The Original & True Ver (The Good Ship Venus)

[420metalhippie]

high-larious!!! Louden is a genius in his own Wainright, even if this song is older than salt water!

[dinnnnnga]

shite



[sootcase]

Why spoil a good song by Americanising it? I sang this song for many years decades ago before prim people started to disapprove. This version is awful - unfunny and stupid - unless you think a song that contains a "penis" and "fuckin" is necessarily funny.

[MouthOfTheUnknown]

who is singing this?

[dozyvan]

we used to sing this as a Venture Scout. Finlay found the original version all I had to go by was the sheet music but i'm glad we were Farly close to how it was supposed to sound :D

[Shadowserpent95]

what happened to the dog?

[wealllive]

@Shadowserpent95 they "took that hound and ground and ground that faithful hound from Denver to Dover." you know, bestiality to relive tension between ports. they screwed the pooch, literally.

[InfSourApplez]

@wealllive Denver didn't exist then.... I think it's Tenereve? The point is Bahamas to UK

[meestafeesh]

@slimboy1927 @Davidindigitaland It is indeed Loudon Wainwright III. This track was on his album "Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys".

[Iarinthel]

Sounds like a fun voyage. I wonder if they're accepting applicants...?

[slimboy1927]

who singing this song then eh?

[Davidindigitaland]

@slimboy1927 Sounds like none other than Loudon Wainwright III to me

[8x13Wolf]

Well, I've got a new song to teach the kids this summer.

[milhistbuff1]

Non military related but Jim Croce's The ball of Kerrymuir is along the same lines.... This is hilarious.

[paulc68]

LOUDON



[ldimmack2010]

the sailors in the song should be reported to the r.s.p.c.a for what they did to that poor dog ;-)

[rasonage]

I like the poxy boggards' version better

[MerryMac1000]

lol I've heard so many variations of this song. This one is quite nice to listen to.

[adictionchannel]

apparently (for as far as you can trust wikipedia) the spongebob theme was based on the sexpistols's version of the song

[covbez]

Load of shit sex pistols version loads better

[HawthornWitch]

Eight people can suck a dead man's penis

[HeavyMetalBeliever]

Well, everybody's been on the Good Ship Venus.

[earlajune]

naughty naughty ;)

[RuncibleEngineer]

theres no such thing as original version of this but its still amazing :) first heard it when i was 7 or 8 and since have heard at least ten or so different versions. some 5 verses some 30 with various levels of peversion :D

[MagellansUnderwear]

I listen to this over and over.

[mclaquarius94]

I couldn't keep myself from bursting out in surprised laughter at certain parts. Naughtiest song ever, and that includes the Cuckoo's Nest.

[rishonritter12]

I've been looking for this FOREVER!

[CaptainGorgon]

Captain Gorgon is unleashed! He has recorded that old navy/bomber command nugget: The North Atlantic Squadron in an updated dance format with original unexpurgated lyrics. Explicit and not for those of Victorian mindset. Thanks to TuneCore it is now available across the world via ITunes.

If you are not faint of heart, spread the word. If you are, sorry.

See Captain Gorgon on YouTube.

[kemlo]

yes, yes, yes, ha ha ha .....

[geraintwd]

Oh fucking hell, this is even funnier than the Sex Pistols' version XD

[shellback1978]

excellent

[ZEROEVILDARKCOOL]

WHITE PEOPLE ARE SO MUCH DIRTIER THAN BLACK PEOPLE BUT BY BEING SO CONSERVATIVE THE LANGUAGE IS SO MUCH MORE WELL DECIPHERED THAN SLANG THAT NO ONE UNDERSTANDS OR APPRECIATES IT.

[pumkinpatch22]

I love how I was brought here by the author of a young adult series. :)

[Taker1116]

Where this is a nice cover, I would rather hear the version from The Great Rock -N- Roll Swindle.

