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Mermaids in the Moyne
02:04
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THERE’S WHALERS AT THE MERRIJIG THE MERRIJIG, THE MERRIJIG THERE’S WHALERS AT THE MERRIJIG THE MERRIJIG HO HA!
THERE’S MERMAIDS IN THE MOYNE AGAIN THE MOYNE AGAIN, THE MOYNE AGAIN THERE’S MERMAIDS IN THE MOYNE AGAIN THE MOYNE AGAIN HO HA!
IF I EVER SAW WHAT I DID SWORE I TELL YOU ALL WHAT I DID SAW IF EVER I SAW WHAT I DID SWORE, I TELL YOU ALL HO HA!
THERE’S MERMAIDS IN THE MOYNE AGAIN THE MOYNE AGAIN, THE MOYNE AGAIN THERE’S MERMAIDS IN THE MOYNE AGAIN THE MOYNE AGAIN HO HA!
HOW CAN WE SAIL AT SEA WITH GLEE WHAT I DID SEE WHAT I DID SEE HOW CAN WE SAIL AT SEA WITH GLEE WHAT I DID SEE HO HA!
THERE’S MERMAIDS IN THE MOYNE AGAIN THE MOYNE AGAIN, THE MOYNE AGAIN THERE’S MERMAIDS IN THE MOYNE AGAIN THE MOYNE AGAIN HO HA!
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If the Russians Come
04:22
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TWO 68’s AND TWO 32’s
WILL SHOOT AT THE RUSSIANS AND SAVE YOU
THE CANNONS ARE BOLD, BUT LOADED ON THE HILL
MILITIA ARE MANY AND HAVE STRONG WILL
CANNONS DID COME FROM FALKIRK TOWN
THE MEN DID LEARN TO FIRE THEM DOWN
THEY SENT THEM OFF TO THE NEW FOUND LAND
PROTECT THE TOWN, KEEP THE CANNONS MANNED
TWO 68’s WILL SAVE THIS TOWN IF THE RUSSIANS COME
FIRE! FIRE! SEND THE CANNON BALLS HIGH
FIRE! FIRE! SEND THEM TO THE SKY
THE GUNS ARRIVED, THE WORD WAS SPOKE
FEAR WAS REAL, MUZZLES POURED WITH SMOKE
TWO 68’s WILL SAVE THIS TOWN IF THE RUSSIANS COME TWO 68's WILL SAVE THIS TOWN IF THE RUSSIANS COME
THE MEN DID FIGHT WITH AUSTRALIAN MIGHT
NAPOLEON’S GUNS AND PRIDE
THE MEN WOULD FIGHT THROUGH THE NIGHT
ON UNTIL THEY DIED
LOOK TO THE WEST
LOOK TO THE EAST
LOCK AND LOAD AND FIRE THE BEAST
THE RUSSIANS HAVE HEARD THERE’S GOLD IN THE HILLS
THE SOUND OF THE CANNONS GAVE THE TOWNSFOLK CHILLS
TWO 68’s WILL SAVE THIS TOWN IF THE RUSSIANS COME TWO 68's WILL SAVE THIS TOWN IF THE RUSSIANS COME
FIRE! FIRE! SEND THE CANNON BALLS HIGH
FIRE! FIRE! SEND THEM TO THE SKY
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Belfast Bound Again
00:48
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HOIST THE SAIL, HAUL THE LINE
WE’RE BELFAST BOUND AGAIN
KISS YE MAID, FOR TODAY WE SAIL
WE’RE BELFAST BOUND AGAIN
STACK THE RUM AND COUNT THE STOCK
WE’RE BELFAST BOUND AGAIN
PAY THE DEBTS AND DRUNK REGRETS
WE’RE BELFAST BOUND AGAIN
BRING SUPPLIES TO THE WESTERN LAND
CANNOT WAIT TO TOUCH THE SAND
WE’RE BELFAST BOUND AGAIN
PORTLAND BAY WE ARE BOUND
BUT PORT FAIRY WE HAVE FOUND
WE’RE BELFAST BOUND AGAIN
WE'RE BELFAST BOUND AGAIN
WE'RE BELFAST BOUND AGAIN
WE'RE BELFAST BOUND AGAIN
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THE CAPTAIN WAS A STRONG MAN,
MERCY WAS HIS DESIRE NEVER LOST A SHIP HE SAILED,
AND ALWAYS FOUND A BUYER SPENT HIS LIFE AT SEA,
8 SHIPS HE’D COMMAND
HIS HEART WAS A RUSTY GOLD COLOUR,
HIS TROUBLES WERE ON LAND
HIS TROUBLES WERE ON LAND
