It's an old whaling shanty, and the "up she rises" can refer to the anchor of the ship, or to sails, or rigging. This type song was known as a "hauling shanty" because the seamen would sing it while doing physical tasks on the ship, and it helped keep everyone "in rhythm" and working together. A "shantyman" would sing the verse, then the seamen would answer (much like the cadence counts of the military uses). The thumping he mentions was originally the feet of the seamen!
All of the hateful comments on this song between Irish and British are shameful. It doesn't matter which country you come from,or which country the song came from. Let the music be a reminder of how we all bleed the same.
(This is coming from an American with Irish ancestry)
@ninelivecat Aiii!!! a hair of the dog!!! my Nan would say it to me when i woke with bloodshot eyes and a sandy mouth,and a hot tottie with Jameson ,a rind of the orange and a couple cloves!!!! off to work i went!!! and at noon the pub was flowin again!!
Not with the Clancys, but with Joe Val and the New England Bluegrass Boys. One of Tommy's best sounding albums. It's called "An Evening with Tommy Makem" mostly, but had a different name on its 1st release. By the way, as someone who got to know Tommy a bit over the last 2 decades of his life, I can definitely say that regardless of point of view, he would be DISGUSTED with the negative comments hurled back and forth on this video. If you indeed honor the man, drop them. Peace. RIP Old Friend
Ireland belongs to the Irish You damn brits think your better than everyone else. No my country isnt perfect but at least iam free. Thats all the Irish want is to be free of the grip of England, as did our forefathers. We stomped your sorry tails not once but twice, not only that if it were not for the United States you would have been stomped in WWI and WWII. Your only saving grace in my opinion was the Ladies from Hell and the brave Irishman who fought with them. So piss off you damn Brit.
Well my boys we are all living in a cruel world. That the song is written by , for and with English heritage is not in dispute in my mind. So what? Yes english lads were also pressed into service. There is NO question that the ENGLISH invaded the Island of Ireland. Stole the lands and possessions of and killed the NATIVE inhabitants Also historical FACT. The Scotts were also in the sights of the english. Let us not forget that even americans were pressed into service.
And so you are quite correct but let it be known that the IRISH, who were english slaves, were assaulted and pressed into service aboard english man-o-war ships. That is how the Irish came to endear this little shanty. So there!!
@jcburton13 You need to read some history books. This song is ENGLISH, written in an English accent, sung in an English accent. see my above comment to metalfreak.
This has NOTHING to do with the Irish. This is an Old English Sea shanty from the 18th century in the British Navy and I'm Scottish. It has fuck all to do with Irish. They didn't even have a Navy. Ignorance is bliss, eh? Some people see the world like Disney with no knowledge. especially Americans.
@metallifreak77 You're the fucking idiot. RYou're just a Yank who thinks he's fucking Irish. You are American, not Irish. To think all Irish were slaves on British ships is just stupidity. There was more ENGLISH press-ganged onto ships from the South Coast of England in the ports. What is it with Yanks and history? They seem to think Ireland was involved in everything. Your country owes more of it's history to English and Scots than Irish. Try reading some history books. Thick fuck
@townie76 I'm a History major. Also a Psychology major, which brings me to my next point. What is it with yellow-toothed Brits and their weak grasp of how other people think? When did I ever say Ireland was involved in everything. While your country was killing people all over the world for several hundred years, Ireland was doing nothing? Hmm. My grandfather, and my great grandfather, were both in the IRA. I'm currently living in Ireland. So tell me, is culture that clear-cut to you?
@metallifreak77 Being a history major means jack It involves studying a narrow view of one piece in time. Clearly you know nothing of British Naval history, as has been demonstrated. As for you culture being clear cut. Yes, it is. you are sadly just another plastic Irish. You are American and no amount of moving to Ireland is gonna change that. Without us Brits going around the world there would be no modern world. How many Irish were involved in killing Native Americans for example? IRA = Scum
@townie76 Wow, plastic Irish? That's bullshit, especially coming from a yellow-toothed mutt like yourself. Where's the empire now? Hmm? You take on birthright is ridiculous. You cannot destroy family culture simply by being born somewhere, although a Brit would take that stance, wouldn't you? I actually enjoy British history, very much so, but the British have done far worse my friend. IRA = Necessary. You suppress a people, you deserved it. That's the way history works.