[imanuglyfrogtoo]

Hmmm, Oscar Brand recorded an early version in 1952.! Here you will find his album...Bawdy Songs and Backroom Ballads: Volume 5. Bawdy Sea Shanties. (1952-Audio Fidelity) You're A Liar [aka Four Old Whores From Winnipeg] Good Ship Venus We Set Sail Can't Ya Dance The Polks Bell Bottom Trousers A Clean Song Johnny Come Down The Hilo Turalai Backside Rules The Navy Blow The Man Down Jinny Wren Bride Keyhole In The Door There's Nothing Else To Do [aka Friggin' In The Riggin'] Lulu

[chicagocaam]

every song Steve Jones play I like

[VeryFairygirl14]

So dirty and yet so awesome.

[graefus]

3:14 to 5:07 is the best part....hahahahaha just joking very good song...i can't stop hearing it...xD

[xlbyg07]

and i thought the sex pistols version was rude....lmao...great post...thumbs up + shared...

[jlim2397]

This is a very very old song - they sang it in Jane Austen's time.

[DeadMeatization]

Thats one sick song....I love it!!!

[Gonnakillyou]

@DeadMeatization It's over the top, sure, but sick? I dunno. More silly really, in some verses.

[cubfan531]

It's pretty obscure (and awesome) when the Sex Pistols remake is the tamer of the two versions.

[yuryiodizadebee]

top of the pops

[AKyrieG]

I love this!

[Stratagemini]

Is this Loudon Wainright?

[hank500thecool]

way better than the sex pistols

[akaame12]

good old dirty sea songs, always good for a few laughs

[Spiderwebsider]

The Bo'sun's name was Paul and he only had one ball but with that knacker he rolled tobacco round the cabin wall The second mate was Carter by fuck he was a farter when the wind didn't blow and the ship wouldn't go it was Carter the farter to start her frigging in the rigging frigging in the rigging 'cos there's fuck all else to do I spent many years as a British merchant seaman so I love a good old traditional sea shanty. We sang 'em all 'cos there was literally "fuck all else to do!"

[vergeofsomething]

NASTY lol

[Anaconda541]

AWESOME is the only word i would use for this song

[lycanthrope13]

I'm a female, this is the funniest fucking song ever!!!! I just heard it for the first time Saturday (from a gunner on the USS Constitution), he sang it for me then you-tubed it later- this shanty rules!!!!

[SloppybobStudios]

Just listen to "friggin in the riggin" by the sex pistols - gets a bit ruder :D

[RatMadness]

Awesome song! Couldn't help but laugh.... and wow.. yeah... I know some sailors... and yeah, some of them really are dirty XD

Used to go to a naval school myself and we kinda lost count who was dating who and who had swapped partners... XD

[Southwind25]

This has got to be one of the best fun songs i have heard in SO long.. We are sailors, swingers and absolutly love it!....this could be the new theme song for our sailboat!

[Vinovnik01]

Wonderful and very funny song!!!

Greetings from Russia!

[4beatlefans]

I don't think I'll sing this to my maiden Aunt...!

[Poringez]

where in the world would i find a ship like this? :(

[theneil100]

nice one

[Skateboard4life]

was this a sex pistol song first

[littlecatkin]

On the good ship Venus By Christ you should have seen us The figurehead was a whore in bed Sucking a dead man's penis The captain's name was Lugger By Christ he was a bugger He wasn't fit to shovel shit From one ship to another And the second mate was Andy By Christ he had a dandy Till they crushed his cock on a jagged rock For cumming in the brandy

[littlecatkin]

The third mate's name was Morgan By God he was a gorgon From half past eight he played till late Upon the captain's organ The captain's wife was Mabel And by God was she able To give the crew their daily screw Upon the galley table The captain's daughter Charlotte Was born and bred a harlot Her thighs at night were lily white By morning they were scarlet

[littlecatkin]