THE MEN WHO FLED FROM PORTLAND TOWN,
WOULD DIE UPON ‘PERCY’
THEIR FORTUNES WERE THEIR VIRTUES,
AND GLORY FOUND AT SEA
CHASING THE CHEEKY CONVICTS,
‘FAIRY’ WAS BLOWN AWAY
THE FOUNDING OF PORT FAIRY,
HENRY DECIDED TO STAY
WHILE SHELTERING HIS CUTTER,
FROM THE MIGHTY STORM
THEY WRONGLY NAMED HIM JAMES WISHART,
A NEW MYTH HAD BEEN BORN
A NEW MYTH HAD BEEN BORN
WHEN SAILING THE ‘ACTIVE’, IN AOTEAROA
THE MEN DID FEAR FOR THEIR LIVES FROM THE SPEAR THROWER THE NATIVES HELD THEM CAPTIVE,
CAUSE THEY WANTED HENRY’S SHIP
WISHART OUTSMARTED TARANAKI,
WHEN HE CRACKED THE WHIP
WHEN HE CRACKED THE WHIP
“MAN THE WINDLASS”,
WAREPOWRE DROPPED HIS MARIE
PUT THEM IN THE LONG BOAT,
THERE’S A CHANCE WE MIGHT FLEE
HE GAVE THEM BACK THEIR TOMAHAWKS AND PAID THEM FOR THE BONE
THESE MUSKETS WILL NOT FIRE!
THE ACTIVE’S HEADING HOME!
THE ACTIVE’S HEADING HOME!
IT WAS IN THE WILSONS PROMONTORY
ON THIS WINTERS DAY
WHEN A GREAT WHITE SHARK TOOK WISHART AWAY
SEND HIM BACK TO HOBART ON-BOARD THE WALLABY
IT’S A SAILOR’S LIFE HE DID LIVE, HE EVEN DIED AT SEA
SEND HIS BODY HOME YE LADS, SEND HIM TO HIS WIFE
IT BROKE THE CREWMAN’S HEARTS
HE LIVED A NOBLE LIFE
HE LIVED A NOBLE LIFE
HE LIVED A NOBLE LIFE
HE LIVED A NOBLE LIFE
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6. |
Oigles (Left)
00:36
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THE WAVES ARE TALL WHEN I RECALL
OI OI OIGLES
THE SHIP IS SMALL WHEN THE SWELL IS TALL
OI OI OIGLES
THE BREAKS GO LEFT AND THE BREAKS GO RIGHT
OI OI OIGLES
THE SHIPS HAVE TRIED AND THE SHIPS HAVE DIED
OI OI OIGLES
SAIL AROUND TO THE OTHER BAY
SO THE MEN SHALL LIVE ANOTHER DAY
OI OI OIGLES
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ON A COLD DARK NIGHT IN FEBRUARY 1858
THE NIGHT SERGEANT GEORGE DODDS MET WITH HIS FATE RUTLEDGE WAS THREE SHEETS TO THE WIND
HE WAS STARK RAVING MAD
THE PUBLICANS KNEW HIM WELL
TONIGHT JOHN WAS BAD
RUM WAS HIS CHOICE OF POISON
BUT TONIGHT JOHN DID DRINK GIN
HE TOOK A SWING AT THE CONSTABLE
CLIPPED HIM RIGHT ON THE CHIN
HE DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY
JOHN’S FINAL DRINK WAS AT THE STAR OF THE WEST ON THIS FATEFUL NIGHT
RUTLEDGE HIT THE CONSTABLE
DODDS HE BROKE UP THE FIGHT
WHILE WALKING DOWN SACKVILLE STREET
ON THE WAY BACK TO THE JAIL
JOHN PULLED A BOWIE KNIFE
AND STABBED DODDS UNTIL HE WAS PALE
12th OF MAY '58, BELFAST GENERAL SESSIONS
HE GOT OFF ON INSANITY
FOR MADNESS AND AGGRESSIONS
HE DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY
THEY TOOK JOHN AWAY TO THE ASYLUM PLACED AT YARRA BEND DODDS DIED FROM HIS WOUNDS, NO JUSTICE TO COMPREHEND JOHN WAS OUT WITHIN A YEAR
THE STATE LABELLED HIM SANE
HE FLED FOR CALIFORNIA
TOWNSFOLK CURSED HIM IN VAIN
RUTLEDGE WENT TO IRELAND
AND DIED LIKE SLEEPING BEAUTY
NEVER FORGET, SERGEANT DODDS
DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY
HE DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY
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8. |
Time to Haul the Line
