Yeah, most of them are popular songs from the golden age of sailing and that's what sailors sung about, probably because back in the days the one who wrote songs wanted to narrate a story which touched the souls of those bully sea dogs who were his crewmates.
I love listening to a Stan Rogers tune, thinking about how pristine and perfect it sounds, and getting to the end of the song and hearing clapping: realizing that it was a live performance. Incredible.
I genuinely have a theory that we weren’t supposed to move so far inland, I mean if you look historically you’ll notice that humanity was confined to the coasts for 99% of our existence, and only with the invention of fire did we ever start really moving inland, of course following the rivers (fire makes freshwater fish edible). Anyway I live in the desert and same story here!
I saw Stan Rogers three times live at the Groaning Board in Toronto. Fabulous experience. The great tragedy of losing him so early because a smoker put a cigarette butt in the washroom trash of an airplane still stays with me.
Tragic. Stan Rogers died when I was only 6 years old and I never knew. How awesome it would have been to meet him and hear him sing IRL. The world lost him way to soon. Rest in peace Stan Rogers.
Stan died a hero; many survivors of that flight described being helped out of the plane by a "tall bald man with a beard", which can only describe none other than Stan Rogers. (For those who don't know, on his way home from a folk festival the Air Canada DC-9 he flew on caught fire and landed on the runway in Cincinnati while still ablaze.)
once in Maui wandering through the Maritime Museum, there was THIS SONG and Stan's voice out of the blue maybe it was 6 years after he passed….now i have encountered his music in many Maritime Museums and still it surprises me, and sometimes it makes me cry.
It's a damn tough life, full of toil and strife, we whalermen undergo, And we don’t give a damn when the gale is done how hard the winds did blow, ‘Cause we're homeward bound from the Arctic grounds with a good ship taught and free, And we won't give a damn when we drink our rum with the girls from old Maui. Rolling down to old Maui, me boys, rolling down to old Maui, We're homeward bound from the Arctic grounds, rolling down to old Maui. Once more we sail with the northerly gales through the ice and Wind and rain, Them coconut fronds, them tropical lands, we soon shall see again; Six hellish months we've passed away on the cold Kamchatka sea, But now we're bound from the Arctic grounds, rolling down to old Maui. Rolling down to old Maui, me boys, rolling down to old Maui, We're homeward bound from the Arctic grounds, rolling down to old Maui. Once more we sail with the Northerly gales, towards our island home, our mainmast sprung, our whaling done, and we ain't got far to roam; Our stuns'l's bones is carried away, what care we for that sound, A living gale is after us, thank God we're homeward bound. Rolling down to old Maui, me boys, rolling down to old Maui, We're homeward bound from the Arctic grounds, rolling down to old Maui. How soft the breeze through the island trees, now the ice is far astern, Them native maids, them tropical glades, is awaiting our return; Even now their big brown eyes look out, hoping some fine day to see, Our baggy sails, running 'fore the gales, rolling down to old Maui. Rolling down to old Maui, me boys, rolling down to old Maui, We're homeward bound from the Arctic grounds, rolling down to old Maui.
Just being pedantic, but it's a "stun'sl boom." Stun'sl booms are extra sails deployed to the port and starboard of a ship to greatly increase the surface area of the main-mast.
Seeing Stan feels like seeing an old friend. It's strange feeling so familiar with a stranger, but his music does that. 'Makes him feel like an old friend you were missing.
Jennifer Bethune i gotta say i would not and did not...when she was little i took the time to explain to her the historical context and that she should not use some of the words outside the house and it seemed to work...hope that helps
Dont be that overprotective parent. If your child love those songs, then it should know that its a hard world we live in. Besides the song itself gives you that vibe.
Well, I am an old folkie and my greatest regret is that I had never seen Stan live. This song is great. Our daughter has performed locally (and beyond) in a Celtic band. Her group did this (among many others) at my 65th! Brought tears to my eyes!
Was searching for an old Blue Nose song we sang in school and I came across this Legend of a man. A Canadian icon i dont know why we were never taught about him in school ! He makes me proud to be a Canadian
i served aboard canada's ice breaker CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent...and stan was the soul and the minstrel of our ship...even tho he set foot aboard. His music kept us at it many times when we wanted to give up. god bless him.
