest of the crew would join in.

When [[Edward Kenway]] sailed the [[Caribbean]] and the West Indies, he could request his crew to sing various shanties.
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===Known shanties===
<tabber>
Billy Riley=
Old Billy Riley was a dancing master. 
Old Billy Riley, oh, Old Billy Riley!

Old Billy Riley's master of a drogher. 
Old Billy Riley, oh, Old Billy Riley!

Master of a drogher bound for Antigua. 
Old Billy Riley, oh, Old Billy Riley!

Old Billy Riley has a nice young daughter. 
Old Billy Riley, oh, Old Billy Riley!

Oh Missy Riley, little Missy Riley. 
Old Billy Riley, oh, Old Billy Riley!

Had a pretty daughter, but we can't get at her. 
Old Billy Riley, oh, Old Billy Riley!

Screw her up and away we go, boys. 
Old Billy Riley, oh, Old Billy Riley!

One more pull and then belay, boys. 
Old Billy Riley, oh, Old Billy Riley!
|-|
Bully in the Alley=
(Chorus) 
Help me, Bob, I'm bully in the alley, 
Way, hey, bully in the alley! 
Help me, Bob, I'm bully in the alley, 
Bully down in shinbone al!

Sally is the girl that I love dearly, 
Way, hey, bully in the alley. 
Sally is the girl that I spliced dearly, 
Bully down in shinbone al.

(Chorus)

For seven long years I courted little Sally, 
Way, hey, bully in the alley. 
But all she did was dilly and dally. 
Bully down in shinbone al.

(Chorus)

I ever get back, I'll marry little Sally, 
Way, hey, bully in the alley. 
Have six kids and live in Shin-bone Alley. 
Bully down in shinbone al.

(Chorus)
|-|
Captain Kidd=
O, my name was Captain Kidd, 
as I sailed, as I sailed, 
O, my name was Captain Kidd, 
as I sailed. 
My name was Captain Kidd 
And God's laws I did forbid, 
And so wickedly I did 
as I sailed, as I sailed. 
So wickedly I did 
as I sailed.

I murdered William Moore, 
as I sailed, as I sailed. 
O, I murdered William Moore 
as I sailed. 
I laid him in his gore, 
Not many leagues from the shore, 
O, I murdered William Moore, 
as I sailed, as I sailed. 
I murdered William Moore 
as I sailed.

I spied three ships from Spain 
as I sailed, as I sailed, 
O, I spied three ships from Spain 
as I sailed. 
I spied three ships from Spain, 
and I fired on them a-main, 
And most of them I slain, 
as I sailed, as I sailed. 
And most of them I slain 
as I sailed.

Come all you young and old, 
see me die, see me die. 
Come all you young and old, 
see me die. 
You are welcome to my goal, 
And by it I lost my soul 
Come all you young and old, 
I must die, I must die. 
Come all you young and old, 
I must die.
|-|
Cheerly Man=
Oh, Nancy Dawson, Hi-oh! 
Cheerly, man! 
She rubbed the Bo'sun, Hi-oh! 
Cheerly, man! 
That was a caution, Hi-oh!

(Chorus) 
Cheerly, man, 
O! Haulee, Hi-oh, 
Cheerly, man.

Oh, Sally Racket, Hi-oh! 
Cheerly, man! 
Pawned my best jacket, Hi-oh! 
Cheerly, man! 
And sold pawn the ticket, Hi-oh!

(Chorus)

Oh, Kitty Carson, Hi-oh! 
Cheerly, man! 
Jitted the parson, Hi-oh!
Cheerly, man! 
Married a mason, Hi-oh!

(Chorus)

Oh, Betsy Baker, Hi-oh! 
Cheerly, man! 
Lived in Long Acre, Hi-oh! 
Cheerly, man! 
Married a Quaker, Hi-oh!

(Chorus)

Oh, Jenny Walker, Hi-oh! 
Cheerly, man! 
Married a hawker, Hi-oh! 
Cheerly, man! 
That was a corker, Hi-oh!

(Chorus)

Oh, Polly Riddle, Hi-oh! 
Cheerly, man! 
Broke her new fiddle, Hi-oh! 
Cheerly, man! 
Right through the middle, Hi-oh!

(Chorus)
|-|
Derby Ram=
As I was going to Derby, 'twas on a market day, 
I met the finest ram, sirs, that ever was fed upon hay.

(Chorus) 
That's a lie, that's a lie 
That's a lie, a lie, a lie!

This ram and I got drunk, sir, as drunk as drunk could 
be, 
And when we sobered up, sir, we were far away out 
on the sea.

(Chorus)

This wonderful old ram, sir, was playful as a kid; 
He swallowed the captain's spyglass along with the 
bo'sun's fid.

(Chorus)

One morning on the poop, sir, afore eight bells was 
struck. 
He climbed up to the sky's I yard an' sat down on the truck.

(Chorus)

This wonderful ol' ram, sir, he tried a silly trick, 
He tried to jump a five-barred fence and landed in a 
rick.

(Chorus)

This wonderful ol' ram, sir, it grew two horns of brass, 
One grew out o' his shoulder blade, t'other turned into 
a mast.

(Chorus)

An' when this ram was killed, sir, the butcher was 
covered in blood. 
Five and twenty butcher boys was carried away the 
flood.

(Chorus)
An' when this ram was dead, sir, they buried it in St. 
Joan's, 
It took ten men an' an elephant to carry one of its 
bones.

(Chorus)
|-|
Drunken Sailor=
(Chorus) 
Weigh-hay and up she rises 
Weigh-hay and up she rises 
Weigh-hay and up she rises 
Early in the morning!

What will we do with a drunken sailor, 
What will we do with a drunken sailor, 
What will we do with a drunken sailor, 
Early in the morning?

(Chorus)

Put 'em in the scuppers with a hose pipe on him, 
Put 'em in the scuppers with a hose pipe on him, 
Put 'em in the scuppers with a hose pipe on him, 
Early in the morning!

(Chorus)

Put him in the brig until he's sober, 
Put him in the brig until he's sober, 
Put him in the brig until he's sober, 
Early in the morning!

(Chorus)
</tabber>
<tabber>
Fish in the Sea=
Come all you young sailor men, listen to me, 
I'll sing you a song of the fish in the sea;

(Chorus) 
And it's... 
Windy weather, boys, stormy weather, boys, 
When the wind blows, we're all together, boys; 
Blow ye winds westerly, blow ye winds, blow, 
Jolly sou'wester, boys, steady she goes.

Up jumps the eel with his slippery tail, 
Climbs up aloft and reefs the topsail.

(Chorus)

Then up jumps the shark with his nine rows of teeth, 
Saying, "You eat the dough boys, and I'll eat the beef!"

(Chorus)

Up jumps the whale... the largest of all, 
"If you want any wind, well, I'll blow ye a squall!"

(Chorus)
|-|
Good Morning Ladies All=
We are outward bound for Kingston town 
With a heave-ho, haul! 
An' we'll heave the old wheel round and round 
Good morning ladies all!

And when we get to Kingston town 
With a heave-ho, haul! 
Oh, 'tis there we'll drink and sorrow drown 
Good morning ladies all!

Them gals down south are free and gay 
With a heave-ho, haul! 
With them we'll spend our hard-earned pay 
Good morning ladies all!

We'll swing around, we'll have good fun 
With a heave-ho, haul! 
And soon we'll be back on the homeward run 
Good morning ladies all!

And when we get to Bristol town 
With a heave-ho, haul! 
For the very last time we'll waltz around 
Good morning ladies all!