00:59
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CATCH THE LIGHT, SAIL AT NIGHT
IT’S OFF TO SEA WE GO
LOAD THE DECKS, SHAVE THE NECKS
IT’S TIME TO HAUL THE LINE
IT’S TIME TO HAUL THE LINE
SEE THE LIGHTERS RUNNING
THE WAREHOUSE MILL IS BUZZING
THE COURTHOUSE RULING’S A COMING
IT’S TIME TO HAUL THE LINE
IT’S TIME TO HAUL THE LINE
SYDNEY BOUND, WE’RE OFF TODAY
WE’RE DRIFTING OFF TO SEA
HE MADE THE CALL, AND FED US ALL
JOHN WILL DROWN US ALL
YES JOHN WILL DROWN US ALL
THROUGH THE NIGHT, THE SAILS WERE TIGHT
HEAVEN KNOWS, SHE’LL BE RIGHT
JOHN WILL DROWN US ALL,
YES JOHN WILL DROWN US ALL
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9. |
Guns v Spears
06:44
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WE NEED TO TELL A STORY ABOUT THE BLACK COCKATOO
THE FIGHTING GUNDITJMARA AND THE KILLING OF THEIR CREW
THE STORIES OF THIS LAND STRETCH OUT BEYOND THE YEARS
BUT IN THE 1830’s, CAME MUCH BLOODSHED AND TEARS
THE COURAGE IT TAKES TO FACE A GUN AND HOLD A SPEAR
TO STAND UPON YOUR GROUND AND SHOW NO FEAR
GUNS VERSUS SPEARS...
WITH COURAGE IN THEIR HANDS WON’T BOW TO YOUR DEMANDS THE PEOPLE OF THESE LANDS THE BLOOD’S ON OUR HANDS
FOR (MORE THAN) TWENTY-LONG YEARS THEY FOUGHT THE EUMERALLA WARS
THE MASSACRES, THE KILLINGS, THIS CANNOT BE IGNORED
THE SETTLERS AND THEIR CATTLE, LAID CLAIM TO ALL THE WATER
BUT WHEN FIGHTING GUNS VERSUS SPEARS, IT BECAME A BLOODY SLAUGHTER
THE LOCALS KNEW THE LAND WELL AND TOOK THE SETTLERS’ STOCK
AT MT ECCLES THEY HELD ‘EM CAPTIVE, THE FARMERS PRECIOUS FLOCK
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NO RECORDS WOULD BE KEPT, THEIR KILLINGS WOULD BE CHEAP
THE INVASION BROUGHT A 100 MEN AND 30,000 SHEEP
SOME CLEARED ALL THIS SACRED LAND
AND POISONED WITH A TRICK
THIS COUNTRY HAS A HISTORY, AND IT MAKES ME MIGHTY SICK
YOU SEE NOW, ONE SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE
FOR A CRIME THAT THEY COMMIT
POLITICAL SPIN AND RHETORIC, GENOCIDAL HYPOCRITES
FOR EVERY SINGLE WHITE MAN’S DEATH
PEOPLE OF THIS LAND WERE KILLED
THERE’S NO FAIRNESS AND NO JUSTICE
FOR THE BLOOD THAT WAS SPILLED
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10. |
Three Shillings a Day
03:04
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IT’S A SAILOR’S LIFE FOR ME LAD
I WORK ALL DAY TILL I GO MAD
DRINK ME RUM AT THE MERRIJIG INN
A GALLON OF GIN, JUST WATCH MY GRIN
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THREE SHILLINGS A DAY IT’S MY PAY
THREE SHILLINGS A DAY IT’S THE FISHERMAN’S WAY
THREE SHILLINGS A DAY WE CAN HAUL ALL DAY
THREE SHILLINGS A DAY WE’RE HERE TO STAY
WHALERS SAY THAT WE MUST GO
WE CAN’T SAY NO TO THE CAPTAINS FOE
GRANTS US SHILLINGS FOR THE WORK WE’VE DONE
LINE OR NET WE NEED A TON
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WHEEL OUR CATCH ‘ROUND THE TOWN
WE SELL IT ALL OR THE BOSS WILL FROWN
MAKE SURE TO WRITE IT DOWN
DON’T FALL IN, YOU WILL DROWN
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ONCE WERE SEALERS THEN COME THE WHALERS