I'm sitting in Honolulu reading Hawaii by James Michener. Made me think of this song, and it gives me shivers to hear it now. It's incredible our Maritimers sailed so far and made a new home in the Pacific.
@@Jamesmartens55 I absolutely agree. What a banger of a song that one is. You must listen to Unleash the Archers perform their cover of it. It is one of my favorites! If you do nothing else today...
I'm almost embarrassed to say how I discovered Stan Rogers (it was at the Canada pavilion at Disney's Epcot.) The Blue Nose song is part of the film shown there and it haunted me for decades! With the advent of RUclips I was finally able to connect the song and the artist. Marvelous stuff!
Don't be. I'd never heard of him until I went to a Renaissance Festival in Texas many years ago, and heard a minstrel sing "The Witch of the West Merlands". She announced it as a Stan Rogers song. I came home and found him on UTube and have been totally hooked ever since.
thomas Hoban You are quite correct. But the lady mentioned it as a Stan Rogers song which caused me to look him up, so I'm glad she made the mistake. :)
After driving from Regina, SK in February to move to Victoria, BC, I boarded the Ferry, went up to an outdoor deck and set my Spotify liked songs on shuffle and popped my earbuds in. Watching the white foam rushing under me as I left the prairie winter behind for the island, this song came on. I felt the spirit of this song in my very soul that night
Thank you for posting. I have tears in my eyes as I haven't heard this in so long. This is the tune that turned me on to Stan many New year's eves ago. Partying away, this guy says listen to this. For the first time in my life I was utterly speechless. I made him play it 3 more times and thus began an odyssey of discovering this treasure's music.
Excellent song. Stan had such a powerful voice, yet so controlled, A talent that's very rare in the music industry these days. However newfiefiddler does a pretty good cover of this song.
@@magicl3o yeah you should listen to his live shows they’re epic
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It's a damn tough life full of toil and strife We whalermen undergo. And we don't give a damn when the day is done How hard the winds did blow. 'cause we're homeward bound from the Arctic ground With a good ship, taut and free And we don't give a damn when we drink our rum With the girls of Old Maui. (chorus) Rolling down to Old Maui, me boys Rolling down to Old Maui We're homeward bound from the Arctic ground Rolling down to Old Maui. Once more we sail with a northerly gale Towards our island home. Our mainmast sprung, our whaling done, And we ain't got far to roam. Six hellish months have passed away On the cold Kamchatka Sea, But now we're bound from the Arctic ground Rolling down to Old Maui. chorus Once more we sail with a northerly gale Through the ice and wind and rain. Them coconut fronds, them tropical lands We soon shall see again. Our stu'n's'l bones/booms is carried away What care we for that sound? A living gale is after us, Thank God we're homeward bound. chorus How soft the breeze through the island trees, Now the ice is far astern. Them native maids, them tropical glades Is a-waiting our return. Even now their big brown eyes look out Hoping some fine day to see Our baggy sails runnin' 'fore the gales Rolling down to old Maui. chorus (The following verse is seen in some collections and performances of the song, but is not universal:) And now we're anchored in the bay With the Kanakas all around With chants and soft aloha oes They greet us homeward bound. And now ashore we'll have good fun We'll paint them beaches red Awaking in the arms of a wahine With a big fat aching head. chorus
This is not Stan Roger's version ( This is from wikipedia ) . This is from Metro Lyrics, and I am pretty sure is much more accurate : It's a damn tough life, full of toil and strife, we whalermen undergo, And we won't give a damn when the gale is done how hard the winds did blow, 'caus we're homeward bound from the Arctic grounds with a good ship taught and free, And we won't give a damn when we drink our rum with the girls from old Maui. CHORUS: Rolling down to old Maui, me boys, rolling down to old Maui, We're homeward bound from the Arctic ground, rolling down to old Maui. Once more we sail with the northerly gales through the ice and wind and rain, Them coconut fronds, them tropical lands, we soon shall see again; Six hellish months we've passed away on the cold Kamchatka sea, But now we're bound from the Arctic ground, rolling down to old Maui. (chorus) Once more we sail with the Northerly gales, towards our island home, Our mainmast sprung, our whaling done, and we ain't got far to roam; Our stuns'l's bones is carried away, what care we for that sound, A living gale is after us, thank God we're homeward bound. (chorus) How soft the breeze through the island trees, now the ice is far astern, Them native maids, them tropical glades, is awaiting our return; Even now their big brown eyes look out, hoping some fine day to see, Our baggy sails, running 'fore the gales, rolling down to old Maui.
