The Shanty Book, Part I

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Editor

Terry, Richard Runciman, 1865-1938

Title

The Shanty Book, Part I, Sailor Shanties

Credits

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Language

English

LoC Class

M: Music

Subject

Sea songs

Category

Text

eBook-No.

20774

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20774

Release Date

March 8, 2007

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.The Shanty Book
2. 2.Sailor Shanties — (Curwen Edition 6308)
3. 3.FOREWORD — By SIR WALTER RUNCIMAN
4. 4.CONTENTS — WINDLASS & CAPSTAN SHANTIES: — HALLIARD SHANTIES: — FORE-SHEET OR SWEATING-UP SHANTIES: — BUNT SHANTY:
5. 5.ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF SHANTIES
6. 6.INTRODUCTION — APOLOGIA — WHAT A SHANTY IS — ORIGIN OF THE WORD — BIBLIOGRAPHY — SHANTY FORMS — SOURCES OF TUNES — METHOD OF SINGING — THE WORDS OF SHANTIES — EDITORIAL METHODS — ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
7. 7.NOTES ON THE SHANTIES — 1. BILLY BOY — 2. BOUND FOR THE RIO GRANDE — 3. GOOD-BYE, FARE YE WELL — 4. JOHNNY COME DOWN TO HILO — 5. CLEAR THE TRACK, LET THE BULLGINE RUN — 6. LOWLANDS — 7. SALLY BROWN — 8. SANTY ANNA — 9. SHENANDOAH — 10. STORMALONG JOHN — 11. THE HOG’S-EYE MAN — 12. THE WILD GOOSE SHANTY — 13. WE’RE ALL BOUND TO GO — 14. WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH THE DRUNKEN SAILOR? — 15. BLOW, MY BULLY BOYS — 16. BLOW THE MAN DOWN — 17. CHEER’LY, MEN — 18. GOOD MORNING, LADIES ALL — 19. HANGING JOHNNY — 20. HILO SOMEBODY — 21. OH, RUN, LET THE BULLGINE RUN — 22. REUBEN RANZO — 23. THE DEAD HORSE — 24. TOM’S GONE TO HILO — 25. WHISKY JOHNNY — 26. BONEY WAS A WARRIOR — 27. JOHNNY BOKER — 28. HAUL AWAY, JOE — 29. WE’LL HAUL THE BOWLIN’ — 30. PADDY DOYLE’S BOOTS — THE SHANTY BOOK. — PART I. — 1. Billy Boy. — (NORTHUMBRIAN CAPSTAN SHANTY.) — 2. Bound for the Rio Grande. — (WINDLASS AND CAPSTAN SHANTY.) — 3. Good-bye, fare ye well. — 4. Johnny come down to Hilo. — (WINDLASS AND CAPSTAN.) — 5. Clear the track, let the Bullgine run. — (WINDLASS AND CAPSTAN.) — 6. Lowlands away. — (WINDLASS AND CAPSTAN.) — 7. Sally Brown — (WINDLASS AND CAPSTAN.) — 8. Santy Anna. — (WINDLASS AND CAPSTAN.) — 9. Shenandoah. [2] — (WINDLASS AND CAPSTAN.) — 10. Stormalong John. — (WINDLASS AND CAPSTAN.) — 11. The Hog’s-eye Man. — (WINDLASS AND CAPSTAN.) — 12. The Wild Goose Shanty. — (WINDLASS AND CAPSTAN.) — 13. We’re all bound to go. — (WINDLASS AND CAPSTAN.) — 14. What shall we do with the drunken sailor? — (WINDLASS AND CAPSTAN.) — 15. Blow my bully boys. — (HALLIARD SHANTY.) — 16. Blow the man down. — (HALLIARDS.) — 17. Cheer’ly men. [5] — (HALLIARDS.) — 18. Good morning, ladies all. — (HALLIARDS.) — 19. Hanging Johnny. — (HALLIARDS.) — 20. Hilo somebody. — (HALLIARDS AND INTERCHANGEABLE.) — 21. Oh run, let the Bullgine run. — (HALLIARDS.) — 22. Reuben Ranzo. — (HALLIARDS.) — 23. The dead horse. — (HALLIARDS, or PUMPING SHIP.) — 24. Tom’s gone to Hilo. — (HALLIARDS.) — 25. Whisky Johnny. — (HALLIARDS.) — 26. Boney was a warrior. — (HALLIARDS.) — 27. Johnny Boker. — (FORE-SHEET.) — 28. Haul away, Joe. — (FORE-SHEET.) — 29. We’ll haul the bowlin’. — (FORE-SHEET.) — 30. Paddy Doyle’s boots. — (BUNT SHANTY.)
8. 8.FOOTNOTES

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