TALENTED FISHERMAN AND OF COURSE SAILORS
HARPOON TO HARVEST AND DUSK TIL DAWN
GRIFFITHS TO WISHART THIS TOWN WAS BORN
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ANNIE BAXTER ROAMED, ROAMED THIS BELFAST LAND
ABOARD AUGUSTA JESSIE SHE WAS VAN DIEMEN’S BOUND
MARRIED TO LIEUTENANT BAXTER IN 1834
SHE WASN’T VERY PLEASED WITH HIM, KNEW SHE WANTED MORE WROTE DIARIES OF HER TROUBLES FOR 34 YEARS DID SHE WOULDN’T BE TOLD BY ANY MAN, SHE WASN’T AFRAID OF THE SEA
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OH DEAR ANNIE SHE LIVED HER LIFE SO FREE
AUBURN ANNIE COME AND SAIL AWAY WITH ME
OH DEAR ANNIE YOU LIVED YOUR LIVE SO FREE
AUBURN ANNIE COME AND SAIL AWAY WITH ME
ANNIE WAS A SOCIALITE DOWN IN NEW HOBART TOWN
VISITING HER BROTHER AND ALWAYS SAILING DOWN
MACQUARIE TO THE RIVER DISTRICT, ALWAYS ON THE MOVE RELATIONSHIP BECAME QUITE STRAINED, THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT TO PROVE
ANDREW BOUGHT YAMBUK STATION, KOORI FOR THE MOON
ANNIE WAS RELUCTANT BUT THEY SET OFF AT HIGH NOON
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AUBURN ANNIE WITH MASSIE, CROWN LAND COMMISSIONER FOREVER ON THE TRAVEL, SHE FELT JUST LIKE A CONVICT PRISONER
ROAMED THE WESTERN DISTRICT, LOADED PISTOLS BY HER SIDE WOULD TAKE NO LIP FROM NO FAIR MAN,
SHE TOOK IT ALL IN HER STRIDE
“MUSIC, SWEET MUSIC” SHE WOULD DANCE TO IN COX STREET MUSTERING CATTLE, TRAINING HORSES,
LIFE WAS SOMETIMES BITTER SWEET
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WHILE DANCING AT THE RUTLEDGE HOUSE
ANNIE KNEW IT WAS THE END
ANDREW SPENT THE NIGHT AT THE MERRIJIG DRINKING WITH A FRIEND
ANNIE WAS FED UP WITH HIM AND DECIDED TO RETURN TO BRITAIN
MET HERSELF A NEW MAN, DAWBIN, SHE BECAME QUITE SMITTEN
THE LONELY LIEUTENANT SHOT HIMSELF,
SHOT HIMSELF IN THE HEAD
THE POOR OLD SOUL HAD RUN AGROUND,
WAS FILLED WITH LONESOME DREAD
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12. |
Moored and Bored
00:36
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MOORED AND BORED I WAIT FOR YOU
OH MOORED AND BORED
MOORED AND BORED I MATE FOR YOU
MOORED AND BORED
MOORED AND BORED I’M LATE FOR YOU
MOORED AND BORED
MOORED AND BORED I’LL FIGHT FOR YOU
MOORED AND BORED
MOORED AND BORED I’LL BAIT FOR YOU
MOORED AND BORED
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13. |
Big Ben
02:22
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THERE HE IS! WHERE IS HE?
OVER THERE, I DON’T SEE
I DON’T KNOW AND I DON’T CARE
BIG BEN DON’T EAT ME
IS HE A MYTH OR IS HE REAL
I’M SURE HE EATS A LOT OF SEAL
PADDLE OUT ACROSS THE REEF
OH PLEASE BIG BEN DON’T SHOW YOUR TEETH
BIG BEN, OH BIG BEN, BIG BEN OF THE SOUTHERN SEA
BIG BEN, OH BIG BEN, BIG BEN DON’T EAT ME
FROLICKING AT LITTLE EAST
DON’T YOU START A LUNCHTIME FEAST
SURFING ONCE AT SOU’WEST PASSAGE
BIG BEN SENT A SCARY MESSAGE
LEE AND JOHN THEY TRIED T’HOOK
THE FISHERMAN THEY ALWAYS LOOK
IT’S THE TOWN’S SHARK STORY
BLOOD AND BONES AND FINS AND GLORY!