With Poll and Meg and Sally too 
With a heave-ho, haul! 
We'll drink and dance with a hullabaloo 
Good morning ladies all!

So a long goodbye to all you dears 
With a heave-ho, haul! 
Don't cry for us, don't waste your tears 
Good morning ladies all!
|-|
Handy Me Boys=
Handy, me boys, so handy! 
Why can't ye be so handy-o! 
Handy, me boys, so handy!

Oh, aloft this yard must go. 
Handy, me boys, so handy!

Ooh! Up aloft from down below. 
Handy, me boys, so handy!

Growl ye may, but go ye must. 
Handy, me boys, so handy!

Growl too much an yer head they'll bust. 
Handy, me boys, so handy!

Oh, a bully ship and a bully crew. 
Handy, me boys, so handy!

Oh, we're the gang for to kick her through. 
Handy, me boys, so handy!

Yer advance has gone, yer at sea again. 
Handy, me boys, so handy!

Hey, bound round the horn through the hail and rain. 
Handy, me boys, so handy!

Sing and haul, and haul and sing. 
Handy, me boys, so handy!

Up aloft this yard we'll swing. 
Handy, me boys, so handy!

Up aloft that yard must go. 
Handy, me boys, so handy!

For we are outward bound, ye know. 
Handy, me boys, so handy!

A handy ship and a handy crew. 
Handy, me boys, so handy!

A handy Mate and an Old Man too. 
Handy, me boys, so handy!
</tabber>
<tabber>
Hauley Hauley Ho=
England, ould Ireland 
England, ould Ireland 
England, ould Ireland 
Hauley Hauley Ho!

Paddy M'Ginty 
Paddy, Jock and Jackie too, 
Oh Paddy M'Ginty, 
Hauley Hauley Ho!

Shamrock an' Rose, boys, 
Shamrock, Rose, and prickly Thistle too, 
Shamrock an' Rose, boys, 
Hauley Hauley Ho!

England, ould Ireland 
England, ould Ireland 
England, ould Ireland 
Hauley Hauley Ho!
|-|
Hi-Ho Come Roll Me Over=
Why don't you blow 
High-O! Come roll me over 
Why don't you blow 
High-O! Come roll me over

One man to strike the bell 
High-O! Come roll me over 
One man to strike the bell 
High-O! Come roll me over

Two men to man the wheel 
High-O! Come roll me over 
Two men to man the wheel 
High-O! Come roll me over

Three men, to gallant braces 
High-O! Come roll me over 
Three men, to gallant braces 
High-O! Come roll me over

Four men to furl t'garns'ls 
High-O! Come roll me over 
Four men to furl t'garns'ls 
High-O! Come roll me over

Five men to bunt-a-bo 
High-O! Come roll me over 
Five men to bunt-a-bo 
High-O! Come roll me over
|-|
Homeward Bound=
Oh, don't yiz hear the old man say? 
Goodbye, fare-ye-well! Goodbye, fare-ye-well! 
Oh, don't yiz hear the old man say? 
Hoor-raw me boys! We're homeward bound!

We're Homeward bound to Liverpool Town, 
Goodbye, fare-ye-well! Goodbye, fare-ye-well! 
Where all them judies, they will come down 
Hoor-raw me boys! We're homeward bound!

An' when we gits to the Wallasey Gates 
Goodbye, fare-ye-well! Goodbye, fare-ye-well! 
Sally an' Olly for their flash men do wait 
Hoor-raw me boys! We're homeward bound!

An' one to the other ye'll hear them say, 
Goodbye, fare-ye-well! Goodbye, fare-ye-well! 
Here comes Johnny with his fourteen mont's pay! 
Hoor-raw me boys! We're homeward bound!

We meet these fly gals an' we'll ring the ol' bell, 
Goodbye, fare-ye-well! Goodbye, fare-ye-well! 
With them judies, we'll raise merry hell 
Hoor-raw me boys! We're homeward bound!

We're homeward bound to the gals o' the town. 
Goodbye, fare-ye-well! Goodbye, fare-ye-well! 
And stamp up me bullies an' heave it around. 
Hoor-raw me boys! We're homeward bound!

An' when we gits home, boys, oh, won't we fly round. 
Goodbye, fare-ye-well! Goodbye, fare-ye-well! 
We'll heave up the anchor to this bully sound. 
Hoor-raw me boys! We're homeward bound!

We're all homeward bound for the old backyard. 
Goodbye, fare-ye-well! Goodbye, fare-ye-well! 
Then heave, me bullies, we're all bound homeward. 
Hoor-raw me boys! We're homeward bound!

Heave with a will, boys, oh, heave long an' strong. 
Goodbye, fare-ye-well! Goodbye, fare-ye-well! 
Sing a good chorus for 'tis a good song. 
Hoor-raw me boys! We're homeward bound!

We're homeward bound, we'll have yiz to know. 
Goodbye, fare-ye-well! Goodbye, fare-ye-well! 
An' over the water to England must go! 
Hoor-raw me boys! We're homeward bound!
|-|
Johnny Boker=
Oh! Do, my Johnny Boker, 
Come rock and roll me over. 
Do! My Johnny Boker, do!

Oh! Do, my Johnny Boker, 
The skipper is a rover. 
Do! My Johnny Boker, do!

Oh! Do, my Johnny Boker, 
The mate he's never sober. 
Do! My Johnny Boker, do!

Oh! Do, my Johnny Boker, 
The Bo'sun is a tailor. 
Do! My Johnny Boker, do!

Oh! Do, my Johnny Boker, 
We'll all go on a jamboree. 
Do! My Johnny Boker, do!

Oh! Do, my Johnny Boker, 
The Packet is a Rollin'. 
Do! My Johnny Boker, do!

Oh! Do, my Johnny Boker, 
We'll pull and haul together. 
Do! My Johnny Boker, do!

Oh! Do, my Johnny Boker, 
We'll haul for better weather. 
Do! My Johnny Boker, do!

Oh! Do, my Johnny Boker, 
And soon we'll be in London Town. 
Do! My Johnny Boker, do!

Oh! Do, my Johnny Boker, 
Come rock and roll me over. 
Do! My Johnny Boker, do!
</tabber>
<tabber>
Leave Her, Johnny=
I thought I heard the Old Man say: 
"Leave her, Johnny, leave her." 
Tomorrow you will get your pay, 
and it's time for us to leave her.

(Chorus)
Leave her, Johnny, leave her! 
Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her! 
For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow 
And it's time for us to leave her.

Oh, the wind was foul and the sea ran high. 
"Leave her, Johnny, leave her!" 
She shipped it green and none went by. 
And it's time for us to leave her.

(Chorus)

I hate to sail on this rotten tub. 
"Leave her, Johnny, leave her!" 
No grog allowed and rotten grub. 
And it's time for us to leave her.

(Chorus)

We swear by rote for want of more. 
"Leave her, Johnny, leave her!" 
But now we're through so we'll go on shore. 
And it's time for us to leave her.

(Chorus)
|-|
Lowlands Away=
I dreamed a dream the other night 
Lowlands, lowlands away me John 
My love she came, dressed all in white 
Lowlands away

I dreamed my love came in my sleep 
Lowlands, lowlands away me John 
Her cheeks were wet, her eyes did weep 
Lowlands away

She came to me at my bedside 
Lowlands, lowlands away me John 
All dressed in white, like some fair bride 
Lowlands away

And bravely in her bosom fair 
Lowlands, lowlands away me John 
Her red, red rose, my love did wear 
Lowlands away

She made no sound, no word she said 
Lowlands, lowlands away me John 
And then I knew my love was dead 
Lowlands away

Then I awoke to hear the cry 
Lowlands, lowlands away me John 
Oh watch on deck 
Oh watch, ahoy 
Lowlands away
|-|
Maid of Amsterdam=
In Amsterdam there lived a maid, 
Mark well what I do say! 
In Amsterdam there lived a maid, 
And she was mistress of her trade. 
I'll go no more a-roving with you fair maid!

