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  • I didn't realize how downright dirty this song is until I read the lyrics.

    This has got to be the filthiest, bawdiest, befouled, unhygienic piece of smut vulgar I have ever fallen in love with.

  • who really cares if its a shanty a jig or a waltz its amazing music that sadly has been forgotten its real music played by real people thats all i going to say long live the pogues and shane mcgowan a true music legend

  • Who cares if it's not technically a shanty, let's just concentrate on the fact it's a fucking awesome song!

  • hultonclint is right this is not strictly a shanty. Strictly speaking it's not but it's pretty good. Sailors certainly played jigs and reels as well, but shanties were usually used to provide a rhythm for hauling and pulling and actions that got the men to pull at the same time and in time.

  • this is a very fine jig... but it is not a shanty anymore than it is a waltz or foxtrot for that matter.

  • This is not a shantie. There is no call and response. The pull would be on the last beat of the response. This is a jig and in no way a sailing song it could be classifide as a Fo'c's'le song

  • @DuckyKAOS you are a sad sad cunt why don't you fuck off and moan about the pogues - and the band played waltzing matilda - not being a real waltz song...dickhead

  • Lovely tune!

  • Clasic tha whos comng drinkin drop me a line

  • Not a shanty...just sayin

    it's jigs

  • @hultonclint

    shanty just means sailorsong and this is one.... just sayin ;)

  • @MasterMarf No it doesn't. Something more specific. But it's not a sailor song either. It's jigs, and some lyrics sung to a jig....shanties and sailor songs are not jigs.

  • @hultonclint

    aaw, sry but the translation of both into german is wierd.

    so this song is a jig?

  • @MasterMarf A part of this is the kesh jig

  • The compliments pass when the quality meet

  • "I met with Bill James we fought over crusts

    He called me a whore and I booted his crutch

    Then we shared out the jack and we thought it a treat

    The compliments pass when the quality meet"

    100% unabridged fucking genius.

  • great!

  • It's actually from the album "Red Roses For Me"

  • ...And a pox and a curse on the people round here!

  • Love it

  • i wish to god i was back on the sea again :(

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