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MOOD |
LYRICS |
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PULL TOGETHER NOW |
Chorus:
Heave a pawl, oh, heave away,
Way, hey, roll an' go!
The anchor's on board an' the cable's all stored,
Timme rollickin' randy dandy O!
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SOLO,
CREW GATHERING |
Now we are ready to head for the
Horn,
(Resp)
Way, hey, roll an' go!
Our boots an' our clothes boys are all in the pawn,
(Resp)
Timme rollickin' randy dandy O!
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TAKE YOUR HANDS OUT YER POCKETS |
Chorus:
Heave a pawl, oh, heave away,
Way, hey, roll an' go!
The anchor's on board an' the cable's all stored,
Timme rollickin' randy dandy O!
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BUNCHA LANDSMEN |
Come breast the bars, bullies, an' heave her away,
(Resp)
Way, hey, roll an' go!
Soon we'll be rollin' her 'way down the
Bay,
(Resp)
Timme rollickin' randy dandy O!
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PULL TOGETHER NOW |
Chorus:
Heave a pawl, oh, heave away,
Way, hey, roll an' go!
The anchor's on board an' the cable's all stored,
Timme rollickin' randy dandy O!
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SMARTLY NOW |
Roust 'er up, bullies, the wind's drawin' free,
(Resp)
Way, hey, roll an' go!
Let's get the
glad-rags on an' drive 'er to sea (Chorus)
(Resp)
Timme rollickin' randy dandy O!
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PULL TOGETHER NOW |
Chorus:
Heave a pawl, oh, heave away,
Way, hey, roll an' go!
The anchor's on board an' the cable's all stored,
Timme rollickin' randy dandy O!
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ALL TOGETHER |
We're outward bound for Valipo Bay,
(Resp)
Way, hey, roll an' go!
Get crackin', m' lads, 'tis a hell o' a way! (Chorus)
(Resp)
Timme rollickin' randy dandy O!
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SHIPSHAPE & BRISTOL FASHION |
Chorus:
Heave a pawl, oh, heave away,
Way, hey, roll an' go!
The anchor's on board an' the cable's all stored,
Timme rollickin' randy dandy O!
(Repeat)
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BELAY! |
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1 The Horn: Cape Horn, the
southern tip of South America
(55°56' south and 67°19'
west). Named "Hoorn" after a Netherlands town
that was home to Dutch explorer Willem Corneliszoon Schouten.
2 Pawl: a ratcheting device
on the capstan that prevented it from turning backward.
3 Warping: Moving a vessel by
means of a hawser Hawser:
A heavy line used for mooring, kedging, towing or as a temporary
anchor line.
4 Lock: A construction for
navigating between different water levels on rivers and canals using
controlled changes in water levels to float the boat to its new
level. 5
"Timme" is not referring to a South Park character, but is
a corruption of "To me!" It is a call for the sailors to
sing with the Shantyman.
6
Breast the bars:
leaning deeply so as to push the weight of the body at the chest
against the capstan bars
7
Glad rags:
best clothes or clothes used on special occasions
8 Valipo: British English
corruption of Valparaiso, the chief port and second largest city of
Chile; located on a wide harbor in central Chile |
