THE BOOTSTRAPPERS, "Spanish Ladies"

[englisc449]

Utter shit

[MrMoonpaced]

im a us native and sailors grandson this song is so tornn up that its barely reconizable

[Britbull79]

Christ I have not heard a worse version of this song and I'm drunk at the moment so thats definately not good. It is a traditional British sailor song and it has been 'Raked' and 'Broadsided' by these Lubbers lol

[Jongleurs1]

it's a capstan shanty not a drinking song!

it isn't american! it's british navy, hence:

"we'll rant and we'll roar like true british sailors"

and

"Until we strike soundings in the channel of old England;

From Ushant to Scilly is thirty five leagues."

[Booshman]

Very true, but that's the nature of folk songs, the lyrics change to suit whoever's singing it. I point you to a song by Great Big Sea called 'Rant and Roar' - also uses the tune of Spanish Ladies, but is sung about Newfoundland.

As much as it pains me to hear a British song made into a Yankee tune, this isn't entirely bad :P

[Jongleurs1]

i suppose

but to be passed of as an american pirate song for children in disneyland of all places, i feel is an insult to this song.

and it pains me too

there is however a canadian variant as you say but the original is british navy. just for background info, the canadian version was adapted from the bitish one in the 19thC on a voyage out of newfoundland.

[AdyMac]

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