This is a very old song, and the "folk process" has likely changed a lyric here or there over the years. Many performers - Pete Seeger was a great example - alter songs. They add verses, change genders (He's so fine, she's so fine), change lyrics, etc. I've heard many versions of "How Can I Keep From Singing?" So there really is no "accurate" version. This is the version Stan chose to perform.
@@Tymthelionking Yeah, I know. My point was that they should know this is not "the" "traditional" song (nor Stan Rogers' song), but a specific construction of the author Stan Hugill. I think that most commenters believe this is either a work of Rogers OR some timeless song that was sung this way forever, whereas it was Hugill that put a specific set of words together with a specific tune and spread that composition to "folk singers" like Rogers. I am singing an 1859 version here: ruclips.net/video/-K29Mf5NdSM/видео.html ... but no one likes it because it doesn't say "damn" every second or sound like a 20th century Navy guy who got off at Honolulu and wants to go out to bars, lol.
@McGrenzer thanks for the comments, i have been combing thru my stan rogers tunes and been adding ones that were not on youtube. make sure to check out "Harris and the Mare". i just added it yesterday. :)
This has to be in every chanteyman's seachest for sure. Stan did one best versions of this song I've ever heard and my favorite. Thanks for putting this up !
Man sailing sure has changed lol. When I left the USN 10 years ago, they were serving chicken fried steak and gravy on the mess decks which had a flat-screen and a Xbox and or PlayStation port at the end of each long table hahahaha.
Thank you ! I had a lot of pleasure listening to this, and to "Harris and the Mare". My own tapes of Stan Rogers were lost thirteen years ago or so. I still sing his songs, and taught them to my kids, but now they can hear him.
I'm listening to this after a rough week of winter weather (130 car pile-up over the weekend due to whiteout conditions) and I can feel summer's warmth
(Verse) It's a damn tough life, full of toil and strife, we whaler-men undergo And we don't give a damn when the gale is done, how hard the Winds did blow For we're homeward bound from the Arctic ground with a good ship, taut and free And we won't give a damn when we drink our rum with the girls Of old Maui (Chorus) Rolling down to old Maui, me boys, rolling down to old Maui We're homeward bound from the Arctic ground, rolling down to old Maui (Verse) Once more we sail with the northerly gale through the ice and wind and rain Them coconut fronds, them tropical lands, we soon shall see again For six hellish months we've passed away on the cold Kamchatka sea But now we're bound from the Arctic ground, rolling down to old Maui (Chorus) Rolling down to old Maui, me boys, rolling down to old Maui We're homeward bound from the Arctic ground, rolling down to old Maui (Verse) Once more we sail with the northerly gale, towards our island home Our whaling done, our mainmast sprung, and we ain't got far to roam Our stu'n's'l booms is carried away, what care we for that sound? A living gale is after us, thank God we're homeward bound! (Chorus) Rolling down to old Maui, me boys, rolling down to old Maui We're homeward bound from the Arctic ground, rolling down to old Maui (Verse) How soft the breeze through the island trees, now the ice is far astern Them native maids, them tropical glades, is awaiting our return Even now their big brown eyes look out, hoping some fine day to see Our baggy sails, running 'fore the gales, rolling down to old Maui (Chorus) Rolling down to old Maui, me boys, rolling down to old Maui We're homeward bound from the Arctic ground, rolling down to old Maui Rolling down to old Maui, me boys, rolling down to old Maui We're homeward bound from the Arctic ground, rolling down to old Maui
When there’s nothing left but the fire in my chest and the air that fills my lungs I’ll hold my tears and trade my years for a glimpse at kingdom come On the other side of misery there’s a world we long to see The strife we share will take us there to relief and sovereignty
i'm sunday harmonica player, and from all of shanties i like this one. Maybe U know place on web where i can find tabs to this song for diatonic harmonica?
A Stan Rogers song where the ship doesn't sink. Cool.