@metallifreak77 Yep, you are just a plastic Irish who has about as much in common with the Irish as a Frenchman does. You are a dumb Yank - FACT. As for your views on the IRA how many of the Iraq civilians did you Yanks kill? 90% of all deaths were civilians How many Vietnamese? 80% Need I go on about your colonization of the planet right now. This is why so many Brits were not bothered by 9/11, due to your stupid support of the IRA and your viewpoint on it.
I have a friend who's 12 year old son likes to watch "Sponge Bob." This song was playing on it tonight. I was singing him the lyrics and telling him it's an Irish song. (He wasn't impressed). Sigh.
@amdee1970 Red hair is generally believed to come from Viking lineage, Scandinavian ancestors from over 700 years ago. Got a fucking beef with the Vikings? Good fucking luck pal.
Never heard of a confirmation oath of sobriety. An Irishmen choosing not drink...ever has to be a joke. I'm Mc and Protestant, and damn proud to be both!
@Anon9013 All well and good, I'm just saying that what's written does not match what Tommy and the Clancy Brothers are actually singing in this version.
Tommy Makem did this song like no other! The High Kings, btw, are fine, but they're the "Up With People" version of Celtic music. They need to dirty up a bit to be legit.
@blackwolfoo1 You're working on your accent? Damn, you must be one of the biggest posers I ever met. You either have an accent or you don't, you don't 'work on' it.
@cornjuggler That's Tommy Makem for you ....and he never had a drink in his life.. he took his Confirmation pledge seriously for life... saying his word was his bond....
@pegasus249 In his youth hewould have taken 'The Confirmation Pledge' to refrain from alcohol..... and Tommy considered his word was his bond...As a Irish Republican from Keady County Armagh... where they take principles seriously...so personally he this was just the road he travelled... which kept him on an even keel during those stightly manic times with 'The Clancys'
Shiver me timbers & make me walk the plank! Arrrr.. it's me favorite sea chanty! Puts me in the mood to have another tankard of grog! 'Tis a fine band of music makers presented here! Blast! Me parrot has just pooped on me shoulder again...it's me dry cleaning bills that have driven me to be a pirate! Avhast there...I THANK YE for sharing this toe-tapper with me & me crew of salty sea dogs. All we need now is a group of comely wenches to dance with...and who won't mind peg legs & eye patches!
It'a a popular song, I think from the 15th or 16th cent. There's a very nice version by the King singers, no way to find it round here, but perhaps Itunes...
I agree Mac and Katey that we live in a sea of trash pop culture, but there is still good music out there, you just have to find it yourself, it won't be broadcast to you. There are real diamonds out there in the sea of fakes.
Ugg club music its all remix crap and techno music. There is an Irish Pub in St. Louis I am going to try and visit this summer they usually have a good line up of up and coming Irish folk singers that are in the states.
YOU CALL THIS A GEM OF A SONG. i knew tommy makem very very well. This is definately not a gem of tommy. Look at four green fields or leaving of liverpool or even Mary mack. This is the least gem of a song. This isnt even irish folk music. Tommy always told me the only reason he sings non irish music sometimes is because they are fun to sing.
And to me that is what makes it a gem. It is fun, active, and it doesn't always have to be traditional Irish music to be a great classic. Plus it demonstrates how great these guys were at performing and getting the audience into the swing of things. I will take for granted that your opinions will differ from mine, but that is the way of things and you can't change that.
no its tommy i have to correct you that gets the audience to sing. it always has been. Tommy always said its not a show if the audience sits and does nothing.
benny, " The Captain's Daughter " was a euphemism for the Cat 'o Nine Tails lash. To " put him in bed with the Captain's daughter " actually meant to strap him to a cannon and lash him with the Cat 'o Nine Tails. It was called the Captain's daughter because it was kept locked up in the Captain's cabin and he was the only one who could authorize it's use.
I'm looking for an another perfomance of this song. it's a black and white movie, from like the 50's one man stands and play guitar with a quite big audience, i've forgotten the title of it on Youtube.
