So Early in the Morning (B) [57] (53)

Here's a melodic variant version of the chantey "The Sailor Likes His Bottle-O" for the pumps, as learned from Stan Hugill from a Nova Scotian seaman.

"According to my informant this shanty was one in which improvisation was the thing, anything and everything a sailor was likely to 'love' was brought in by a versatile shantyman."

Having given some of the more conventional lyrics in my interpretation of version 'A',...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvSiVKK6-Mc
...here's a few shout outs to a few little, more personal, 'loves'.

As my offbeat lyrics may be a bit hard to unnerstand, here they is:

His bottle o x3, The sailor likes his bottle o

A bottle of rum, a bottle of beer, a bottle of Islay whiskey

Myers's rum, Appleton's Rum, Wray & Nephew's white rum

a mug of stout, a pint of ale, the sailor likes his lager o

a Kingfisher, a Thunderbolt, a Godfather 10,000

a plate of paneer, a bowl of namkeen, a jug of thanda paani

a packet of Utz, a pkt of Herr's, a pkt of State Line chippies

bottle o...

masala chai, oolong cha, the sailor likes his cup o' tea

Denny's o, IHOP o, the sailor likes a diner

a pecan pie, a pumpkin pie, a bullgine pie so dandy o

a hoagie, a submarine, the sailor likes a grinder

the judies, the maidens, the chowlahs

the ladiez, the betties, the girlies

his 40 winks, a cat-nap o, the sailor likes a slumber....zzz


(The photos are not all meant to match up with words -- they are merely evocative!)

Please check out the whole chanteys project playlist, at
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=58B55DD66F22060C

Category:

Music

Tags:

• sea
• shanties
• chanteys
• bottle
• booze
• drinking
• work
• song
• pump
• pumping
• ship
• cookie
• puss

[hultonclint]

His Fudgie the Whale, his Cookie Puss, the sailor likes his Carvel O

[philipsmovies]

Excellent. Thanks Ranzo.