(Chorus) 
A roving, a roving, 
Since roving's been my ru-i-in, 
I'll go no more a roving, 
With you fair maid!

I asked this maid to take a walk, 
Mark well what I do say! 
I asked this maid out for a walk, 
That we might have some private talk. 
I'll go no more a roving with you fair maid!

(Chorus) 
 
Then a great big Dutchman rammed my bow, 
Mark well what I do say! 
For a great big Dutchman rammed my bow, 
And said "Young man, dees ees meine frau!" 
I'll go no more a roving with you fair maid!

(Chorus) 
 
Then take fair warning boys from me, 
Mark well what I do say! 
So take fair warning boys from me 
With other men's wives, don't make too free 
I'll go no more a roving with you fair maid!

(Chorus)
|-|
Paddy Doyle's Boots=
Yes, aye, and we'll haul, aye, 
To pay Paddy Doyle for his boots; 
We'll tauten the bunt, and we'll furl, aye, 
And pay Paddy Doyle for his boots. 

Yeo, aye, and we'll sing, aye, 
To pay Paddy Doyle for his boots; 
We'll bunt up the sail with a fling, aye, 
And pay Paddy Doyle for his boots! 

Yeo, aye and we'll haul, aye, 
To pay Paddy Doyle for his boots; 
We'll skin the old rabbit and haul, aye, 
To pay Paddy Doyle for his boots! 
</tabber>
<tabber>
Padstow's Farewell=
It's time to go now, 
Haul away your anchor, 
Haul away your anchor, 
It's our sailing time.

Get some sail upon her, 
Haul away your halyards, 
Haul away your halyards. 
It's our sailing time.

Get her on her course now, 
Haul away your foresheets, 
Haul away your foresheets, 
It's our sailing time.

Waves are surging under, 
Haul away down Channel, 
Haul away down Channel, 
On the evening tide.

When your sailing's over, 
Haul away for Heaven, 
Haul away for Heaven, 
God be by your side.

It is time to go now, 
Haul away your anchor, 
Haul away your anchor, 
It's our sailing time.
|-|
Randy Dandy-O=
Now we are ready to sail for the Horn, 
Weigh hey, roll and go! 
Our boots and our clothes, boys, are all in the pawn, 
To be rollicking randy dandy-O!

(Chorus) 
Heave a pawl, O heave away! 
Weigh hey, roll and go! 
The anchor's on board and the cable's all stored, 
To be rollicking randy dandy-O! 

Soon we'll be warping her out through the locks, 
Weigh hey, roll and go! 
Where the pretty young girls all come down in their frocks, 
To be rollicking randy dandy-O!

(Chorus)

Come breast the bars, bullies, heave her away, 
Weigh hey, roll and go! 
Soon we'll be rolling her down through the Bay, 
To be rollicking randy dandy-O!

(Chorus)
|-|
Roll and Go=
There was a ship, she sailed to Spain 
O ho, roll and go! 
There was a ship came home again. 
Tommy's on the topsail yard!

And what do you think was in her hold? 
O ho, roll and go! 
There was diamonds, there was gold. 
Tommy's on the topsail yard!

And what was in her lazarette? 
O ho, roll and go! 
Good split peas and bad bull meat. 
Tommy's on the topsail yard!

O, many a sailorman gets drowned, 
O ho, roll and go! 
Many a sailorman gets drowned. 
Tommy's on the topsail yard!
|-|
Roll, Boys, Roll!=
Oh! Sally Brown, she's the gal for me boys 
Roll, boys! Roll boys roll! 
Oh! Sally Brown she's the gal for me, boys 
Way high, Miss Sally Brown!

We're bound away, 'way down south, boys, 
Roll, boys! Roll boys roll! 
We're bound away, 'way down south, boys, 
Way high, Miss Sally Brown!

It's down to Trinidad to see Sally Brown boys, 
Roll, boys! Roll boys roll! 
Down to Trinidad to see Sally Brown boys, 
Way high, Miss Sally Brown!

She's lovely on the foreyard, an' she's lovely down below boys, 
Roll, boys! Roll boys roll! 
She's lovely 'cause she loves me, that's all I want to know boys, 
Way high, Miss Sally Brown!

Ol' Captain Baker, how do you store yer cargo 
Roll Boys! Roll boys roll! 
Some I stow for'ard, boys, an' some I stow a'ter 
Way high, Miss Sally Brown

Forty fathoms or more below boys, 
Roll, boys! Roll boys roll! 
There's forty fathoms or more below boys, 
Way high, Miss Sally Brown!

Oh, way high ya, an' up she rises, 
Roll Boys! Roll boys roll! 
Way high ya, and the blocks is different sizes, 
Way high, Miss Sally Brown!

Oh, one more pull, don't ya hear the mate a-bawlin? 
Roll, boys! Roll boys roll! 
Oh, one more pull, that's the end of all the hawlin' 
Way high, Miss Sally Brown!

Sally Brown she's the gal for me boys, 
Roll, boys! Roll boys roll! 
Sally Brown she's the gal for me, boys, 
Way high, Miss Sally Brown!
|-|
Roller Bowler=
As I rolled out one mornin' 
Away, you roller bowler! 
As I rolled out one mornin' 
I met a lady fair

(Chorus) 
Timme, hey-rig-a-jig an' a ha-ha 
Good mornin', ladies all 
Away, you roller bowler! 
Timme, hey-rig-a-jig an' a ha-ha 
Good mornin', ladies all

The first time that I saw her 
Away, you roller bowler! 
The first time that I saw her, 
that saucy gal of mine:

(Chorus)

But when she found that I was skint 
Away, you roller bowler! 
But when she found that I was skint 
She left me standing there

(Chorus)

I squared me yards an' sailed away 
Away, you roller bowler! 
I squared me yards an' sailed away 
An' to the ship I went

(Chorus)

She winked & flipped a flipper 
Away, you roller bowler! 
She winked & flipped a flipper 
She thought I was a mate

(Chorus)
</tabber>
<tabber>
Running Down to Cuba=
Running down to Cuba with a load of sugar, 
Weigh, me boys, to Cuba! 
Make her run you, lime juice squeezes, 
Running down to Cuba.

(Chorus) 
Weigh, me boys, to Cuba! 
Running down to Cuba

O, I got a sister, she's nine feet tall, 
Weigh, me boys, to Cuba! 
Sleeps in the kitchen with her feet in the hall, 
Running down to Cuba.

(Chorus)

The captain he will trim the sails, 
Weigh, me boys, to Cuba! 
Winging the water over the rails, 
Running down to Cuba.

(Chorus)

Give me a gal can dance Fandango, 
Weigh, me boys, to Cuba! 
Round as a melon and sweet as a mango, 
Running down to Cuba.

(Chorus)

Load this sugar and home-ward go, 
Weigh, me boys, to Cuba! 
Mister mate, he told me so, 
Running down to Cuba.