Lol
Yeah, most of them are popular songs from the golden age of sailing and that's what sailors sung about, probably because back in the days the one who wrote songs wanted to narrate a story which touched the souls of those bully sea dogs who were his crewmates.
Lyrics song in south
That's only cuz he didn't write it
Don't think it's canon
I love listening to a Stan Rogers tune, thinking about how pristine and perfect it sounds, and getting to the end of the song and hearing clapping: realizing that it was a live performance. Incredible.
His version of Witch of the Westmoreland on RUclips is a prime example of this.
@@slipperyh8390 No kidding, some impressive musicianship on display
@@evandempsey7613 screw musicianship I want to talk to his sound engineer
I didn't even realize this was an a capella. He has more texture in his voice than in a whole orchestra.
I lived my life in Mountains and plains, never seen the ocean, but this song makes me nostalgic for the Ocean. lol
I genuinely have a theory that we weren’t supposed to move so far inland, I mean if you look historically you’ll notice that humanity was confined to the coasts for 99% of our existence, and only with the invention of fire did we ever start really moving inland, of course following the rivers (fire makes freshwater fish edible). Anyway I live in the desert and same story here!
Your comment reminded me of this song about never seeing an ocean.
ruclips.net/video/v5lqwI9VT2Y/видео.html&ab_channel=Puscifer-Topic
If you ever see the ocean at some secluded, people-less beach, or some sort of coastal cliff, you'll wish you had seen it sooner.
I live next to one of the Great lakes
You should lay your eyes on the tide rolling in just once. It changes the way you see things on a spiritual level.
I saw Stan Rogers three times live at the Groaning Board in Toronto. Fabulous experience. The great tragedy of losing him so early because a smoker put a cigarette butt in the washroom trash of an airplane still stays with me.
I only know this song because of the Dreadnoughts, however I always knew of Stan Rogers. Never knew he did this song though, this is great.
Same here :D
I first heard it performed by Jasper Coal.
Same :) They even released a track called "Dear Old Stan" recently.
I think the Dreadnoughts were heavily inspired by this man
@@thedeependschanger1089 considering they have a song called "Dear Old Stan", I'd assume so. Lol
Tragic. Stan Rogers died when I was only 6 years old and I never knew. How awesome it would have been to meet him and hear him sing IRL. The world lost him way to soon. Rest in peace Stan Rogers.
My grandfather who served in ww2 was good friends with him my grandfather Is 104 now
@@bindudaw5176 my grandfather is still alive but he says he will see him again in heaven
Stan died a hero; many survivors of that flight described being helped out of the plane by a "tall bald man with a beard", which can only describe none other than Stan Rogers.
(For those who don't know, on his way home from a folk festival the Air Canada DC-9 he flew on caught fire and landed on the runway in Cincinnati while still ablaze.)
@@bumblebee__ That is not true. Ask Garnett.
Singing Stan Rogers song out loud with my children is one of my favorite things to do in life.
THIS!
once in Maui wandering through the Maritime Museum, there was THIS SONG and Stan's voice out of the blue maybe it was 6 years after he passed….now i have encountered his music in many Maritime Museums and still it surprises me, and sometimes it makes me cry.
haha nice. This song reminds me of the Whaler Village Museum on Maui.
It's a damn tough life, full of toil and strife, we whalermen undergo,
And we don’t give a damn when the gale is done how hard the winds did blow,
‘Cause we're homeward bound from the Arctic grounds with a good ship taught and free,
And we won't give a damn when we drink our rum with the girls from old Maui.
Rolling down to old Maui, me boys, rolling down to old Maui,
We're homeward bound from the Arctic grounds, rolling down to old Maui.
Once more we sail with the northerly gales through the ice and
Wind and rain, Them coconut fronds, them tropical lands, we soon shall see again;
Six hellish months we've passed away on the cold Kamchatka sea,
But now we're bound from the Arctic grounds, rolling down to old Maui.
Rolling down to old Maui, me boys, rolling down to old Maui,
We're homeward bound from the Arctic grounds, rolling down to old Maui.
Once more we sail with the Northerly gales, towards our island home,
our mainmast sprung, our whaling done, and we ain't got far to roam;
Our stuns'l's bones is carried away, what care we for that sound,
A living gale is after us, thank God we're homeward bound.
