| Fire Marengo Hauling Shanty or Cotton-screwing Shanty Traditional |
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| Lift him up and
carry him along, Fire Marengo, fire away, Send him down where he belongs, Fire Marengo, fire away. Stow him down in the hold below, Fire Marengo, fire away, One more turn and then we'll go Fire Marengo, fire away. Ease him down and let him lay, Fire Marengo, fire away, One more turn and then we're away Fire Marengo, fire away. When I gets back to Liverpool town, Fire Marengo, fire away, I'll pass a line to little Sally Brown Fire Marengo, fire away. I'll haul her high, I'll haul her low, Fire Marengo, fire away, I'll bust her blocks and make her go Fire Marengo, fire away. Sally, she's a pretty little craft, Lift him up and
carry him along, |
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Lyrics from Stan Hugill's "Shanties from the Seven Seas." The name "Marengo" used in this song has a couple of different origins, none of which firmly ties in with the music. The "he" to which is referred in the first two verses is probably bales of cotton being stored in the hold for transport. — Dean Marengo: the Marengo plain near Alessandria, Italy.
Marengo: a battle in 1800 in
which the French under Napoleon Bonaparte won a great victory over
the Austrians
Mobile, Alabama, USA: The
Cotton Boom of the early 19th century brought an explosion of
commerce to what had been a sleepy frontier town. By the 1850s,
Mobile was one of the 4 busiest ports in the country. |
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