BIG BEN, OH BIG BEN, BIG BEN OF THE SOUTHERN SEA
BIG BEN, OH BIG BEN, BIG BEN DON’T EAT ME
BIG BEN, OH BIG BEN, BIG BEN OF THE SOUTHERN SEA
BIG BEN, OH BIG BEN, BIG BEN DON’T EAT ME
PORTLAND TOWN TO APOLLO BAY
BIG BEN SWIMS ALL THE DAY
HE PUT THE FEAR IN OUR LIVES
IN OUR KIDS AND IN OUR WIVES
THEY USED TO TRY AND CATCH BIG BEN
NOW HE’S ONLY NAMED BY PEN
ARE WE SAFE NOW WE DON’T KNOW
WE’LL HAVE TO LET THE STORY GO
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14. |
The Pirates are Coming
00:57
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THE PIRATES ARE COMING
THE BATTERS ARE A’RUNNING
WE’LL PUT LOADS OF RUNS ON THE BOARD
WE HOLD EVERY CATCH, CONTROL EVERY MATCH
WE PUT OUR OPPONENTS TO THE SWORD
WE KNOCK THE STUMPS OUT
WE’VE GOT THE SKILLS WE’VE GOT THE CLOUT
WE BRING OUR TOWN’S PRIDE TO EVERY GAME
WE SHOW DEDICATION, AT EVERY LOCATION THE FLAG IS OUR TREASURE, OURS TO CLAIM!
BE AT AVERY’S OR AT COLLEGE
WE’RE SURE TO HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE
TO BEAT ALL SIDES – THAT’S OUR PLEDGE! (THAT’S OUR PLEDGE!)
THE PIRATES ARE COMING
THE BATTERS ARE A’RUNNING
WE’LL PUT LOADS OF RUNS ON THE BOARD
WE HOLD EVERY CATCH, CONTROL EVERY MATCH
WE PUT OUR OPPONENTS TO THE SWORD, (TO THE SWORD!)
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15. |
Sailor's Wife
01:44
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OUR MEN ARE OFF TO SEA AGAIN, THE LADIES KEEP THE HOMES THE FIRES WILL BE BURNING, PAY THE DEEDS AND LOANS
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A HOUSE IS A HOME, EVEN WHEN ALONE
I AM A SAILOR’S WIFE!
MY NEXT OF KIN, MY SIBLINGS
WE’RE PROUD OF OUR BELFAST LIFE!
OUR CHILDREN MUST BE FED, CLEANED AND PLACED ASLEEP
MILK THE COWS, WORK FOR ‘HOURS
EVEN SHEAR THE SHEEP
CHOP THE WOOD, CART THE HAY THERE’S WOOL TO BE SPUN
DARN THE SOCKS, LOAD THE STOCKS WHAT EVER’S TO BE DONE
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OUR BEDS ARE OFTEN EMPTY
BUT OUR HEARTS ARE NEVER LOW
RAISING UP OUR FAMILIES WILD WINDS DO BLOW
EVERY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE WE WHISPER TO THE SEA
KEEP MY MAN SAFE AND BRING HIM HOME TO ME
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WE’RE WOMEN OF THE WHARF, LADIES OF THE LOCH
THE TICKING OF THE TIME, THE CLICKING OF THE CLOCK
OUR LADS ARE OFF TO SEA AGAIN, BUT LIFE IT MUST GO ON
WE STICK TOGETHER, WE SING AS ONE, AND THIS IS OUR LADIES’ SONG
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O WHERE, OH WHERE COULD SHE BE ?
O WHERE, OH WHERE MAHOGANY ?
LOST AT SEA OR LOST AT SHORE
O WHERE, OH WHERE MAHOGANY ?
SHE SAILED LONG SHE SAILED STRONG
O WHERE, OH WHERE MAHOGANY ?
LIVES WERE LOST, THE SHIP WENT DOWN
O WHERE, OH WHERE MAHOGANY ?
THE WRECK WAS FOUND DID THE CREW DROWN ?
O WHERE, OH WHERE MAHOGANY ?
THIS MYSTERY MUST BE TOLD
O WHERE, OH WHERE MAHOGANY ?
FOREIGN SHIP OR PORTUGUESE MAYBE SHE WAS TIMORESE?
O WHERE, OH WHERE MAHOGANY ?