Rolling down to old Maui, me boys, rolling down to old Maui,
We're homeward bound from the Arctic grounds, rolling down to old Maui.
How soft the breeze through the island trees, now the ice is far astern,
Them native maids, them tropical glades, is awaiting our return;
Even now their big brown eyes look out, hoping some fine day to see,
Our baggy sails, running 'fore the gales, rolling down to old Maui.
Rolling down to old Maui, me boys, rolling down to old Maui,
We're homeward bound from the Arctic grounds, rolling down to old Maui.
"Them coconut fronds, them tropical *lands* , not shores. (In this version, at least)And it's " *our* whaling done" not "ur" 🙂
Thanks for the lyrics!
Thx, I will correct it :)
Just being pedantic, but it's a "stun'sl boom."
Stun'sl booms are extra sails deployed to the port and starboard of a ship to greatly increase the surface area of the main-mast.
Seeing Stan feels like seeing an old friend. It's strange feeling so familiar with a stranger, but his music does that. 'Makes him feel like an old friend you were missing.
This is one of my daughters favorite bedtime songs
My kid loves sea shanties too! I wonder if I should edit some of the words.
Jennifer Bethune
i gotta say i would not and did not...when she was little i took the time to explain to her the historical context and that she should not use some of the words outside the house and it seemed to work...hope that helps
no
Jennifer Bethune please don't. its emotions. its not vulgar. I listened shanties when I was 8 or 9 and it didn't destroyed me in any way.
Dont be that overprotective parent. If your child love those songs, then it should know that its a hard world we live in. Besides the song itself gives you that vibe.
Well, I am an old folkie and my greatest regret is that I had never seen Stan live. This song is great. Our daughter has performed locally (and beyond) in a Celtic band. Her group did this (among many others) at my 65th! Brought tears to my eyes!
Ah, yes. Thanks for your response.
Have they put any performances on RUclips? I'd love to hear their music :)
I saw his son, live at the Edmonton Folk Fest and you would swear it was Stan singing. Amazing voices.
Was searching for an old Blue Nose song we sang in school and I came across this Legend of a man. A Canadian icon i dont know why we were never taught about him in school ! He makes me proud to be a Canadian
i served aboard canada's ice breaker CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent...and stan was the soul and the minstrel of our ship...even tho he set foot aboard. His music kept us at it many times when we wanted to give up. god bless him.
This song will chill you down to the bone, even by the fireplace. Love it.
The one that gives me chills is white squall
I'm sitting in Honolulu reading Hawaii by James Michener. Made me think of this song, and it gives me shivers to hear it now. It's incredible our Maritimers sailed so far and made a new home in the Pacific.
Love this deep timbre voice. One of the best a capella performances I've heard in a while.
Not as good as Barrett's Privateers and Northwest Passage though.
Northwest Passage is Canadian Anthem material.
@@Jamesmartens55 I absolutely agree. What a banger of a song that one is. You must listen to Unleash the Archers perform their cover of it. It is one of my favorites! If you do nothing else today...
I'd be glad to be sailing to old Maui from Kamchatka too.
Stan Rogers was a great singer.
I'm almost embarrassed to say how I discovered Stan Rogers (it was at the Canada pavilion at Disney's Epcot.) The Blue Nose song is part of the film shown there and it haunted me for decades! With the advent of RUclips I was finally able to connect the song and the artist. Marvelous stuff!
"Watching the Apples Grow" is also part of that film.
Don't be. I'd never heard of him until I went to a Renaissance Festival in Texas many years ago, and heard a minstrel sing "The Witch of the West Merlands". She announced it as a Stan Rogers song. I came home and found him on UTube and have been totally hooked ever since.
Rikki0"The Witch of the Westmerlands" is an Archie Fisher song. I like Stan's version better.
thomas Hoban You are quite correct. But the lady mentioned it as a Stan Rogers song which caused me to look him up, so I'm glad she made the mistake. :)
I remember hearing Gordon Lightfoot's the wreck of the edmund Fitzgerald in the Canadian section of epcot.
I love vocal harmony with no instruments at all. Can Someone create a song list of all the non instrumental songs for us guys?