Because you`re a real waterman, and they`re just a sackfull of snobs. Keep up the spirit mate. My favorite windsurfer bud P. Sharke`s words are my favorite: There`s nothing better than "A Day On The Water, A Night In The Bottle" .
That's just a few of the other verses I remember. But no matter what verses are sung, no one sings them better than the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem.
I've always heard "put him in bed with the captain's daughter" followed by "but you ain't seen the captain's daughter" and "she looks like an orangutan" :-P
Ah yes - but we seem to be missing the joke here. The 'captain's daughter' was an ironic slang term for the cat-o'-nine-tails whip used by the skipper to administer punishment for a wide range of offences - including drunkenness. 10 lashes with the cat could put a man in bed for a week - that's what the line actually means. No skipper in old times would tolerate the sailors singing an insolent song with a vulgar reference to his actual daughter.
10 were not drunk enough
slatanicbastard 1 week ago
Way, hay up she rises...
4youpepcza 1 month ago
I'm Aussie but love this style of Irish music
shaneasmith6 1 month ago
9 People got put in a Long Boat.........
vandenboschzm 1 month ago
i WOKE UP WITH THIS SONG IN MY MIND, WHY I DONT KNOW, BUT I HAD TO HEAR IT.THERE IS JUST SOMETHING ABOUT IT,
1234roseberry 3 months ago
@aoliver are you a moron?
11nwright 3 months ago
Arrr! Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day, ye scalliwags!
mvoress 4 months ago
I couldn't get past the instructions to the audience as to how to stomp their feet.
Himaryous 4 months ago
Ive never heard an better irish singing group then the clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem.
allenshepard 5 months ago 4
GREAT!!! (:
attends 6 months ago
It's an old whaling shanty, and the "up she rises" can refer to the anchor of the ship, or to sails, or rigging. This type song was known as a "hauling shanty" because the seamen would sing it while doing physical tasks on the ship, and it helped keep everyone "in rhythm" and working together. A "shantyman" would sing the verse, then the seamen would answer (much like the cadence counts of the military uses). The thumping he mentions was originally the feet of the seamen!
MKIVWWI 6 months ago
This is fabulous. Thanks, vlikavec, for uploading.
Finarphin 6 months ago
@aoliver actually, quite a few Irish bands sang traditional songs that came long before the artist was born
RikuIshmaru 7 months ago 2
@gurkharog
Sounds like it is! :)
vilktube 7 months ago
the clancy brothers always seem get it right! no one compares
irishbroog92 8 months ago 2
ahh thats proper lads,damned fine.
fritzkat 8 months ago 2
My father, a member of the RCN during WWII, used to quote back to us bits of this song when we were kids in the 50's.
rdvqc 8 months ago 2
I love this version!
Quamlen 8 months ago 15
Which year is this!?
stinkbegaaier 8 months ago
All of the hateful comments on this song between Irish and British are shameful. It doesn't matter which country you come from,or which country the song came from. Let the music be a reminder of how we all bleed the same.
(This is coming from an American with Irish ancestry)
KungFuVamp 8 months ago 4
fantastic rendition, where DID you get this version? ;) it's great, love the penny whistle sound too...
ThomasSeidler 9 months ago
Give him some rum early in thy mornin
ninelivecat 10 months ago
@ninelivecat Aiii!!! a hair of the dog!!! my Nan would say it to me when i woke with bloodshot eyes and a sandy mouth,and a hot tottie with Jameson ,a rind of the orange and a couple cloves!!!! off to work i went!!! and at noon the pub was flowin again!!
joeknee4767 9 months ago 2
Not with the Clancys, but with Joe Val and the New England Bluegrass Boys. One of Tommy's best sounding albums. It's called "An Evening with Tommy Makem" mostly, but had a different name on its 1st release. By the way, as someone who got to know Tommy a bit over the last 2 decades of his life, I can definitely say that regardless of point of view, he would be DISGUSTED with the negative comments hurled back and forth on this video. If you indeed honor the man, drop them. Peace. RIP Old Friend
swvacollings290 10 months ago
Ireland belongs to the Irish You damn brits think your better than everyone else. No my country isnt perfect but at least iam free. Thats all the Irish want is to be free of the grip of England, as did our forefathers. We stomped your sorry tails not once but twice, not only that if it were not for the United States you would have been stomped in WWI and WWII. Your only saving grace in my opinion was the Ladies from Hell and the brave Irishman who fought with them. So piss off you damn Brit.