The cabin boy was Kipper By Christ he was a nipper He stuffed his ass with broken glass And circumcised the skipper The captain's lovely daughter Liked swimming in the water Delighted squeals came when some eels Found her sexual quarters The cook his name was Freeman And he was a dirty demon And he fed the crew on menstrual stew And hymens fried in semen

[littlecatkin]

And the ship's dog was called Rover And we turned the poor thing over And ground and ground that faithful hound From Teneriff to Dover When we reached our station Through skillful navigation The ship got sunk in a wave of spunk From too much fornication On the good ship Venus By Christ you should have seen us The figurehead was a whore in bed Sucking a dead man's penis

[archimede971]

Post the lyrics, please!

[nittan2]

if you all can find a book called "the bawdy beautiful" or "the spheres book of improper verse" very old book full of songs and of course the Original version. good version though

[RazelG]

Loudon Wainwright, def. not the original

[Dulcimerist]

Is this Fred Penner singing? LOL

[TheIrishFist]

This is Loudon Wainwright, isn't it?

[bjsparntz]

Is this Gordon Lightfoot?

[Deathmaiden666]

To Daftyduck:

I live in Kentucky, and this ain't country; it's a remake of the original. Plus I'm sure nobody cares about what you say. Ciao.

[daftyduk]

sounds like friggin in the chicken shed....whats this cuntry western shite all about

[markusa]

sex pistols done it in 1978/9

[shashi2005]

This is NOT the original (It was only recorded in 2007). The sex pistols recorded it decades ago ...and I was singing this a long time before them. It is known in the UK as a rugby song

[grizzle100]

Its a traditional British air  from the early 1800s

[Flagg1991]

Yes, thank you. Everyone seems to think that this song came wholly from the Sex Pistols.

[baszsiejj]

why there is 100000 years of silence at the end:P

btw good song:P

[kstreaesa]

who else covered this

[cutepooka4u]

On the good ship Venus By Christ you should have seen us The figurehead was a whore in bed Sucking a dead man's penis The captain's name was Lugger By Christ he was a bugger He wasn't fit to shovel shit From one ship to another And the second mate was Andy By Christ he had a dandy Till they crushed his cock on a jagged rock For cumming in the brandy

[bmatchick]

Anyone know the name of the paining they are showing here? I really like it an wouldn't mind having a print. :)

[wiggy1988]

Its called "La Rochelle" by Radojavor

you should be able to find him on the Deviant Art website

[hywel777]

awesome

[gnm109]

Arrrrrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

[Shezebel76]

Yeah it is Loudon Wainwright III. It's on a compilation album of Chanteys and Pirate songs called "Rogues Gallery"! Highly recommended if you like anything Piratey (I do!)

[crida498]

Who made this song?

[thedoveoflove]

Sounds like Loudon Wainwright to me

[Blinkaholic182]

Hilarious!

[Thotamon]

On the good ship Venus

By Christ you should have seen us

The figurehead was a whore in bed

Sucking a dead man's penis

The captain's name was Lugger

By Christ he was a bugger

He wasn't fit to shovel shit

From one ship to another

[rombo1982]

one of the best sailor's song i've ever heard. we have dirtiest songs in italy,but also this is dirt enough :)

[tiedyemind]

what's up with the two minutes of silence after the song is over?

[DjMorglith]

This is the dirtiest song I've ever heard...and I love it for that fact.

[maolchalium]

Getting on in years and heard and sung many versions of this. This is the best. And I'm English.

[CabooseKid]

taken of the Rouge's Gallery CDs, great collection of ship songs, check it out...

[Jillby50]

One of my favorite albums. I wish 'Baltimore Whores' was on Youtube. They wrote some filthy songs all those centuries ago - love 'em ;)

[MorganBonny]

It is. Look it up, version off this same album by Gavin Friday.

[flmntresses]

Love this...i like celtic and old english folk style music. this song was sent to me by a friend who happens to be an Englishman and he stated "this is just a bawdy English Folk Song i thought you might enjoy"....i think it is AWESOME!!!