Stan Rogers - Northwest Passage
Stan Rogers - Barrett's Privateers
+Tryst46 Look up "Sea shanties/Sea ballads"
You're welcome
+Tryst46 I agree
God, I get chills every time I hear this song. Love it!
Nobody has a voice like Stan Rogers.
Just heard of Stan as a result of watching "Air Disasters" on Smithsonian channel. What a wonderful singer was lost!!
Ειμαι και εγω Ελληνας κυριε!. Ειμαι 14 και λατρευω αυτο το ειδος τραγουδιων
By God we'll have our home
again
can ya ever feel the POWER in this voice!
After driving from Regina, SK in February to move to Victoria, BC, I boarded the Ferry, went up to an outdoor deck and set my Spotify liked songs on shuffle and popped my earbuds in.
Watching the white foam rushing under me as I left the prairie winter behind for the island, this song came on.
I felt the spirit of this song in my very soul that night
Old Maui = Lahaina 😥. The old whaler's town, with pubs and a prison (after they got their wages & drank all that rum)
The night air. The salty smell. the wind and the flag are singing to me
This song sounds so good! Such a shame he died so young, in 1983 at the age of 33
A living gale is after us, thank God we're homeward bound . . .
Thank you for posting. I have tears in my eyes as I haven't heard this in so long. This is the tune that turned me on to Stan many New year's eves ago. Partying away, this guy says listen to this. For the first time in my life I was utterly speechless. I made him play it 3 more times and thus began an odyssey of discovering this treasure's music.
You Have (Dangus) The Sky Father's Blessing.
Continue this Path.
The memories this brings back are not explainable.
I love his voice, I can't even tell you how much this music means to my husband and myself
Excellent song. Stan had such a powerful voice, yet so controlled, A talent that's very rare in the music industry these days. However newfiefiddler does a pretty good cover of this song.
He was only 33 :(
He died a hero, still a damned pity.
Steve Goodman passed away too young .
He left this world waaaay too early
He left behind a treasure that will never be lost this great music
FROM NEWFOUNDLAND WITH LOVE❤❤❤❤
I have this nostalgia for Scandinavian countries every time I listen to songs as such, idk why.
I just watched the Air Crash Investigation video that Stan died in. I wanted to hear his music.
RIP, sir.
godspeed maui
This is amazing, thank you PA.
Beautiful voice and song. He was taken from us too early. Miss him.
I also love stan Rodgers songs and voice and I'm only 18 years old but started listening to his music on Pandora by accident a couple of years ago
It blows my mind that this is a LIVE performance!
Stan passed away before I could enjoy him live. My loss.
I hear that...
Loreenna McKennit and Stan Rogers, my favourite folk singers...
My god. I can smell the salt and sugar and coffee...and Empire.
Cruel fortune took him too soon- at least he left us with a legacy of so many great songs as this.
Lived here for30 years n never heard this,good weed,good song
Amazing, this song does not have any music. Just melodious singing
40yrs later this surges in popularity
If God had a voice, it would sound like Stan Rogers.
make this a petition to make stan rogers's voice the official God voice.
@@magicl3o yeah you should listen to his live shows they’re epic
It's a damn tough life full of toil and strife
We whalermen undergo.
And we don't give a damn when the day is done
How hard the winds did blow.
'cause we're homeward bound from the Arctic ground
With a good ship, taut and free
And we don't give a damn when we drink our rum
With the girls of Old Maui.
(chorus)
Rolling down to Old Maui, me boys
Rolling down to Old Maui
We're homeward bound from the Arctic ground
Rolling down to Old Maui.
Once more we sail with a northerly gale
Towards our island home.
Our mainmast sprung, our whaling done,
And we ain't got far to roam.
Six hellish months have passed away
On the cold Kamchatka Sea,
But now we're bound from the Arctic ground
Rolling down to Old Maui.
chorus
Once more we sail with a northerly gale
Through the ice and wind and rain.
Them coconut fronds, them tropical lands
We soon shall see again.
Our stu'n's'l bones/booms is carried away
What care we for that sound?
A living gale is after us,
Thank God we're homeward bound.
chorus
How soft the breeze through the island trees,
Now the ice is far astern.