hellavictus 10 months ago
Sounds very... Hm... Traditional ? lol. I like it, although I'm not an Irish.
lightdp 10 months ago
Happy St. Patrick's to both the proud children of Eire & those who became Irish just for today as an excuse to get drunk.
TimelordR 10 months ago 2
Well my boys we are all living in a cruel world. That the song is written by , for and with English heritage is not in dispute in my mind. So what? Yes english lads were also pressed into service. There is NO question that the ENGLISH invaded the Island of Ireland. Stole the lands and possessions of and killed the NATIVE inhabitants Also historical FACT. The Scotts were also in the sights of the english. Let us not forget that even americans were pressed into service.
jcburton13 11 months ago
8 People don't know what to do with the drunken sailor
666Sirius 11 months ago
8 People don't know what to do with the drunken sailor
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jcburton13 11 months ago
And so you are quite correct but let it be known that the IRISH, who were english slaves, were assaulted and pressed into service aboard english man-o-war ships. That is how the Irish came to endear this little shanty. So there!!
jcburton13 11 months ago
@jcburton13 You need to read some history books. This song is ENGLISH, written in an English accent, sung in an English accent. see my above comment to metalfreak.
townie76 11 months ago
This has NOTHING to do with the Irish. This is an Old English Sea shanty from the 18th century in the British Navy and I'm Scottish. It has fuck all to do with Irish. They didn't even have a Navy. Ignorance is bliss, eh? Some people see the world like Disney with no knowledge. especially Americans.
townie76 11 months ago
@townie76 Yea, read that comment above you, you fucking idiot.
metallifreak77 11 months ago
@metallifreak77 You're the fucking idiot. RYou're just a Yank who thinks he's fucking Irish. You are American, not Irish. To think all Irish were slaves on British ships is just stupidity. There was more ENGLISH press-ganged onto ships from the South Coast of England in the ports. What is it with Yanks and history? They seem to think Ireland was involved in everything. Your country owes more of it's history to English and Scots than Irish. Try reading some history books. Thick fuck
townie76 11 months ago
@townie76 I'm a History major. Also a Psychology major, which brings me to my next point. What is it with yellow-toothed Brits and their weak grasp of how other people think? When did I ever say Ireland was involved in everything. While your country was killing people all over the world for several hundred years, Ireland was doing nothing? Hmm. My grandfather, and my great grandfather, were both in the IRA. I'm currently living in Ireland. So tell me, is culture that clear-cut to you?
metallifreak77 11 months ago
@metallifreak77 Being a history major means jack It involves studying a narrow view of one piece in time. Clearly you know nothing of British Naval history, as has been demonstrated. As for you culture being clear cut. Yes, it is. you are sadly just another plastic Irish. You are American and no amount of moving to Ireland is gonna change that. Without us Brits going around the world there would be no modern world. How many Irish were involved in killing Native Americans for example? IRA = Scum
townie76 11 months ago
@townie76 Wow, plastic Irish? That's bullshit, especially coming from a yellow-toothed mutt like yourself. Where's the empire now? Hmm? You take on birthright is ridiculous. You cannot destroy family culture simply by being born somewhere, although a Brit would take that stance, wouldn't you? I actually enjoy British history, very much so, but the British have done far worse my friend. IRA = Necessary. You suppress a people, you deserved it. That's the way history works.
metallifreak77 11 months ago
@metallifreak77 Yep, you are just a plastic Irish who has about as much in common with the Irish as a Frenchman does. You are a dumb Yank - FACT. As for your views on the IRA how many of the Iraq civilians did you Yanks kill? 90% of all deaths were civilians How many Vietnamese? 80% Need I go on about your colonization of the planet right now. This is why so many Brits were not bothered by 9/11, due to your stupid support of the IRA and your viewpoint on it.
