クレジット
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jackie Oates
Lead Vocals
Jon Wilks
Acoustic Guitar
John Parker
Double Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Trad Arr. Oates/Wilks
Songwriter
歌詞
You seamen bold, who plough the ocean
Know dangers, lands men never know
The sun goes down, with an equal motion
No tongue can tell what they undergo
In blusterous winds or in heat of battle
There are no back doors to run away
But thundering cannons loudly rattle
Mark well what happened the other day
A merchant ship, long time had sailed
Long time been captive out at sea
The weather proving so uncertain
Brought them to great extremity
Nothing on board poor souls to cherish
For want of food they are freely grown
Captain and men were almost starving
There was nothing left but skin and bone
The cats and dogs how they did eat them
Their hunger being so very severe
Captain and men in one position
Captain and men went equal share
Until at last a hitch came on them
A hitch came on them most speedily
Captain and men fell in a totter
Casting of lots as to who should die
The lot it fell on one poor fellow
His family being so very great
These very words did he grieve sorrow
These very words did he regret
“I’m willing to die my mess mates, brothers
Let someone up to the topmast stray
And then perhaps, some sail discover
While I unto the Lord do pray”
These very words, did he grieve sorrow
These very words did he regret
When a merchant ship, there came a sailing
There came a sailing to their delight
May God protect all jolly sailors
Who boldly venture on the main
And keep them free from all such trials
Never to hear the like again
Written by: Trad Arr. Oates/Wilks
