Sing-Along Lyrics
Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival 2023
Choruses and Responses
Sing what is in bold face!
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Strikes A Bell, Bar Harbor, Saturday Sept 9th 2:00 pm
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Strike the Bell
Strike the bell second mate, let us go below
Look ye well to wind’erd you can see it's going to blow
Looking at the glass you can see that it is fell
And we wish that you would hurry up and strike, strike the bell
Captain Kidd
My name is Captain Kidd as I sailed, as I sailed.
My name is Captain Kidd as I sailed
My name is Captiain Kidd and wickedly I did.
And wickedly I did as I sailed as I sailed
And wickedly I did as I sailed.
Chorus zips in the last line of the verse.
Roller Boller
The first time that I met her,
Away you roller bowler
The first time that I met her,
That saucy gal of mine, Too me
Hey rig-a-jig-a-jig-a Ha Ha
Good morning ladies all
Chorus:
Away you roller bowler
Too me,
Hey rig-a-jig-a-jig-a Ha Ha
Good morning ladies all!
Sheep On the Deep
By Jonathon Eberhart
Basic Chorus:
(Alternate underlined word with last line in each verse)
Sheep, sheep, don't you know the tide?
Yes, yes, we know the tide.
Sheep, sheep, don't you know the tide?
Oh yes, we know the tide.
Final Chorus:
Sheep, sheep, don't you know the sheep?
Yes, yes, we know the sheep.
For fifty million shillings down
I would not sail again with sheep.
John Cherokee
John Cherokee was an Indian man,
Alabama, John Cherokee!
He run away every time he can,
Alabama, John Cherokee, WAY, HAY, YAH!
Chorus:
Alabama, John Cherokee, WAY, HAY, YAH!
Alabama, John Cherokee!
Chicken on a Raft
By Cyril Tawney
Skipper’s in the wardroom drinkin' gin,
Hi Ho, chicken on a raft!
I don't mind knockin', but I’m not goin' in!
Hi Ho, chicken on a raft!
Jimmy's laughin' like it'd rain,
Hi Ho, chicken on a raft!
Been lookin' at me comic cuts again!
Hi Ho, chicken on a raft!
Chorus:
Chicken on a raft on a Monday morning,
Oh, what a terrible sight to see,
Dabtoes forward and the dustmen aft,
Sittin' there a'pickin' at a chicken on a raft!
Hi, ho, chicken on a raft!
Hey, ho, chicken on a raft!
Nothing But a Humbug!
You’re nothin’ but a humbug.
So they say, so they say.
You’re nothin’ but a humbug.
That’s all I know!
Bold Riley
Oh the rain it rains all day long,
Bold Riley-o, Bold Riley,
And the northern wind, it blows so strong,
Bold Riley-o has gone away.
Goodbye my sweetheart,
Goodbye my dear-o
Bold Riley-o, Bold Riley,
Goodbye my darlin',
Goodbye my dear-o,
Bold Riley-o has gone away.
Where Am I To Go?
chorus:
Where am I go me Johnnies? Where am I to go?
(to me) way hey hey, a way a roll & go
Where am I go me Johnnies? Where am I to go?
I am a young and sailor lad, and where am I to go?
Johnson Gals
Them Johnson gals is a mighty fine gals,
Walk around honey, walk around.
Them Johnson gals is a mighty fine gals,
Walk around honey, walk around.
IF WE HAVE TIME:
Brave Boys!
By David Lovine
Repeat last line of the verse:
Shown in the sun so bright.
Brave Boys, me shipmates now,
Shown in the sun so bright.
Long Hot Summer Day
by John Hartford
For every day I work on the Illinois River,
'Get a half a day off with pay,
On a towboat taking up barges,
On a long hot summer day.
Bully in the Alley
Sally's the gal that I love dearly
Way Hey Bully in the Alley
Sally's the gal that I spliced nearly
Bully down in Shinbone Al
So!
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