townie76 11 months ago
genius ^^
Snevixx 11 months ago
@aoliver well newfs are just imbred irish
this is an irish/newfy folk song.
they didnt write this song
8Zeitgeist 11 months ago
I have a friend who's 12 year old son likes to watch "Sponge Bob." This song was playing on it tonight. I was singing him the lyrics and telling him it's an Irish song. (He wasn't impressed). Sigh.
sandinmyears1 1 year ago
Bloody redheads, die you bastards!
amdee1970 1 year ago
@amdee1970 Red hair is generally believed to come from Viking lineage, Scandinavian ancestors from over 700 years ago. Got a fucking beef with the Vikings? Good fucking luck pal.
metallifreak77 1 year ago
@metallifreak77 hahahahaha, omg we don't live 700 years ago..
You're pathetic fool, the British will always prevail.. It doesn't matter at what stage.
amdee1970 11 months ago
@amdee1970 History tends to repeat itself dipshit
metallifreak77 11 months ago
These lyrics(description) are totally wrong!! WTF!!!
janjonasappel 1 year ago
newfy irish folk music is funny
8Zeitgeist 1 year ago
i love it!!
pipa123100 1 year ago
i dunno why but i like this pirate stuff xd
LisaSLD 1 year ago
@LisaSLD cause pirates are sexy! =D
DarkAznKnight 1 year ago
@DarkAznKnight or because of JACK SPARROW
LisaSLD 1 year ago
@LisaSLD never did they look like him....actors
irishbroog92 1 year ago
spiders in the long boat boy
8Zeitgeist 1 year ago
I am an South African, and i taught this song to me kids when they were very young. An old army song here.................magic and macnificent
rooijeepie 1 year ago
Ive been drinking since 8pm and its 4am ive drank 20 or more hooray and up she rises
alchoholic20 1 year ago
@alchoholic20 What was it Brendan Behan Said of Drinking...' Drink is like Religion it should be practiced not talked about'......
malachy1847 1 year ago
@malachy1847 "The only bad publicity Is an obituary" and "one drink is too many for me and a thousand is not enough"
alchoholic20 1 year ago
@alchoholic20 'There but for fortune' ...Phil Ochs..... [We all have feet of Clay...]
malachy1847 1 year ago
GOD !, I FREEKIN LOVE THE CLANCY BROS!...SLAINTE'!
yarekhunt 1 year ago
Slainte'!
yarekhunt 1 year ago
Never heard of a confirmation oath of sobriety. An Irishmen choosing not drink...ever has to be a joke. I'm Mc and Protestant, and damn proud to be both!
JDuBTheAntiHero 1 year ago
My friend Andy and I sing this song all the time at civil war reenactments hahaha.
bullyboy1863 1 year ago
way hay, not hooray. Fuck.
bosnia91 1 year ago
Did he say "thumping on the tables and wives"? XD
Wintersmith12 1 year ago 12
What I'd like to know is........How is it possible even 1 person didn't like this, let alone 8!!
fethard1 1 year ago 3
Great Song, but the lyrics you put are way off...
RazelG 1 year ago
@RazelG Lol... you make up the "sobering" portion of the song ya boob, the rest of it was correct.
Anon9013 1 year ago
@Anon9013 All well and good, I'm just saying that what's written does not match what Tommy and the Clancy Brothers are actually singing in this version.
RazelG 1 year ago
@RazelG
Yes, I would also like to see the actual lyrics to this version of the song.
Thonolan 1 year ago
God save the Queen??? Which one? Aren't all you bloody Brits queens?
fenian48 1 year ago
@fenian48 hahaha
satyrix1 1 year ago
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Proud to share real British blood in my vains, bloody irishmen.
God save the Queen.
amdee1970 1 year ago
@amdee1970 good for you.......now fuck off!