(Chorus)
|-|
So Early in the Morning=
The mate was drunk and he went below to take a swig at his bottle o 
(Chorus) 
So early in the morning the sailor likes his bottle o 
The bottle o, the bottle o, the sailor loves his bottle o

A bottle of rum, a bottle of gin, a bottle of Irish whiskey o 
(Chorus)

The baccy o, tabaccy o, the sailor loves his baccy o 
(Chorus)

A packet of shag, a packet of cut, a plug of hard terbaccy o 
(Chorus)

The lassies o, the maidens o, the sailor loves the judies o 
(Chorus)

A lass from the 'pool, a girl from the Tyne, a chowlah so fine and dandy o 
(Chorus)

A bully rough house, a bully rough house, the sailor like his rough house o 
(Chorus)

Tread on me coat, and all hands in, a bully good rough and tumble o 
(Chorus)

A sing song o, a sing song o, the sailor likes a sing song o 
(Chorus)

A drinking song, a song of love, a ditty of seas and shipmates o 
(Chorus)
|-|
Spanish Ladies=
Farewell and adieu to you, Spanish ladies, 
Farewell and adieu to you, ladies of Spain, 
For we've received orders for to sail for old England, 
And we may never see you fair ladies again.

(Chorus) 
We will rant and we'll roar like true British sailors, 
We'll rant and we'll roar all on the salt seas. 
Until we strike soundings in the channel of old England, 
From Ushant to Scilly is thirty-five leagues.

We hove our ship to, with the wind at sou'west, boys 
We hove our ship to, deep soundings to take. 
'Twas forty-five fathoms with a white sandy bottom, 
So we squared our main yard and up channel did steer.

(Chorus)

Now let every man drink off his full bumper, 
And let every man drink off his full glass, 
We'll drink and be jolly and drown melancholy, 
And here's to the health of each true-hearted lass!

(Chorus)
|-|
Stormalong John=
Oh, poor old Stormy's dead and gone 
Storm along boys! Storm along John! 
Oh, poor old Stormy's dead and gone 
Ah-ha, come along get along 
Stormy along John!

I dug his grave with a silver spade 
Storm along boys! Storm along John! 
I dug his grave with a silver spade 
Ah-ha, come along get along 
Stormy along John!

I lower'd him down with a golden chain 
Storm along boys! Storm along John! 
I lower'd him down with a golden chain 
Ah-ha, come along get along 
Stormy along John!

I carried him away to Montego Bay 
Storm along boys! Storm along John! 
I carried him away to Montego Bay 
Ah-ha, come along get along 
Stormy along John!
</tabber>
<tabber>
The Coasts of High Barbary=
Look ahead, look-astern 
Look the weather in the lee! 
Blow high! Blow low! And so sailed we. 
I see a wreck to windward, 
And a lofty ship to lee! 
A-sailing down along 
The coast of High Barbary

"O, are you a pirate 
Or a man o' war?" cried we. 
Blow high! Blow low! And so sailed we. 
"O no! I'm not a pirate 
But a man-o-war," cried he. 
A-sailing down along 
The coast of High Barbary.

We'll back up our topsails 
And heave vessel to. 
Blow high! Blow low! And so sailed we. 
For we have got some letters 
To be carried home by you. 
A-sailing down along 
The coast of High Barbary

For broadside, for broadside 
They fought all on the main; 
Blow high! Blow low! And so sailed we. 
Until at last the frigate 
Shot the pirate's mast away. 
A sailing down along 
The coast of High Barbary

With cutlass and gun, 
O we fought for hours three; 
Blow high! Blow low! And so sailed we. 
The ship it was their coffin 
And their grave it was the sea 
A-sailing down along 
The coast of High Barbary|-|
The Dead Horse=
A poor old man 
Came riding by. 
And we say so, 
And we know so. 
O, a poor old man 
Came riding by, 
O, poor old man.

Says I, "Old man, 
Your horse will die." 
And we say so, 
And we know so. 
And if he dies 
we'll tan his hide. 
O, poor old man.

And if he don't, 
I'll ride him again. 
And we say so, 
And we know so. 
And I'll ride him 
'Til the Lord knows when, 
O, poor old man.

He's dead as a nail 
In the lamp room door, 
And we say so, 
And we know so. 
And he won't come 
Worrying us no more 
O, poor old man.

We'll use the hair of his tail 
To sew our sails 
And we say so, 
And we know so. 
And the iron of his shoes 
To make deck nails, 
O, poor old man.

Drop him down 
With a long long rope 
And we say so, 
And we hope so. 
Where the sharks have his body 
And the devil takes his soul! 
O, poor old man.
|-|
The Rio Grande=
O say was you ever in Rio Grande? 
A-weigh, you Rio! 
It's there that the river brings down golden sand, 
For we're bound for the Rio Grande

(Chorus) 
And away, boys, away. 
A-weigh, you Rio! 
It's fare-you-well my bonny young girls 
And we're bound for the Rio Grande 

It's fare well to you all the girls of the town. 
A-weigh, you Rio! 
You got our half-pay for to keep you around, 
And we're bound for the Rio Grande!

(Chorus) 
 
She's a deep water ship and a deep water crew. 
A-weigh, you Rio! 
You can keep to the coast but we're damned if we do, 
And we're bound for the Rio Grande! 

(Chorus) 
 
We was sick of the beach when our money was gone. 
A-weigh, you Rio! 
And sign in this packet to drive her along, 
And we're bound for the Rio Grande! 

(Chorus)
|-|
The Sailboat Malarkey=
Please tell me, what is this sailboat's name? 
The sailboat Malarkey.

Tell me now what is this good boat's name? 
It's the sailboat Malarkey.

Well now, me boys, we are bound out to sea! 
In the sailboat Malarkey.

O when will Caroline come down to me? 
In the sailboat Malarkey.

She's lovely aloft and she's lovely below. 
Is the sailboat Malarkey.

But she's best on her back as you very well know! 
That sailboat Malarkey.

Away, away in St George's Town, 
In the sailboat Malarkey.

The rats come batting the houses down, 
Of the sailboat Malarkey.

I'd give the world boys and all that I know 
In the sailboat Malarkey.

To turn and to roll with my Lucy-oh! 
In the sailboat Malarkey.

You pick her up, boys, and lay her down, 
In the sailboat Malarkey.

And hang on tight as she bounces around! 
In the sailboat Malarkey.</tabber>
<tabber>
The Wild Goose=
Did you ever see a wild goose 
Sailing o'er the ocean?

Ranzo, Ranzo, weigh heigh! 

They're just like them pretty girls, 
When they gets the notion.

Ranzo, Ranzo, weigh heigh! 

The other morning 
I was walking by the river.

Ranzo, Ranzo, weigh heigh! 

When I saw a young girl walking 
With her topsails all a-quiver.

Ranzo, Ranzo, weigh heigh! 

I said, "Pretty fair maid 
And how are you this morning?"

Ranzo, Ranzo, weigh heigh! 

She said none the better 
for the seeing of you

Ranzo, Ranzo, weigh heigh!
|-|
The Worst Old Ship=
The worst old ship that ever did sail, 
Sailed out of Harwich on a windy day.

(Chorus) 
And we're waiting for the day, 
Waiting for the day, 
Waiting for the day 
That we get our pay.

She was built in Roman time, 
Held together with bits of twine 

(Chorus)

Nothing in the galley—nothing in the hold, 
But the skipper's turned in with a bag of gold.

(Chorus)

Off Orford Ness she sprang a leak, 
Hear her poor old timbers creak.

(Chorus) 

We pumped our way round scalby Ness, 
When the wind backed round to the west-nor'-west.

(Chorus) 

Into the Humber and up the town, 
Pump you blighters—pump or drown.