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I WAS BORN IN IRELAND IN 1826
A CHILD OF 8 ANOTHER LAD IN THE MIX
I MARRIED ISABELLA IN 1852
MOVED TO PORT FAIRY, TO JOIN THE SAILING CREW
THE RUTLEDGES WERE IRISH, IRISH THROUGH AND THROUGH WILLIAM BUILT THE HOME ‘EMOH,’ HE BUILT IT TO BE TRUE
WE WERE THE FIRST TO SETTLE IN NEW BELFAST LAND
JOHN AND ME WE CAME ON DOWN, TO LEND A BROTHER A HAND
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HE WAS NO PRODIGY, HE WAS NO PRODIGAL SON
WHETHER OR NOT, THIS IS TRUE, HE DIED WHILST HAVING FUN
WE HAD THREE CHILDREN; EDWARD, ANNIE, AND OLD MATE PERCY
I AM KNOWN FOR DRINKING AND THE GIVING OF MERCY
I BUILT THE HOME “COOINDA” IN 1855
RUTLEDGE AND CO. WAS FLOURISHING
THE DREAM WAS WELL ALIVE
I STAGGERED HOME DEARLY, LATE IN ‘58
I HURLED MYSELF DOWN THE STAIRS ON MY FINAL DATE
JOHNNY STABBED A COPPER AND WAS SENT FAR FROM HERE
A BLOODY MESS - US RUTLEDGE LADS - WE BROUGHT ABOUT THE TEARS
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THE BREAKING OF MY NECK SAW ME DIE ON BALTIC FLOOR
MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE HORRIFIED AT THE BLOOD ALL ON THE DOOR
I DIED IN THE HOME THAT I HAD POORLY MADE
GASPING MY LAST BREATH ON THE FLOOR THAT I HAD LAID
THE DAY OF MY FUNERAL THUNDER SPOOKED THE HORSES
THEY BOLTED FROM THE CHURCH, AMIDST THE GALE FORCES MOURNERS TOOK THE CASKET TO THE GRAVE SITE
LIGHTNING AND THUNDER ROARED WITH ALL ITS RAGING MIGHT
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WHEN I WAS BEING LAID TO REST ALL OF THE ROPES DID SNAP
THE CASKET FELL, IN I WENT, (SUCH AN UNLUCKY CHAP!)
I’D FALLEN ONCE, I FELL AGAIN, HEAD FIRST INTO MY GRAVE
THE DRUNKEN MESS THAT I ONCE WAS AND STILL I WON’T BEHAVE MY TOMBSTONE READ 32 WHEN MY TIME WAS DONE
THE REGISTER OF DEATHS PROCLAIMED THAT I WAS 31
STEGZY SAYS THAT I WAS CURSED FROM BIRTH UNTIL DEPART ‘CAUSE OLD MATE WILLY’S EMPIRE, EVENTUALLY FELL APART
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LEGEND SAYS MY GHOST IS SEEN UPSTAIRS AND IN MY HOME
ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF MY DEATH, IN DARKNESS AND ALONE OTHERS SAY YOU’LL SEE ME AT TOMBSTONE AND GRAVESITE ON THE 17TH OF DECEMBER, AT THE STROKE OF MIDNIGHT
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18. |
Oigles (Right)
01:23
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OI AND OI AND OI AND OIGLES
OI AND OI AND OI AND OIGLES
OI AND OI AND OI AND OIGLES
SAILING OVER THE SWELL TONIGHT
RODE IT UP THE MUD SO LONG
AND THE BIG OL’ SWELL IT CAME RIGHT ALONG
THE SHARK IT BITE, THE SHARK GOT NIPPED
BUT I WAS ON THE OIGLES TIP
OI AND OI AND OI AND OIGLES
NIPPITY DEE AND NIPPITY DOO
NIPPITY TOE AND NIPPITY LOO
AND BIG BEN CAME A RUNNING TONIGHT
AND BIG BEN DID NOT SHOW HIS MIGHT
OI AND OI AND OI AND OIGLES
NIPPITY DOO AND NIPPITY NIGHT
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19. |
Tickle Me A Fancy
00:50
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TICKLE DE....TICKLE DOO
TICKLE DE....TICKLE DUM
TICKLE DE....TICKLE DOO
OH TICKLE DE....TICKLE RUM
WELL TICKLE ME A FANCY
SHOW ME COFFIN ALLEY
TICKLE ME A FANCY
THROW IT IN THE STASH!
TICKLE ME A FANCY
SHOW IT ON THE RIGHT SIDE!
TICKLE ME A FANCY
RIGHT ON THE LEFT!
WALKING SOUTH ON THE NIGHT AND I SAW A LADY
TICKLE ME A FANCY
FANCLE ME A TICKLE TICKLE ME A FANCY
TICKLE ME A FANCY TICKLE ME DOO
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20. |
Ploughman's Lunch
02:41
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WORK ALL DAY AND WORK ALL NIGHT
WE WORK DAMN HARD BUT THAT’S ALRIGHT
FIX THE FENCE, SHEAR THE SHEEP
WORK ALL DAY TILL WE SLEEP
BUT WHEN WE STOP AND WHEN WE DROP
THERE’S ONLY ONE THING WE NEED...