SgtSloane 1 year ago
@amdee1970 i'm irish and damn proud of it you damned bloody redcoat
mjonar 1 year ago
Tommy Makem did this song like no other! The High Kings, btw, are fine, but they're the "Up With People" version of Celtic music. They need to dirty up a bit to be legit.
pladdohg1 1 year ago
wish i was there. thanks for posting the chords
captam666 1 year ago
I'm so damn proud to have a bit of Irish in my blood! I'm still working on my Irish accent :)
blackwolfoo1 1 year ago 2
@blackwolfoo1 You're working on your accent? Damn, you must be one of the biggest posers I ever met. You either have an accent or you don't, you don't 'work on' it.
pietsjon 1 year ago
@pietsjon No, what I meant is that I can speak with an Irish accent. Sounds pretty retarded I know but that's the way I am lol
blackwolfoo1 1 year ago
what album is this from? i love the live recordings, they are best in front of a crowd of singing people.
captam666 1 year ago
It's from "An Evening WIth Tommy Makem" recorded live at his Irish Pavillion.
Great CD!!!!
TheJoetowngirl 1 year ago
I love this song but none of the Clancys are on this one; it's pure Tommy Makem, live at his Irish Pavilliion in New York.
TheJoetowngirl 1 year ago
Hooray and up she rises
Hooray and up she rises
Horray and up she rises
Earlay in the mornin'
Whoo!!
mashmusic11235 1 year ago 3
God, I miss them all !!!
vinmanc1 1 year ago 4
It's not only them. A whole world vanished with them...
Mentaliban 1 year ago 5
how come ireland is notn like dis ne more,even the accents are different.
christoir246 1 year ago
The accents are the exact same.Depends where you go really.
Codarsnacht 1 year ago
You should check out The High Kings actually,they're quite big at the moment.
Codarsnacht 1 year ago
ya i know the high kings r good but theres just somethin i dont like about them,theyr 2 manufactured i think.
christoir246 1 year ago 3
Lyrics dont match the song, just to let you know
Dykesi662 1 year ago
by far the best renditon of this classic
kayjay83 2 years ago
Drunk and disorderly again....Thanks be to God!
cornjuggler 2 years ago 109
@cornjuggler That's Tommy Makem for you ....and he never had a drink in his life.. he took his Confirmation pledge seriously for life... saying his word was his bond....
malachy1847 1 year ago
@malachy1847 so your serious that tommy makem has never drank alcohol in his entire life wow why the hell did he take that sobriety oath
pegasus249 1 year ago
@pegasus249 In his youth hewould have taken 'The Confirmation Pledge' to refrain from alcohol..... and Tommy considered his word was his bond...As a Irish Republican from Keady County Armagh... where they take principles seriously...so personally he this was just the road he travelled... which kept him on an even keel during those stightly manic times with 'The Clancys'
malachy1847 1 year ago
@cornjuggler
did he say thump on the tables and wives and everything.
mjonar 1 year ago
bravo!
AfraRoss 2 years ago
@thexeqter
Omg same here... And I've just remembered it!
SalukoMaruko 2 years ago
TAGG!
Flussk 2 years ago
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Shiver me timbers & make me walk the plank! Arrrr.. it's me favorite sea chanty! Puts me in the mood to have another tankard of grog! 'Tis a fine band of music makers presented here! Blast! Me parrot has just pooped on me shoulder again...it's me dry cleaning bills that have driven me to be a pirate! Avhast there...I THANK YE for sharing this toe-tapper with me & me crew of salty sea dogs. All we need now is a group of comely wenches to dance with...and who won't mind peg legs & eye patches!
JubalCalif 2 years ago 3
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What should we do with the drunken stripper?
What should we do with the drunken stripper?
KeithBrown51 2 years ago
Ahahaha!... our irish teacher used to make us sing this song in kindergarden...
LOL from Denmark
thexeqter 2 years ago 39
we have to sing it in 12 class.. :D:D
vollgaspilot91 2 years ago
This is a great version. Can anyone tell me the name of the album/CD or possibly where I can download it.
Thanks
sfranktastic 2 years ago
An album called 'Listen...for the rafters are ringing' or 'An Evening With: Tommy Makem'.
