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An awful stench rises from the ship's hold and soon it's revealed that a love-sick rhinoceros has been neglected by the ship's crew. The beast is pulled up, washed on deck, and returned to the hold with fresh water and hay. On the third day of the voyage, the passengers discover a crowd of shipwrecked Serbians camped on the deck of the ship.
The lyrics of the song "Working for the Men" by Drab City paraphrase the story of Pirate Jenny. [9] The song "Ich erinnere mich an die Weimarer Republik" by The World/Inferno Friendship Society references Pirate Jenny as a character who runs a bar and is introduced with the line "Pirate Jenny, she got her revenge, hey boys hats off to her."
"The Water Is Wide" may be considered a family of lyrics with a particular hymn-like tune. [1]"O Waly Waly" (Wail, Wail) may be sometimes a particular lyric, sometimes a family tree of lyrics, sometimes "Jamie Douglas", sometimes one melody or another with the correct meter, and sometimes versions of the modern compilation "The Water Is Wide" (usually with the addition of the verse starting "O ...
The song describes a 1778 summer privateering journey to the Caribbean on a decrepit sloop, the Antelope, captained by Elcid Barrett; when it engages in a failed raid on a larger American ship, the Antelope sinks and all the crew are killed except the singer, who returns six years later "a broken man", having lost both his legs in the disaster. [2]
"Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs (Lowry's Song)" is a folk song [1] by English duo Brian and Michael. [2] It was released as their first single in late 1977 on Pye Records, [3] and is from their 1978 debut album, The Matchstalk Men. The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for 3 weeks in April 1978. [4]
The Big Ship Sails (1986) Flim Flam (10-inch mini-LP) More Tales From The City (1987) Flim Flam - no. 8; When Stars Come Out To Play (1987) Flim Flam; The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (1988) (cassette) Cause For Concern; Manic, Magic, Majestic (1989) Rough Trade - no. 7; Positively Spooked (1990) Rough Trade; Tracksuit Vendetta (1992) Ecuador
The lyrics as given in The Scottish Students' Song Book of 1897 are as follows: [3] Sing Ho! for a brave and a valiant bark, And a brisk and lively breeze, A jovial crew and a Captain too, to carry me over the seas, To carry me over the seas, my boys, To my true love so gay, She has taken a trip on a gallant ship Ten thousand miles away. Refrain
"Sailing, Sailing" is a song written in 1880 by Godfrey Marks, a pseudonym of British organist and composer James Frederick Swift (1847–1931). [1] [2] It is also known as "Sailing" or "Sailing, sailing, over the bounding main" (the first line of its chorus).