(Chorus) x2

|-|
Where am I to Go M'Johnnies=
Oh, where am I to go, M'Johnnies, oh where am I to go? 
Timme way hey hey, high roll and go. 
Oh, where am I to go, M'Johnnies, oh where am I to go, 
For I'm a young sailor boy, and where am I to go?

Way up on that t'gallant yard, that's where you’re bound to go. 
Timme way hey hey, high roll and go. 
Oh, way up on that t'gallant yard, that's where you’re bound to go. 
For I'm a young sailor boy, and where am I to go?

Way up on that t'gallant yard and take the gans'l in. 
Timme way hey hey, high roll and go. 
Oh, way up on that t'gallant yard and take the gans'l in. 
For I'm a young sailor boy, and where am I to go?

You're bound away to Kingston town, that's where you're bound to go. 
Timme way hey hey, high roll and go. 
You're bound away to Kingston town, that's where you're bound to go. 
For I'm a young sailor boy, and where am I to go?

|-|
Whiskey Johnny=
Whiskey is the life of man, 
Whiskey, Johnny! 
O, whiskey is the life of man, 
Whiskey for my Johnny O!

O, I drink whiskey when I can 
Whiskey, Johnny! 
Whiskey from an old tin can, 
Whiskey for my Johnny O!

Whiskey gave me a broken nose! 
Whiskey, Johnny! 
Whiskey made me pawn my clothes, 
Whiskey for my Johnny O!

Whiskey drove me around Cape Horn, 
Whiskey, Johnny! 
It was many a month when I was gone, 
Whiskey for my Johnny O!

I thought I heard the old man say: 
Whiskey, Johnny! 
I'll treat my crew in a decent way, 
Whiskey for my Johnny O!

A glass of grog for every man! 
Whiskey, Johnny! 
And a bottle for the Chantey Man. 
Whiskey for my Johnny O!
</Tabber>
<Tabber>
'Way Me Susiana=
We'll heave him up an away we'll go 
'Way, me Susiana! 
We'll heave him up an away we'll go 
We're all bound over the mounten!

We'll heave him up from down below 
'Way, me Susiana! 
This is where the cocks do crow. 
We're all bound over the mounten!

And if we drown while we are young, 
'Way, me Susiana! 
It's better to drown than to wait to be hung 
We're all bound over the mounten!

Oh, growl ye may but go ye must, 
'Way, me Susiana! 
If ye growl too hard yer head they'll bust 
We're all bound over the mounten!

Up sox, you cocks, hand her two blocks, 
'Way, me Susiana! 
An' go below to yer ol' ditty box 
We're all bound over the mounten!

Oh, rock an shake 'er, one more drag 
'Way, me Susiana! 
Oh, bend yer duds an' pack yer bag 
We're all bound over the mounten!
</Tabber>

==Trivia==
*The use of the term "sea shanties" in ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag|Black Flag]]'' is anachronistic. The term "sea shanty" as a naval work song did not develop until the early 19th century, where they were used aboard American merchant vessels. The subsequent use of the term, which originally referred to a '''specific genre''' of naval work song, as a catch-all renders this a question of semantics.
*Sea shanties are thought to have developed from naval work songs sung by the British and French navies. The first written reference to such songs emerged in the mid-16th century.
*The likely etymologies of the word is the French ''chanter'' (to sing) or its English cognate ''chant.''

==Reference==
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
[[Category:Art]]

Sea shanties

2013-12-16T13:28:10Z

213.205.136.126: Updated with new information

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[[File:AC4-Sea shanty.jpg|thumb|250px|Edward Kenway chasing a sea shanty page]]
'''Sea shanties''' are working songs commonly sung aboard [[ships]] by sailors. They were especially common among navy men and [[Piracy|pirates]]. The shanty consisted of two parts, the chant and the chorus. The chant would often be initiated by a single crewman who would sing the opening lines and establish the beat; the chorus would then come and the rest of the crew would join in.

When [[Edward Kenway]] sailed the [[Caribbean]] and the West Indies, he could request his crew to sing various shanties.

===Known shanties===
<Tabber>
Billy Riley=
Old Billy Riley was a dancing master. 
Old Billy Riley, oh, Old Billy Riley!

Old Billy Riley's master of a drogher. 
Old Billy Riley, oh, Old Billy Riley!

Master of a drogher bound for Antigua. 
Old Billy Riley, oh, Old Billy Riley!

Old Billy Riley has a nice young daughter. 
Old Billy Riley, oh, Old Billy Riley!

Oh Missy Riley, little Missy Riley. 
Old Billy Riley, oh, Old Billy Riley!

Had a pretty daughter, but we can't get at her. 
Old Billy Riley, oh, Old Billy Riley!

Screw her up and away we go, boys. 
Old Billy Riley, oh, Old Billy Riley!

One more pull and then belay, boys. 
Old Billy Riley, oh, Old Billy Riley!
|-|
Bully in the Alley=
(Chorus) 
Help me, Bob, I'm bully in the alley, 
Way, hey, bully in the alley! 
Help me, Bob, I'm bully in the alley, 
Bully down in shinbone al!

Sally is the girl that I love dearly, 
Way, hey, bully in the alley. 
Sally is the girl that I spliced dearly, 
Bully down in shinbone al.

(Chorus)

For seven long years I courted little Sally, 
Way, hey, bully in the alley. 
But all she did was dilly and dally. 
Bully down in shinbone al.

(Chorus)

I ever get back, I'll marry little Sally, 
Way, hey, bully in the alley. 
Have six kids and live in Shin-bone Alley. 
Bully down in shinbone al.

(Chorus)
|-|
Captain Kidd=
O, my name was Captain Kidd, 
as I sailed, as I sailed, 
O, my name was Captain Kidd, 
as I sailed. 
My name was Captain Kidd 
And God's laws I did forbid, 
And so wickedly I did 
as I sailed, as I sailed. 
So wickedly I did 
as I sailed.

I murdered William Moore, 
as I sailed, as I sailed. 
O, I murdered William Moore 
as I sailed. 
I laid him in his gore, 
Not many leagues from the shore, 
O, I murdered William Moore, 
as I sailed, as I sailed. 
I murdered William Moore 
as I sailed.

I spied three ships from Spain 
as I sailed, as I sailed, 
O, I spied three ships from Spain 
as I sailed. 
I spied three ships from Spain, 
and I fired on them a-main, 
And most of them I slain, 
as I sailed, as I sailed. 
And most of them I slain 
as I sailed.

Come all you young and old, 
see me die, see me die. 
Come all you young and old, 
see me die. 
You are welcome to my goal, 
And by it I lost my soul 
Come all you young and old, 
I must die, I must die. 
Come all you young and old, 
I must die.
|-|
Cheerly Man=
Oh, Nancy Dawson, Hi-oh! 
Cheerly, man! 
She rubbed the Bo'sun, Hi-oh! 
Cheerly, man! 
That was a caution, Hi-oh!

(Chorus) 
Cheerly, man, 
O! Haulee, Hi-oh, 
Cheerly, man.

Oh, Sally Racket, Hi-oh! 
Cheerly, man! 
Pawned my best jacket, Hi-oh! 
Cheerly, man! 
And sold pawn the ticket, Hi-oh!

(Chorus)

Oh, Kitty Carson, Hi-oh! 
Cheerly, man! 
Jitted the parson, Hi-oh!
Cheerly, man! 
Married a mason, Hi-oh!

(Chorus)

Oh, Betsy Baker, Hi-oh! 
Cheerly, man! 
Lived in Long Acre, Hi-oh! 
Cheerly, man! 
Married a Quaker, Hi-oh!

