[Public-list] Drunken sailor

[Mike Lehman]

It's about the song "What do you do with a drunken sailor". It is a history 
of the song itself.



Mike Lehman
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----Original Message Follows----
From: dan walker <dsailormon at yahoo.com>
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Subject: RE: [Public-list] Drunken sailor
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 20:11:44 -0800 (PST)

mike , i re read your  reply twice. once sober and once not. still confused
dan
ps how is molly?

Mike Lehman <sail_505 at hotmail.com> wrote:
Drunken Sailor


Although nowadays very well known, this shanty was only used in ships with
very large crews, when it was possible to grasp a halyard and stamp away up
the deck, the sail steadily ascending the mast, with all hands roaring out
the song in unison. It is one of the oldest known Anglo-Saxon shanties,
having been sung in the Indiamen of the Honorable John Company. It appears
with music in Incidents of a Whaling Voyage(1839) by Olmstead. The tune is
from a traditional Irish air.
It was one of the very few work songs permitted in the smaller ships of the
"King's Navee." In merchant ships of later years, with small crews, its
usage was confined to the job of going "'bout ship" when the braces would be
manned and stamped away with, or when hoisting light sails hand over hand;
in this latter chore only the chorus would be sung.




Mike Lehman
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From: Timbuktu5555 at webtv.net (Patty J)
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Subject: [Public-list] Drunken sailor
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 13:09:14 -0600

Dan,
My own definition of a drunken sailor is one who has had perhaps his
share or more of relentless heavy winds, seas, sun and liberal libations
during and after a race. However, I do not believe there is such a
thing as having too much fun!
Patty

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