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IT’S A PLOUGHMAN’S LUNCH
A PLOUGHMAN’S LUNCH
A PLOUGHMAN’S LUNCH FOR ME!
STEAK AND EGGS, A CHOP OR TWO
A PINT OF MILK, A PINT FOR YOU
A PICKLE HERE AND PICKLE THERE
HAM AND CHEESE EVERYWHERE
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A LOAF OF BREAD A JUG OF BEER
A POUND OF CHEESE WILL BRING THE CHEER
EAT THE CRUMBS AND DO THE DISHES
TIP THE HAT AND THANK THE MISSUS
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IT’S A GRAND OLD FLAG
IT’S A HIGH FLYING FLAG
IT’S THE EMBLEM FOR YOU AND FOR ME
IT’S THE EMBLEM OF
THE TEAM WE LOVE
THE TEAM OF THE PURPLE AND GOLD
EVERY HEART BEATS BOLD
FOR THE PURPLE AND GOLD
AS WE SING THIS SONG TO YOU (WHAT DO WE SING?)
SHOULD OLD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT
KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE PURPLE AND GOLD
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22. |
Riggy Roger
00:44
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OH RIGGY ROGER, RIGGLE RE
OH RIGGLEY ROGER, RIGGLE RE
OH RIGGY ROGER, RIGGLE RE!
OH RIGGLEY ROGER, RIGGLE RE
OH RIGGY ROGER, RIGGLE RE
OH RIGGLEY ROGER, RIGGLE RE
OH RIGGY ROGER, RIGGLE RE!
OH RIGGLEY ROGER, RIGGLE RE
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23. |
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WELL HISTORY CAN BE SEEN IN TOWN, IT’S QUITE A LITTLE STORY
IN THE 1850’S WAS BELFAST’S TIME OF GLORY,
THE MEN WORKED HARD, THEY RAN AMOK, SOME SPENT THE NIGHT IN JAIL
BUT IT’S OFF TO SEA WE SHALL GO! WE NEVER SEEM TO FAIL WORKED THE LAND MADE A PLAN, DID THE BROTHERS MILLS
GOLD WAS FOUND IN A NEARBY TOWN, THEY FOUND IT IN THE HILLS BALES OF WOOL NUGGETS OF GOLD AND BUSHES OF THE WHEAT
THE COBB & CO. COACH LINED A MUDDY SACKVILLE STREET
AND NOW IT’S 44 YEARS
SO RAISE A BEER
FOR THE TOWN THAT CHANGED IT’S NAME
WISHART SAILED IN ’28
PORT FAIRY GREW IN FAME
GRIFFITHS RAN THE STATION WHERE THE WHALES WERE KILLED
THE PEOPLE CAME IN HUNDREDS AND ATKINSON WAS THRILLED
JAMES ATKINSON LAID OUT THE TOWN RENAMED AFTER HIS BIRTH THE IRISH THEY CAME IN DROVES FROM YONDER OF THE EARTH
THE TOWNSFOLK PETITIONED, FOR A CHANGING OF THE NAME
THE GOVERNMENT IT DID AGREE, AND PORT FAIRY ROSE AGAIN
WELL RUTLEDGE & CO. WENT OUT OF BUSINESS THE TOWN IT NEARLY DIED
BUT THE ‘COUTA BOAT REVOLUTION IT KEPT HER WELL ALIVE
O, WHAT COULD HAVE BECOME OF THIS TOWN WE’RE LUCKY IN HINDSIGHT BUT NOW IT’S BUSINESS AS USUAL – AND FISHING THROUGH THE NIGHT
SO NOW IT’S 44 YEARS
AND RAISE A BEER
FOR THE TOWN THAT CHANGED IT’S NAME WISHART SAILED IN ’28
PORT FAIRY GREW IN FAME GRIFFITHS RAN THE STATION WHERE THE WHALES WERE KILLED THE PEOPLE CAME IN HUNDREDS AND ATKINSON WAS THRILLED
THE TRADE IN PORT REACHED IT’S PEAK IN 1853
19 FOREIGN SHIPS THAT YEAR AND SEVERAL LOST AT SEA
WELL THE STOCK AND SHIPS ONWARDS THEY SAILED AROUND VAN DIEMEN’S LAND
SO SEND OUT THE LIGHTERS! WESTERN SUPPLY & DEMAND
WELL THE 1870’S SAW THE DREDGIN’ THE DREDGIN’ OF THE MOYNE
THE LARGER SHIPS THEY GRACED THE DOCKS AND SPENT MOST OF THEIR COIN WELL NOW IT’S LAND AHOY ME MATEYS! FROM THE CROW’S NEST