Them native maids, them tropical glades
Is a-waiting our return.
Even now their big brown eyes look out
Hoping some fine day to see
Our baggy sails runnin' 'fore the gales
Rolling down to old Maui.
chorus
(The following verse is seen in some collections and performances of the song, but is not universal:)
And now we're anchored in the bay
With the Kanakas all around
With chants and soft aloha oes
They greet us homeward bound.
And now ashore we'll have good fun
We'll paint them beaches red
Awaking in the arms of a wahine
With a big fat aching head.
chorus
+Luis R. Mendiburu Eliçabe * When the GALE is done.
This is not Stan Roger's version ( This is from wikipedia ) .
This is from Metro Lyrics, and I am pretty sure is much more accurate :
It's a damn tough life, full of toil and strife, we whalermen undergo,
And we won't give a damn when the gale is done how hard the winds did blow,
'caus we're homeward bound from the Arctic grounds with a good ship taught and free,
And we won't give a damn when we drink our rum with the girls from old Maui.
CHORUS:
Rolling down to old Maui, me boys, rolling down to old Maui,
We're homeward bound from the Arctic ground, rolling down to old Maui.
Once more we sail with the northerly gales through the ice and wind and rain,
Them coconut fronds, them tropical lands, we soon
shall see again;
Six hellish months we've passed away on the cold Kamchatka sea,
But now we're bound from the Arctic ground, rolling down to old Maui.
(chorus)
Once more we sail with the Northerly gales, towards our island home,
Our mainmast sprung, our whaling done, and we ain't got far to roam;
Our stuns'l's bones is carried away, what care we for that sound,
A living gale is after us, thank God we're homeward bound.
(chorus)
How soft the breeze through the island trees, now the ice is far astern,
Them native maids, them tropical glades, is awaiting our return;
Even now their big brown eyes look out, hoping some fine day to see,
Our baggy sails, running 'fore the gales, rolling down to old Maui.
This is a very old song, and the "folk process" has likely changed a lyric here or there over the years. Many performers - Pete Seeger was a great example - alter songs. They add verses, change genders (He's so fine, she's so fine), change lyrics, etc. I've heard many versions of "How Can I Keep From Singing?" So there really is no "accurate" version. This is the version Stan chose to perform.
Luis R. Mendiburu Eliçabe -- Thanks for this complete (and accurate) transcription of the lyrics.
half of two refrains are swapped with oneanother in this version, compared to the song.
FYI This version originates with Stan HUGILL. That’s a name that should not be forgotten in connection with this one.
The earliest known version is from 1858
@@Tymthelionking Yeah, I know. My point was that they should know this is not "the" "traditional" song (nor Stan Rogers' song), but a specific construction of the author Stan Hugill. I think that most commenters believe this is either a work of Rogers OR some timeless song that was sung this way forever, whereas it was Hugill that put a specific set of words together with a specific tune and spread that composition to "folk singers" like Rogers.
I am singing an 1859 version here:
ruclips.net/video/-K29Mf5NdSM/видео.html
... but no one likes it because it doesn't say "damn" every second or sound like a 20th century Navy guy who got off at Honolulu and wants to go out to bars, lol.
@McGrenzer thanks for the comments, i have been combing thru my stan rogers tunes and been adding ones that were not on youtube. make sure to check out "Harris and the Mare". i just added it yesterday. :)
LOVE FOR LIFE❤❤❤
I could cry the hole time. reminds me to Canada
Шикарная песня ! Скрип мачт и солёные брызги в лицо !!!
Yeah its time for shanties with the boys!
Great Song!
This has to be in every chanteyman's seachest for sure. Stan did one best versions of this song I've ever heard and my favorite. Thanks for putting this up !
THANKS FOR POSTING THIS! I am starting to really love this guy and his songs. Great voices and music. Thanks for keeping his memory going.
Godspeed, Stanro'Jazz.
God bless this man.
Man sailing sure has changed lol. When I left the USN 10 years ago, they were serving chicken fried steak and gravy on the mess decks which had a flat-screen and a Xbox and or PlayStation port at the end of each long table hahahaha.
By God We’ll Have Our Home Again
They'll never take space. Eventually we'll come back and have it all.
All hail the Stan Rogers !!!
