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Shanty a Day #386

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Welcome to Shanty-a-Day #386! We're the Harris Siblings and we love sea shanties - sing along from home with us and learn a new shanty every day while we're all stuck at home!

On Board of a Man of War

As I rode up of a London street
A bold press gang I chanced to meet
Why they asked me if I'd join the fleet
On board of a man of war, me brave boys,
On board of a man of war!

Why pray brother sailors and tell me true
What kind of usage they give you
That I may know before I go

But when I got there to my surprise
All that they told me was shocking lies
And it's there was a row, a bloody good row

Oh the first thing they done why they took me in hand
They've lashed me with a tarry strand
Why they've flogged me till I couldn't stand

They hung me up by my two thumbs
And they've flogged me till the blood did run
And it's that was the usage they gave me

I was married and me wife's name was Grace
'Twas her that I blame for this shocking affray
Because it was from her I run away

But when I set me foot on shore
And I see the girls we all adore
Why I'll never go to sea anymore


Here's a great recording from Nick Hart:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QRr8SlT4MI

Find out about Black Artists' contributions to the sea shanty art form: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYk_RGCeOa1y53aXNPExqMoBOFdxA5t8H

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https://nymag.com/strategist/article/where-to-donate-to-help-asian-communities-2021.html?fbclid=IwAR39_UxS_eI-5oTLQUPGY2fGwnextPmys58VXxeqS8wCEQETzgzW3y-6Ois

Register for the Duck Pond Sailors’ event:
https://www.chichester.co.uk/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/remembering-the-sad-execution-of-sussexs-oap-highwayman-3179501?fbclid=IwAR2XE8QlI9CWK9pQeyTiyxRqA-Q6A7_K8xEc0vUn1xnjOzq0aGfagipBLwk

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