TheDarnn 2 years ago
Love these guys. I wish there was more live footage of them.
theeldergoth 2 years ago 4
This is awesome. The bonus is that you can basically throw in anything "to do with a drunken sailor" ad lib. fun. I <3
mateo7205 2 years ago 6
Percisely. Haha. Easy song to write ha ha.
irishpride9999 2 years ago
A lot of fun.
endora60 2 years ago
just fantastic!
AinslieRiddell 2 years ago 2
This is the best version i have heard
5/5
IronDynamite89 2 years ago 3
lets get shitfaced drunk!!!!!
TheAxeman1969 2 years ago 5
what happend to put him in the bed with the captain doughter and shave his belly
jamespatrick15 2 years ago 2
There are lots of variations to this song.
LordNelsonsTrousers 2 years ago 2
god damn what a good song
gardengnome41341 2 years ago 3
who the fuck you talking about young man
mateo7205 2 years ago
This sounds like the tune from "Oró Sé Dó Bheatha Bhaile".
CluainSharoise 2 years ago
Put on the bridge and make him do the shiny bright work! Try singing that one then!!! AnkorJuglor
uthund 2 years ago
hahahaha cool :)
RenoGregory 2 years ago
the original lyrics are better, but this song is ok
DonStylz25 2 years ago
kill yourself
eip00p 2 years ago
put him in a soup and stir till he's sober
SweetSuzy 2 years ago
Put 'm in the bed with the captains daughter
MrGloeilamp 2 years ago
if u wanna buy it , don't download it with realplayer or any program that you can download cids from web.
mostPLAYkey 2 years ago
My sister sings this as lullaby for her granddaughter.
auntbecky 2 years ago 3
your lyrics are wrong
sirjarhead 2 years ago
sir, the lyrics depend on the sailors that sing them. I have some nastier punishments. And I have used them. =Stefan=
chengloki 2 years ago 4
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Well said that man! Give him a tot !
uthund 2 years ago
it is a couple hundred years old
look on irish traditionals
stoneybrotherbass 2 years ago 2
Where can I buy this song? I don't see it on Itunes or Amazon
prudentspeculator 2 years ago
I don't think no particular artist has ever claimed it. People will only release them as singles at live performances, etc.
danutter12 2 years ago
It'a a popular song, I think from the 15th or 16th cent. There's a very nice version by the King singers, no way to find it round here, but perhaps Itunes...
barralliure 2 years ago
barr, the truth is, you really don't know what we did with a sailor that was drunk on watch. I was lucky, they didn't catch me!! LOl=Stefan=
chengloki 2 years ago
Whenever I listen to this song, it always makes me happy : )
danutter12 2 years ago
A version I use to sing as a kid included the verse "shave his belly with a rusty razor"
jasmine547 2 years ago 7
yea thats the most memorable verse i remeber as a kid
Sionadi 2 years ago
I agree Mac and Katey that we live in a sea of trash pop culture, but there is still good music out there, you just have to find it yourself, it won't be broadcast to you. There are real diamonds out there in the sea of fakes.
Globaltone 2 years ago
It is a shame we live in trash pop culture that more people don't know about this gem of a song.
MACLEA1987 2 years ago 4
i totally agree, and im 20 im supposed to be out getting trashed to shitty trance and club stuff, but this is brilliant!
kate x
kateypie1 2 years ago 5
Ugg club music its all remix crap and techno music. There is an Irish Pub in St. Louis I am going to try and visit this summer they usually have a good line up of up and coming Irish folk singers that are in the states.
MACLEA1987 2 years ago
YOU CALL THIS A GEM OF A SONG. i knew tommy makem very very well. This is definately not a gem of tommy. Look at four green fields or leaving of liverpool or even Mary mack. This is the least gem of a song. This isnt even irish folk music. Tommy always told me the only reason he sings non irish music sometimes is because they are fun to sing.
irishpride9999 2 years ago
And to me that is what makes it a gem. It is fun, active, and it doesn't always have to be traditional Irish music to be a great classic. Plus it demonstrates how great these guys were at performing and getting the audience into the swing of things. I will take for granted that your opinions will differ from mine, but that is the way of things and you can't change that.