Fair winds and following seas, Mr.Rogers.
Jestewm Polakie,m.Ale kocham te piesn.Pozdrawiam.YNWA.
Thanks Monte u led me to this legendary song
This melody is also used in “By God We’ll Have Our Home Again”
Heard this for the first time. The voice for the song is perfect. Just looked into his other stuff. Fucking brilliant stuff work. Cheers!
Stan= GOAT
Thanks for the post. I am in awe of this mans talent. Check out his son, Nathan, "The jewel of Paris"
Oh my god he sounds just like him!
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Thank you ! I had a lot of pleasure listening to this, and to "Harris and the Mare". My own tapes of Stan Rogers were lost thirteen years ago or so. I still sing his songs, and taught them to my kids, but now they can hear him.
Don't you just love it when men sing manly songs?
What a voice.
You said it.
I love this song!
Such a wonderful talent.
I'm listening to this after a rough week of winter weather (130 car pile-up over the weekend due to whiteout conditions) and I can feel summer's warmth
A masterpiece...
Notes that are nuances of the melody, lost to others, are not lost to you, therefore I bookmarken.
It does not get any better then this.
(Verse)
It's a damn tough life, full of toil and strife, we whaler-men undergo
And we don't give a damn when the gale is done, how hard the
Winds did blow
For we're homeward bound from the Arctic ground with a good ship, taut and free
And we won't give a damn when we drink our rum with the girls
Of old Maui
(Chorus)
Rolling down to old Maui, me boys, rolling down to old Maui
We're homeward bound from the Arctic ground, rolling down to old Maui
(Verse)
Once more we sail with the northerly gale through the ice and wind and rain
Them coconut fronds, them tropical lands, we soon shall see again
For six hellish months we've passed away on the cold Kamchatka sea
But now we're bound from the Arctic ground, rolling down to old Maui
(Chorus)
Rolling down to old Maui, me boys, rolling down to old Maui
We're homeward bound from the Arctic ground, rolling down to old Maui
(Verse)
Once more we sail with the northerly gale, towards our island home
Our whaling done, our mainmast sprung, and we ain't got far to roam
Our stu'n's'l booms is carried away, what care we for that sound?
A living gale is after us, thank God we're homeward bound!
(Chorus)
Rolling down to old Maui, me boys, rolling down to old Maui
We're homeward bound from the Arctic ground, rolling down to old Maui
(Verse)
How soft the breeze through the island trees, now the ice is far astern
Them native maids, them tropical glades, is awaiting our return
Even now their big brown eyes look out, hoping some fine day to see
Our baggy sails, running 'fore the gales, rolling down to old Maui
(Chorus)
Rolling down to old Maui, me boys, rolling down to old Maui
We're homeward bound from the Arctic ground, rolling down to old Maui
Rolling down to old Maui, me boys, rolling down to old Maui
We're homeward bound from the Arctic ground, rolling down to old Maui
You the man!
I've heard many recordings of this song, but none compare to Stan Rogers.
This version of "By God we'll have our home again" is great
When there’s nothing left but the fire in my chest and the air that fills my lungs
I’ll hold my tears and trade my years for a glimpse at kingdom come
On the other side of misery there’s a world we long to see
The strife we share will take us there to relief and sovereignty
Is that the white supremacist anthem? Fuckin idiots couldn't even come up with their own tune. Stan would be pissed for that use of his song.
@@78getbackjack sure he would...
Stan didn't write this song and many songs are written to fit well known tunes.
Are whites not allowed a homeland?
"This version"? This song was mentioned in a ship's logbook in the year 1850.
@@kenhamer4793 I understand it's the original, which would make it the original version.
Or like I said. A version.
Rollin down to hold mah wee
Mister Rogers neighborhood.
Damn skippy.
i'm sunday harmonica player, and from all of shanties i like this one. Maybe U know place on web where i can find tabs to this song for diatonic harmonica?
Good luck playing this one. Its in a minor key so unless you got some of those then you're out of luck
A rare Pacific maritime chant.
Haunting.
Best version of my favorite sea shanty
Really good
Poor Maui
cant wait til we sail the void to mars and beyond, and see how people will turn to art to share it to the rest of us
Ecellent.
Why are all of the really great music artists taken way to early from us.