Big Ship Sails - Kate Rusby

A classic nursery-ryhme, sung by Kate Rusby and a few of her family.

CD Notes;
Joshua Rusby Holling; Vocals
Aunty Kate; Vocals
Aunty Eddi; Vocals
Uncle Ian; Guitar
Uncle Michael; Whistle
Uncle John; Double Bass
Uncle Kevin Morris; Bell

The song doesn't follow any "popular" lyrics to the rhyme, so here's my interpretation of the lyrics;
The big ship sails on the alley, alley, oh,
The alley, alley, oh, the alley, alley, oh,
The big ship sails on the alley, alley, oh,
On the last day of Semptember.
Alley, alley, oh,
Alley, alley oh,
The big ship sails away.
The big ship sails on the alley, alley, oh,
On the last day of September.

The big ship sails on the alley, alley, oh,
The alley, alley, oh, the alley, alley, oh,
The big ship sails on the alley, alley, oh,
On the last day of Semptember.
Alley, alley, oh,
Alley, alley oh,
The big ship sails away.
The big ship sails on the alley, alley, oh,
On the last day of September.

(Is it okay Joe?)

Alley, alley, oh,
Alley, alley, oh,
The big ship sails away.
The big ship sails on the alley, alley, oh,
On the last day of September.

(Sorry, I wasn't very professional there)

Category:

Music

Tags:

• folk
• english
• england
• barnsley
• yorkshire
• britain
• british
• trad
• tradtional

[Neville20006]

My mum sang this to me when i was a tiddler...thank you for bringing it back xx

[Rusby08]

That's quite alright

I believe Kate & co. do it justice =)

[xoxsk8erchikxox]

oh my goodness!

this is WICKEDDDD!

hahahahah. love itt!

:D

Rusby family are just legendary to be honest :]

♥

[Rusby08]

Thankyoumuch =D

[diverdraeger]

Love it!

[Rusby08]

Thanks =-D

[angelnot7]

I'm my mums ally ally oh baby:) 30/9/95:D

[HopeWithPandora]

So sweet : )

[doobidoo123]

that's TODAY! :D 30/9/11

or 9/30/11 if you're american i suppose

[Alxalifate]

I have not sung that properly nor heard it since 1979 at Nursery when!

[spannerotoole]

She has a very sweet voice. And divine guitar playing.

[janed2344]

Growing up in the Midlands during the 50s we used to sing this standing in a line with 2 kids forming an arch which everyone would pass thru. At the end of the song when everyone had had a go we'd form a circle with hands held across our bodies and sing "Now we're on the battle ship the battle ship the battle ship. Now we're on the battle ship, shoot, bang, and pull away. Which battle was fought on 30 September, I wonder?

[TenDuotrigintillion]

3 people are grown up

[bonol888]

We sang this song at my primary school in the 1960-70's. I always took it to mean the Manchester ship canal. I joined the merchant navy in 1977 and we had many a drunken night singing this lovely ryme on stormy nights in the north atlantic ocean on our way to canada. If anyone knows the original origins of this song please post.

[Triplet76]

Just utterely gorgeous...... :) :)

[sandinmyears1]

@unclegus The Illy Ally Ooh is the Atlantic Ocean.