MACLEA1987 2 years ago
no its tommy i have to correct you that gets the audience to sing. it always has been. Tommy always said its not a show if the audience sits and does nothing.
irishpride9999 2 years ago
rip- roarin :) awesome, sorry but i was stamping my feet all the way through!! xx
kateypie1 2 years ago
don't forget to put him in charge of an Exxon Tanker....
hoo ray
cornjuggler 2 years ago
amazing.......put him in a ben with the captains daughter............i thought their were no girls allowed on those ships?
bennyribs 2 years ago
bennyribs was successfully trolled
spartan11774 2 years ago
put him in the bed with the captains daughter actually means to whip someone.
scorpion103181 2 years ago
benny, " The Captain's Daughter " was a euphemism for the Cat 'o Nine Tails lash. To " put him in bed with the Captain's daughter " actually meant to strap him to a cannon and lash him with the Cat 'o Nine Tails. It was called the Captain's daughter because it was kept locked up in the Captain's cabin and he was the only one who could authorize it's use.
Rikki0 2 years ago 2
Although I think your comment was probably just sarcasm, heh.
Rikki0 2 years ago
Give em da air a de dug... shall we av a go den?
eddieshif 2 years ago
that'S was entertainment !!!1
FernandezGarciaLopez 2 years ago
woderful
libra61060 2 years ago
we sang this in choir. lol.
0music0is0love0 2 years ago 4
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Long live the Irish, the Scotts and the Welsh, and may the Englishmen rott in Hell for all eternity.
ittozzamarsore 3 years ago
greetings from Transylvania.....the fuckin' romanians do the same to us Hungarians here!!
zolizly 2 years ago
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that's because you act like bitches, you always did and probably always will, zolizly :)
LordZeRMoN 2 years ago
I'm looking for an another perfomance of this song. it's a black and white movie, from like the 50's one man stands and play guitar with a quite big audience, i've forgotten the title of it on Youtube.
Honsokka 3 years ago
I think it's the one sung by Mike Settle, which was once on youtube.
agatr 2 years ago
when was this?
LordFerrok1 3 years ago 3
Love this song
mrdragg 3 years ago 7
when i was in apub it was like 50-60 people hwo sang this and it was su **** Fun :D!!! i pwn!! ^^
zZzXxXII 3 years ago
That beautiful version!!
carlaturc 3 years ago 17
Great song. Thanks for the upload!
rousseau5550 3 years ago 9
Put him in charge of an Exxon tanker.
my favorite.
cwr56 3 years ago 12
OMG!!!!! my yacht club "asked" me to leave after playing this song at the 5 min gun before a race, NOT ONE IOTA of fun at THAT place lemme tell ya..
jrb51055 3 years ago 6
Yacht owners aren't sailors, they are rich snobs that have nothing better to do then to sit on a boat showing off how rich they are.
rpgplayer101 3 years ago 9
Because you`re a real waterman, and they`re just a sackfull of snobs. Keep up the spirit mate. My favorite windsurfer bud P. Sharke`s words are my favorite: There`s nothing better than "A Day On The Water, A Night In The Bottle" .
mudpitboarder 3 years ago 5
Love this version
tm41170 3 years ago 3
the royal navy,thanks be ta god.
ballynafeighbluedog 3 years ago
put him bed with the captain's daughter
heave him by the leg in a runnin' bowline
shave his belly with a rusty razor
That's just a few of the other verses I remember. But no matter what verses are sung, no one sings them better than the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem.
Rikki0 3 years ago 3
I've always heard "put him in bed with the captain's daughter" followed by "but you ain't seen the captain's daughter" and "she looks like an orangutan" :-P
yayforspooky 3 years ago 9
Those be right proper verses
Phantomsbreath 3 years ago 3
Ah yes - but we seem to be missing the joke here. The 'captain's daughter' was an ironic slang term for the cat-o'-nine-tails whip used by the skipper to administer punishment for a wide range of offences - including drunkenness. 10 lashes with the cat could put a man in bed for a week - that's what the line actually means. No skipper in old times would tolerate the sailors singing an insolent song with a vulgar reference to his actual daughter.
CompVid101 3 years ago 4
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Ya american idiot its a irish song. we can say whatever the bloody hell we want. tiocfaidh ar la
drew15444 2 years ago