[SquareHeadSlacker]

WTF this isn`t right! this is a terrible version!

by posting this you have insulted all englishmen

[Furlie]

Haha...repost repost repost....haha joke

[simontheboy]

This is a great version, and if you claim to speak for all Englishmen, obviously according to your doctrine - all Englishmen are Fops, Dandies, racists or worse. I am sure you have sex with knotholes in the fence or sheep. You sir are a cad and a bounder, or just a cunt.

[maxstafford]

@simontheboy Sir, you make that sound like a bad thing...! lol

[hank500thecool]

@simontheboy BREAKING NEWS : SIMON IS A LITTLE BITCH

[HenryNSkelly]

@simontheboy Errrr,,,, Who are you talking to?

[kemlo]

@simontheboy beautifully put, simon. ive been laughing for the last 10 minutes re- your comments. cheers, kemlo.

[simontheboy]

@kemlo Thanks

[RedGemAlchemist]

@simontheboy Yeah! Down the English!

Maybe I'm just saying that 'coz I'm Irish. Oh well.

[993009944]

this is the dirtiest song i've ever heard. SO AWESOME

[theneil100]

@993009944 robert burns wrote a song called the bonny lass of livingston that was worse

[TheRealMegurineLuka]

@993009944 *smiling* I sang it to my little brother and sister. They laughed.

[crazyNirvana]

LOL

the cook his name was freeman

and he was a dirty demon

he fed the crew on menstrual stew

and hymens fried in semen

FUNNIEST THING EVER

[lukedogg69]

love this tune tis from the album rogues gallery co produced by jhonny depp check the album its awsome if u like folky sea shantys :) \/

[sentinelx1337]

This is pretty fucking funny. LYRICS PL0X

[JesusFuckingChristt]

wtf is THIS load of crap!

[frodopimley]

love this song, then again its the right song for loudon wainwright to do!!

[Dementat]

This is awful, as an Englishman, a drinker, and rugby player form a shipbuilding/naval family, this is not even close to a true version of Good Ship Venus!

[Dromega90210]

this version is alot better.  who sung this?

[ThatsMrRobertson]

Loudon Wainwright III.

[jas1968]

PMSL I think its better than the sex pistols version

[InitiativeProduction]

fantastic!

[Tearshedsangel]

lol

perfect.

[nathanson1947]

Sounds like a variation of the World War II song, "North Atlantic Squadron".

[Dementat]

Good ship venus (or friggin' in the riggin') is about 200 years older than north atlantic squadron

[osmanputeh]

please show the lyrics..

[macleod27]

look at the sex pistols version on the album great rock n roll swindle google the lyrics

[alplisk]

I think you pretty much pinned it down mate

[ingottoe]

This recording is featured on the fairly recent shanty collection Rogue's Gallery, which also features Bono and Sting. As for songs like this - I am guessing DrHeinous and alplisk are being sarcastic, as there are PLENTY of songs with a similar pornographic nature - see Liz Phair's "Flower" for example, with a line like "I just want your fresh young jimmy jamming slamming ramming in me" or "I'll fuck you till your dick is blue" I am confident our taste for dirty lyrics remains.

[alplisk]

LOL

[fishinfirefighter2]

Great song, our rugby team loves singing this one.

[Rubygeode]

Who is the performer? A rather dry performance of the song, but if you are trying to learn it you can certainly hear the lyrics very well.

[DrHeinous]

Loudon Wainwright III (perhaps best known for his song, Dead Skunk)

[alplisk]

Aye agreed I seriously doubt many peeps would write songs like this our day's

[A0GP5YCH0]

@alplisk

i know i wish more songs like this were still been written.

[Gonnakillyou]

@alplisk I would. But I'm not a good composer, so it would be in vain.

[DrHeinous]

They sure don't write 'em like this anymore! (Glad I'm a landlubber)