(Chorus)

Oh, Jenny Walker, Hi-oh! 
Cheerly, man! 
Married a hawker, Hi-oh! 
Cheerly, man! 
That was a corker, Hi-oh!

(Chorus)

Oh, Polly Riddle, Hi-oh! 
Cheerly, man! 
Broke her new fiddle, Hi-oh! 
Cheerly, man! 
Right through the middle, Hi-oh!

(Chorus)
|-|
Derby Ram=
As I was going to Derby, 'twas on a market day, 
I met the finest ram, sirs, that ever was fed upon hay.

(Chorus) 
That's a lie, that's a lie 
That's a lie, a lie, a lie!

This ram and I got drunk, sir, as drunk as drunk could 
be, 
And when we sobered up, sir, we were far away out 
on the sea.

(Chorus)

This wonderful old ram, sir, was playful as a kid; 
He swallowed the captain's spyglass along with the 
bo'sun's fid.

(Chorus)

One morning on the poop, sir, aore eight bells was 
struck. 
He climbed up to the sky's I yard an' sat down on the truck.

(Chorus)

This wonderful ol' ram, sir, he tried a silly trick, 
He tried to jump a five-barred fence an landed in a 
rick.

(Chorus)

This wonderful ol' ram, sir, it grew two horns of brass, 
One grew out o' his shoulder blade, t'other turned into 
a mast.

(Chorus)

An' when this ram was killed, sir, the butcher was 
covered in blood. 
Five and twenty butcher boys was carried away the 
flood.

(Chorus)
An' when this was dead, sir, they buried it in St. 
Joan's, 
It took ten men an' an elephant to carry one of it's 
bones.

(Chorus)
|-|
Drunken Sailor=
(Chorus) 
Weigh-hay and up she rises 
Weigh-hay and up she rises 
Weigh-hay and up she rises 
Early in the morning!

What will we do with a drunken sailor, 
What will we do with a drunken sailor, 
What will we do with a drunken sailor, 
Early in the morning?

(Chorus)

Put 'em in the scuppers with a hose pipe on him, 
Put 'em in the scuppers with a hose pipe on him, 
Put 'em in the scuppers with a hose pipe on him, 
Early in the morning!

(Chorus)

Put him in the brig until he's sober, 
Put him in the brig until he's sober, 
Put him in the brig until he's sober, 
Early in the morning!

(Chorus)
</Tabber>
<Tabber>
Fish in the Sea=
Come all you young sailor men, listen to me, 
I'll sing you a song of the fish in the sea;

(Chorus) 
And it's... 
Windy weather, boys, stormy weather, boys, 
When the wind blows, we're all together, boys; 
Blow ye winds westerly, blow ye winds, blow, 
Jolly sou'wester, boys, steady she goes.

Up jumps the eel with his slippery tail, 
Climbs up aloft and reefs the topsail.

(Chorus)

Then up jumps the shark with his nine rows of teeth, 
Saying, "You eat the dough boys, and I'll eat the beef!"

(Chorus)

Up jumps the whale... the largest of all, 
"If you want any wind, well, I'll blow ye a squall!"

(Chorus)
|-|
Good Morning Ladies All=
We are outward bound for Kingston town 
With a heave-o, haul! 
An' we'll heave the ol' wheel round an' round 
Good mornin' ladies all!

An' when we get to Kingston town 
With a heave-o, haul! 
Oh, 'tis there w'll drink an' sorrow drown 
Good mornin' ladies all!

Them gals down south are free an' gay 
With a heave-o, haul! 
Wid them we'll spend our hard-earned pay 
Good mornin' ladies all!

We'll swing around, we'll have good fun 
With a heave-o, haul! 
An' soon we'll be back on the homeward run 
Good mornin' ladies all!

An' when we get to Bristol town 
With a heave-o, haul! 
For the very last time we'll waltz around 
Good mornin' ladies all!

With Poll and Meg an' Sally too 
With a heave-o, haul! 
We'll drink an' dance wid a hullabaloo 
Good mornin' ladies all!

So a long goodbye to all you dears 
With a heave-o, haul! 
Don't cry for us, don't waste yer tears 
Good mornin' ladies all!
|-|
Goodbye Johnny Bell=
|-|
Handy Me Boys=
Why can't ye be so handy-o! 
Handy, me boys, so handy!

Oh, aloft this yard must go. 
Handy, me boys, so handy!

Ooh! Up aloft from down below. 
Handy, me boys, so handy!

Growl ye may, but go ye must. 
Handy, me boys, so handy!

Growl too much an yer head they'll bust. 
Handy, me boys, so handy!

Oh, a bully ship an' a bully crew. 
Handy, me boys, so handy!

Oh, we're the gang for the kick 'er through. 
Handy, me boys, so handy!

Yer advance has gone, yer at sea again. 
Handy, me boys, so handy!

Hey, bound round the horn through the hail an' rain. 
Handy, me boys, so handy!

Sing an' haul, an' haul an' sing. 
Handy, me boys, so handy!

Up aloft this yard we'll swing. 
Handy, me boys, so handy!

Up aloft that yard must go. 
Handy, me boys, so handy!

For we are outward bound, ye know. 
Handy, me boys, so handy!

A handy ship an' a handy crew. 
Handy, me boys, so handy!

A handy Mate an Old Man too. 
Handy, me boys, so handy!
</Tabber>
<Tabber>
Hauley Hauley Ho=
England, ould Ireland 
England, ould Ireland 
England, ould Ireland 
Hauley Hauley Ho!

Paddy M'Ginty 
Paddy, Jock and Jackie too, 
Oh Paddy M'Ginty, 
Hauley Hauley Ho!

Shamrock an' Rose, boys, 
Shamrock, Rose, and prickly Thistle too, 
Shamrock an' Rose, boys, 
Hauley Hauley Ho!

England, ould Ireland 
England, ould Ireland 
England, ould Ireland 
Hauley Hauley Ho!
|-|
Hi-Ho Come Roll Me Over=
Why don't you blow 
High-O! cume roll me over 
Why don't you blow 
High-O! cume roll me over

One man to strike the bell 
High-O! cume roll me over 
One man to strike the bell 
High-O! cume roll me over

Two men to man the wheel 
High-O! cume roll me over 
Two men to man the wheel 
High-O! cume roll me over

Three men, to gallant braces 
High-O! cume roll me over 
Three men, to gallant braces 
High-O! cume roll me over

Four men to furl t'garns'ls 
High-O! cume roll me over 
Four men to furl t'garns'ls 
High-O! cume roll me over

Five men to bunt-a-bo 
High-O! cume roll me over 
Five men to bunt-a-bo 
High-O! cume roll me over
|-|
Homeward Bound=
Oh, don't yiz hear the old man say? 
Goodbye, fare-ye-well! Goodbye, fare-ye-well! 
Oh, don't yiz hear the old man say? 
Hoor-raw me boys! We're homeward bound!

We're Homeward bound to Liverpool Town, 
Goodbye, fare-ye-well! Goodbye, fare-ye-well! 
Where all them judies, they will come down 
Hoor-raw me boys! We're homeward bound!

An' when we gits to the Wallasey Gates 
Goodbye, fare-ye-well! Goodbye, fare-ye-well! 
Sally an' Olly for their flash men do wait 
Hoor-raw me boys! We're homeward bound!

An' one to the other ye'll hear them say, 
Goodbye, fare-ye-well! Goodbye, fare-ye-well! 
Here comes Johnny with his fourteen mont's pay! 
Hoor-raw me boys! We're homeward bound!