‘COS NOW WE’RE SAILING TO THE PROMISED LAND...THE LAND OF THE SOUTH WEST
SO RAISE A BEER, IT’S 44 YEARS
FOR THE TOWN THAT CHANGED IT’S NAME WISHART SAILED IN ’28
PORT FAIRY GREW IN FAME GRIFFITHS RAN THE STATION WHERE THE WHALES WERE KILLED THE PEOPLE CAME IN HUNDREDS AND ATKINSON WAS THRILLED
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24. |
White Wash Whiskey
01:01
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WELL THERE’S NO MORE DRINK IN THE BARRELS TODAY
PUT ME WHITE WASH IN THE WHISKEY
WELL THERE’S NO MORE DRINK IN THE BARRELS TODAY
PUT ME WHITE WASH IN THE WHISKEY
I WENT TO GALLEY AND I LOOKED FOR A DRINK
ROLL ON ME WHITE WASH WHISKEY
PUT IT IN ME HIP AND I TOOK IT ON THE SHIP
AND A WHITE WASH WHISKEY
WELL THERE’S NO MORE DRINK IN THE BARRELS TODAY
PUT ME WHITE WASH IN THE WHISKEY
WELL THERE’S NO MORE DRINK IN THE BARRELS TODAY PUT ME WHITE WASH IN THE WHISKEY
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25. |
S.S. Casino
03:27
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25 HUNDRED JOURNEYS SHE DID MAKE 1932 WAS THE FINAL SHE WOULD TAKE FOR FIFTY YEARS SHE DID SAIL STRONG SHE’D BRING SUPPLIES AND PEOPLE ALONG
CAPTAIN MIDDLETON WAS THE NEXT IN LINE
SET OFF WITH HIS CREW, THE CREW OF NINE
THE VESSEL WOULD POWER THROUGH THE WAVES WITH HER STEAM THE PRIDE OF VICTORIA, A POWERFUL DREAM
SOU’ EASTERLY GALE AND THE HEAVY SWELL
THE TICKING OF TIME THE CREW COULDN’T TELL
THE ANCHOR WAS PIERCED STRAIGHT THROUGH HER HULL THE SWOOP OF THE SEABIRDS THE SQUAWK OF THE GULL
FRANK BARTON RODE HIS HORSE INTO THE SURF
TO TRY AND REACH THE MEN FROM THE BERTH
A LIFE REEL WAS THROWN ONLY SOME COULD SAVE,
THE CAPTAIN WAS LOST, HE WAS DROWNED BY A WAVE
HELENA THE STEWARDESS WENT DOWN WITH THE SHIP,
NINE MEN AND SHE WOULD DIE UPON THIS TRIP
APOLLO BAY NOW A QUIET PORT
THE STEAMBOAT TRADE, A DYING TRANSPORT
THE SINKING OF ‘CASS’, CHANGED PLANS FOR ALL
ROADS CAME A CALLING, AND THE LONG HAUL
WE SHALL REMEMBER THE WAY SHE SAILED
AND THE TRAGEDY OF THIS SEA TALE
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26. |
Sink Me Off the Shelf
02:53
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WELL... ME LIFE AS A SAILOR HAS BEEN A WHILE
BUT IF I GO...I’LL GO TO SHOAL
I’LL BE OUT ON THE SHELF AND YOU’LL SEE ME NEAR
SO SINK ME OFF THE SHELF PLEASE DEAR
SINK ME OFF THE SHELF PLEASE DEAR
I WANNA GO DOWN IN THE DEEP IN THE SEA
SO SINK ME OFF THE SHELF PLEASE DEAR
SINK ME OFF THE SHELF PLEASE DEAR
SINK ME OF THE SHELF PLEASE DEAR
ME LIFE AS A SAILOR HAS BEEN A WHILE
SO SINK ME OFF THE SHELF PLEASE DEAR
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The Southern Ocean Sea Band Port Fairy, Australia
The Southern Ocean Sea Band are a 10-piece band singing historical songs & shanties about their hometown.
Borne directly from the late Danny Spooner’s ‘Shanties at the River,’ sessions, they made their Port Fairy Folk Festival debut to launch their album, 'Blood & Bones & Fins & Glory,' in 2017, and have since toured the regions, spreading their historical songs & shanty love far and wide.
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