Especially love the second verse: "Call yourself a first mate and you cannot tie a bowline". Not had many jobs where the 'manager' would have been any good at it. Working songs for working folks, still good today.
@@mlv1055 Basically, some folk can't tie a knot yet claim to be seamen, also if you get to the tenth month straight at sea mark, well your mind might start wandering
Lyrics: So long, me boys, you've been to sea You cannot tie a bowline Ho bowline, bowline haul! So long me boys you've been to sea You cannot tie a bowline Ho bowline, bowline haul! (Chorus): A bowline, a bowline You cannot tie a bowline Ho bowline, bowline haul! A bowline, a bowline You cannot tie a bowline Ho bowline, bowline haul! You calls yourself the first mate And cannot tie a bowline Ho bowline, bowline haul! You calls yourself the second mate And cannot tie a bowline Ho bowline, bowline haul! (Chorus) Well freezing storm and sun and rain I've never met a girl like Lucy Jane Ho bowline, bowline haul! She lived in the sun as well as the rain I've never met a girl like Lucy Jane Ho bowline, bowline haul! (Chorus) The last ten months I've been at sea And any girl'd look good to me Ho bowline, bowline haul! The last ten months I've been at sea And the cabin boy looks good to me Ho bowline, bowline haul! (Chorus) I've had me money and a week ashore I'll pack me bags for sea once more Ho bowline, bowline haul! I've had me money and a week ashore I'll pack me bags for sea once more Ho bowline, bowline haul! (Final Chorus)
A bowline is a historically important knot, and remains so today for those who use ropes. In a nutshell, from 2:08, lyrics are: You call yourself the first mate And cannot tie a bowline Ho bowline, bowline hard You call yourself the second mate And cannot tie a bowline Ho bowline, bowline hard A bowline, a bowline You cannot tie a bowline Ho bowline, bowline hard A bowline, a bowline You cannot tie a bowline Ho bowline, bowline hard etc…
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Especially love the second verse: "Call yourself a first mate and you cannot tie a bowline". Not had many jobs where the 'manager' would have been any good at it. Working songs for working folks, still good today.
Bromley Killin it as always 🙇♂️
Utter legend. As a bass singer, he is my idol
Lovely banter before the song, which turned out even better!
wow, this one's a hard to come by track but I think I have a new favourite - catchy and quite good fun!
I can't understand a thing they're saying, but their singing gives me goosebumps.
How can a legend of Yorkshire cricket not understand these tykes clear thi lug oles
@@johnstevenson1709 Ha! This is the far less legendary and sadly unathletic US version who probably still needs to clear his lug oles.
@@mlv1055 Basically, some folk can't tie a knot yet claim to be seamen, also if you get to the tenth month straight at sea mark, well your mind might start wandering
Lyrics:
So long, me boys, you've been to sea
You cannot tie a bowline
Ho bowline, bowline haul!
So long me boys you've been to sea
You cannot tie a bowline
Ho bowline, bowline haul!
(Chorus):
A bowline, a bowline
You cannot tie a bowline
Ho bowline, bowline haul!
A bowline, a bowline
You cannot tie a bowline
Ho bowline, bowline haul!
You calls yourself the first mate
And cannot tie a bowline
Ho bowline, bowline haul!
You calls yourself the second mate
And cannot tie a bowline
Ho bowline, bowline haul!
(Chorus)
Well freezing storm and sun and rain
I've never met a girl like Lucy Jane
Ho bowline, bowline haul!
She lived in the sun as well as the rain
I've never met a girl like Lucy Jane
Ho bowline, bowline haul!
(Chorus)
The last ten months I've been at sea
And any girl'd look good to me
Ho bowline, bowline haul!
The last ten months I've been at sea
And the cabin boy looks good to me
Ho bowline, bowline haul!
(Chorus)
I've had me money and a week ashore
I'll pack me bags for sea once more
Ho bowline, bowline haul!
I've had me money and a week ashore
I'll pack me bags for sea once more
Ho bowline, bowline haul!
(Final Chorus)
Nicely done
Thanks for sharing
A bowline is a historically important knot, and remains so today for those who use ropes.
In a nutshell, from 2:08, lyrics are:
You call yourself the first mate
And cannot tie a bowline
Ho bowline, bowline hard
You call yourself the second mate
And cannot tie a bowline
Ho bowline, bowline hard
A bowline, a bowline
You cannot tie a bowline
Ho bowline, bowline hard
A bowline, a bowline
You cannot tie a bowline
Ho bowline, bowline hard
etc…
Singing starts at 1:30