We meet these fly gals an' we'll ring the ol' bell, 
Goodbye, fare-ye-well! Goodbye, fare-ye-well! 
With them judies, we'll raise merry hell 
Hoor-raw me boys! We're homeward bound!

We're homeward bound to the gals o' the town. 
Goodbye, fare-ye-well! Goodbye, fare-ye-well! 
And stamp up me bullies an' heave it around. 
Hoor-raw me boys! We're homeward bound!

An' when we gits home, boys, oh, won't we fly round. 
Goodbye, fare-ye-well! Goodbye, fare-ye-well! 
We'll heave up the anchor to this bully sound. 
Hoor-raw me boys! We're homeward bound!

We're all homeward bound for the old backyard. 
Goodbye, fare-ye-well! Goodbye, fare-ye-well! 
Then heave, me bullies, we're all bound homeward. 
Hoor-raw me boys! We're homeward bound!

Heave with a will, boys, oh, heave long an' strong. 
Goodbye, fare-ye-well! Goodbye, fare-ye-well! 
Sing a good chorus for 'tis a good song. 
Hoor-raw me boys! We're homeward bound!

We're homeward bound, we'll have yiz to know. 
Goodbye, fare-ye-well! Goodbye, fare-ye-well! 
An' over the water to England must go! 
Hoor-raw me boys! We're homeward bound!
|-|
Johnny Boker=
Oh! Do, my Johnny Boker, 
Come rock and roll me over. 
Do! My Johnny Boker, do!

Oh! Do, my Johnny Boker, 
The skipper is a rover. 
Do! My Johnny Boker, do!

Oh! Do, my Johnny Boker, 
The mate he's never sober. 
Do! My Johnny Boker, do!

Oh! Do, my Johnny Boker, 
The Bo'sun is a tailor. 
Do! My Johnny Boker, do!

Oh! Do, my Johnny Boker, 
We'll all go on a jamboree. 
Do! My Johnny Boker, do!

Oh! Do, my Johnny Boker, 
The Packet is a Rollin'. 
Do! My Johnny Boker, do!

Oh! Do, my Johnny Boker, 
We'll pull and haul together. 
Do! My Johnny Boker, do!

Oh! Do, my Johnny Boker, 
We'll haul for better weather. 
Do! My Johnny Boker, do!

Oh! Do, my Johnny Boker, 
And soon we'll be in London Town. 
Do! My Johnny Boker, do!

Oh! Do, my Johnny Boker, 
Come rock and roll me over. 
Do! My Johnny Boker, do!
</Tabber>
<Tabber>
Leave Her, Johnny=
I thought I heard the Old Man say: 
"Leave her, Johnny, leave her." 
Tomorrow you will get your pay, 
and it's time for us to leave her.

(Chorus)
Leave her, Johnny, leave her! 
Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her! 
For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow 
And it's time for us to leave her.

Oh, the wind was foul and the sea ran high. 
"Leave her, Johnny, leave her!" 
She shipped it green and none went by. 
And it's time for us to leave her.

(Chorus)

I hate to sail on this rotten tub. 
"Leave her, Johnny, leave her!" 
No grog allowed and rotten grub. 
And it's time for us to leave her.

(Chorus)

We swear by rote for want of more. 
"Leave her, Johnny, leave her!" 
But now we're through so we'll go on shore. 
And it's time for us to leave her.

(Chorus)
|-|
Lowlands Away=
I dreamed a dream the other night 
Lowlands, lowlands away me John 
My love she came, dressed all in white 
Lowlands away

I Dreamed my love came in my sleep 
Lowlands, lowlands away me John 
Her cheeks were wet, her eyes did weep 
Lowlands away

She came to me at my bedside 
Lowlands, lowlands away me John 
All dressed in white, like some fair bride 
Lowlands away

And bravely in her bosom fair 
Lowlands, lowlands away me John 
Her red, red rose, my love did wear 
Lowlands away

She made no sound, no word she said 
Lowlands, lowlands away me John 
And then I knew my love was dead 
Lowlands away

Then I awoke to hear the cry 
Lowlands, lowlands away me John 
Oh watch on deck 
Oh watch, ahoy 
Lowlands away
|-|
Maid of Amsterdam=
|-|
Paddy Doyle's Boots=
Yes, aye, and we'll haul, aye, 
To pay Paddy Doyle for his boots; 
We'll tauten the bunt, and we'll furl, aye, 
And pay Paddy Doyle for his boots. 

Yeo, aye, and we'll sing, aye, 
To pay Paddy Doyle for his boots; 
We'll bunt up the sail with a fling, aye, 
And pay Paddy Doyle for his boots! 

Yeo, aye and we'll haul, aye, 
To pay Paddy Doyle for his boots; 
We'll skin the old rabbit and haul, aye, 
To pay Paddy Doyle for his boots! 
</Tabber>
<Tabber>
Padstow's Farewell=
It is time to go now, 
Haul away your anchor, 
Haul away your anchor, 
It's our sailing time.

Get some sail upon her, 
Haul away your halyards, 
Haul away your halyards. 
It's our sailing time.

Get her on her course now, 
Haul away your foresheets, 
Haul away your foresheets, 
It's our sailing time.

Waves are surging under, 
Haul away down Channel, 
Haul away down Channel, 
On the evening tide.

When your sailing's over, 
Haul away for Heaven, 
Haul away for Heaven, 
God be by your side.

It is time to go now, 
Haul away your anchor, 
Haul away your anchor, 
It's our sailing time.
|-|
Randy Dandy-O=
Now we are ready to sail for the horn, 
Weigh hey, roll and go! 
Our boots and our clothes, boys, are all in the pawn, 
To be rollicking randy dandy-O!

(Chorus) 
Heave a pawl, O heave away! 
Weigh hey, roll and go! 
The anchor's on board and the cable's all stored, 
To be rollicking randy dandy-O! 

Soon we'll be warping her out through the locks, 
Weigh hey, roll and go! 
Where the pretty young girls all come down in their frocks, 
To be rollicking randy dandy-O!

(Chorus)

Come breast the bars, bullies, heave her away, 
Weigh hey, roll and go! 
Soon we'll be rolling her down through the Bay, 
To be rollicking randy dandy-O!

(Chorus)

|-|
Roll and Go=
|-|
Roll, Boys, Roll!=
Oh! Sally Brown, she's the gal for me boys! 
Roll Boys! Roll boys roll! 
Sally Brown she's the gal for me, boys! 
Way high, Miss Sally Brown

It's down to Trinidad to see Sally Brown boys! 
Roll Boys! Roll boys roll! 
Down to Trinidad to see Sally Brown boys! 
Way high, Miss Sally Brown

She's lovely on the foreyard, an' she's lovely down below boys! 
Roll Boys! Roll boys roll! 
She's lovely 'cause she loves me, that's all I want to know boys! 
Way high, Miss Sally Brown

Ol' Captain Baker, how do you store yer cargo 
Roll Boys! Roll boys roll! 
Some I stow for'ard, boys, an' some I stow a'ter 
Way high, Miss Sally Brown

Forty fathoms or more below boys! 
Roll Boys! Roll boys roll! 
There's forty fathoms or more below boys. 
Way high, Miss Sally Brown

Oh, way high ya, an' up she rises 
Roll Boys! Roll boys roll! 
Way high ya, and the blocks is different sizes 
Way high, Miss Sally Brown

Oh, one more pull, don't ya hear the mate a-bawlin? 
Roll Boys! Roll boys roll! 
Oh, one more pull, that's the end of all the hawlin' 
Way high, Miss Sally Brown

Sally Brown she's the gal for me boys! 
Roll Boys! Roll boys roll! 
Sally Brown she's the gal for me, boys! 
Way high, Miss Sally Brown

|-|
Roller Bowler=
</Tabber>
<Tabber>
Running Down to Cuba=
Running down to Cuba with a load of sugar, 
Weigh, me boys, to Cuba! 
Make her run you, lime juice squeezes, 
Running down to Cuba.

(Chorus) 
Weigh, me boys, to Cuba! 
Running down to Cuba

O, I got a sister, she's nine feet tall, 
Weigh, me boys, to Cuba! 
Sleeps in the kitchen with her feet in the hall. 
Running down to Cuba.

(Chorus)

The captain he will trim the sails, 
Weigh, me boys, to Cuba! 
Winging the water over the rails, 
Running down to Cuba.

(Chorus)

Give me a gal can dance Fandango, 
Weigh, me boys, to Cuba! 
Round as a melon and sweet as a mango, 
Running down to Cuba.

(Chorus)

Load this sugar and home-ward go, 
Weigh, me boys, to Cuba! 
Mister mate, he told me so, 
Running down to Cuba.

(Chorus)
|-|
So Early in the Morning=
|-|
Spanish Ladies=
Farewell and adieu to you, Spanish Ladies, 
Farewell and adieu to you, ladies of Spain; 
For we've received orders for to sail for old England, 
And we may never see you fair ladies again.

(Chorus) 
We will rant and we'll roar like true British sailors, 
We'll rant and we'll roar all on the salt seas. 
Until we strike soundings in the channel of old England; 
From Ushant to Scilly is thirty-five leagues.

We hove our ship to with the wind from sou'west, boys 
We hove our ship to, deep soundings to take; 
'Twas forty-five fathoms, with a white sandy bottom, 
So we squared our main yard and up channel did steer.

(Chorus)

Now let ev'ry man drink off his full bumper, 
And let ev'ry man drink off his full glass; 
We'll drink and be jolly and drown melancholy, 
And here's to the health of each true-hearted lass.

(Chorus)
|-|
Stormalong John=
</Tabber>
<Tabber>
The Coasts of High Barbary=
|-|
The Dead Horse=
|-|
The Rio Grande=
|-|
The Sailboat Malarkey=
</Tabber>
<Tabber>
The Wild Goose=
Did you ever see a wild goose
Sailing o'er the ocean?

Ranzo, Ranzo, weigh heigh!

They're just like them pretty girls,
When they gets the notion.

Ranzo, Ranzo, weigh heigh!

The other morning
I was walking by the river.

Ranzo, Ranzo, weigh heigh!

When I saw a young girl walking
With her topsails all a-quiver.

Ranzo, Ranzo, weigh heigh!

I said, "Pretty fair maid
And how are you this morning?"

Ranzo, Ranzo, weigh heigh!

She said none the better
for the seeing of you

Ranzo, Ranzo, weigh heigh!
|-|
The Worst Old Ship=
The worst old ship that ever did sail, 
Sailed out of Harwich on a windy day.

(Chorus) 
And we're waiting for the day, 
Waiting for the day, 
Waiting for the day 
That we get our pay.

She was built in Roman time, 
Held together with bits of twine 

(Chorus)

Nothing in the galley—nothing in the hold, 
But the skipper's turned in with a bag of gold.

(Chorus)

Off Orford Ness she sprang a leak, 
Hear her poor old timbers creak.

(Chorus) 

We pumped our way round scalby Ness, 
When the wind backed round to the west-nor'-west.

(Chorus) 

Into the Humber and up the town,
Pump you blighters—pump or drown.

(Chorus) x2

|-|
Where am I to Go M'Johnnies=
|-|
Whiskey Johnny=
</Tabber>
<Tabber>
'Way Me Susiana=
</Tabber>

==Reference==
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
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William Kidd

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[[File:WKidd3.jpg|thumb|William Kidd]]
'''William Kidd''' (1645 – 23 May 1701) was a {{Wiki|Scotland|Scottish}} sailor and privateer for the {{Wiki|Parliament of England|English Parliament}}. During his career as a privateer, Kidd was accused of [[piracy]] and subsequently captured and executed by hanging.

==Biography==
Little is known about Kidd's life before the late 17th century, though he made his first appearance in historical records in 1689, when he was listed as a captain. Following this, he was a privateer for [[United Kingdom|Britain]] in the [[Caribbean|West Indies]], of which he then made his way to [[New York City|New York]], where he lived for several years.

In 1695, William was given a privateer's commission to hunt ships in the {{Wiki|Indian Ocean}}, but he violated the commission's terms and attacked ships in the {{Wiki|Red Sea}}.

In 1699, Kidd returned to the West Indies, where he discovered that he was a wanted man. He sold his ship the ''Quedagh Merchant'' in {{Wiki|Hispaniola}}, and he traveled up the coast on his new vessel. Knowing that he would eventually be caught, Kidd began hiding treasure as he went. During his travels, he discovered that he was being hunted by English soldiers who he concluded did not fight on the Crown's behalf, but wore rings adorned with a red cross - [[Templars]] - who were after Kidd's [[Shards of Eden|Shard of Eden]]. Kidd buried the artifact on [[Oak Island]] and wrote four letters to the most trusted members of his former crew, each containing a clue to the artifact's location.

Kidd was finally captured when he returned to his home in New York. There, he attempted to talk and bribe his way out of arrest, though it failed, leading to his hanging in [[London]] in 1701, for the charge of piracy. His execution attracted a lot of spectators, most of them hoping he would use his last words to reveal the whereabouts of some of his treasure, but he remained quiet until the very end.

==Legacy==
[[File:Oak_Island_10.png|thumb|250px|Connor retrieving Kidd's Shard of Eden]]

Kidd's renown was so great in the [[West Indies]] that the Assassin [[Mary Read]] took on the alias of his son, James Kidd, to become a pirate.
There were also [[Sea shanties|many songs]] written about Kidd and his life of piracy, with one of the most well-known being simply titled "Captain Kidd". It told of his disdain for decency and his bloodthirsty character, and was eventually taught to the crew of [[Edward Kenway]]'s ship, the [[Jackdaw]], by its captain.

The whereabouts of William Kidd's treasure was a mystery to many. He was in possession of a [[Shards of Eden|Shard of Eden]], which granted Kidd near invincibility from musket fire, and it was reported that he hid this Shard on Oak Island, off the southern coast of [[Canada]].

Following this, he made a map with clues to the Shard's location and divided it into four pieces, distributing it to the most trusted of his crew members, which in turn all came into the possession of the sailor [[Peg Leg]]. The [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]] would later collect all four pieces of the map and then travel to Oak Island to obtain the Shard. Expecting a large treasure, both he and his quartermaster [[Robert Faulkner]] were disappointed with finding only the small ring Connor held - until they learned of the Shard's power when it knocked Faulkner's flask from his hand.

Connor also believed that the other of William Kidd's treasures was located in an isolated ruin on the island of [[Cerros]], located in the [[Caribbean Sea]]. The Assassin was able to navigate his way through the ruins, and in the end, he managed to obtain [[Captain Kidd's Sawtooth Cutlass]], the privateer's personal weapon.

==Trivia==
*[[Assassin's Creed III outfits#Captain Kidd's robes|William Kidd's outfit]] featured several Assassin insignia, even though Kidd appeared to have no knowledge of the Assassins and very little knowledge of Templars.

==References==
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
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