Hamburger Lotsenchor - The Ebenezer

Schöne Bilder vom Hamburger Hafen mit Traumschiffen begleitet von einem besonderen Chor

We shipped on board of the EBENEZER
Ev´ry day was "scrub an grease" her.
Send us aloft to scrape her down
and if we growl they knock us down.
Oh git along boys, git along do.
Be handy boys, be handy!

Our first mate´s name was Dickie Green, Sir,
The dirtiest man you ever seen, Sir!
Walking the quarter with a bucko cap,
he thought himself no common chap.
Oh git along boys, git along do.
Be handy boys, be handy!

A Boston buck for second greaser,
He used to ship in Lime Juice greasers.
The Lime Juice greasers got too hot;
he made a jump for Boston dock.
Oh git along boys, git along do.
Be handy boys, be handy!

We had no spuds for our dinner,
as sure as I´m a living sinner;
our bread was tough as any brass,
our meat was as salt as Lot´s wife´s ass.
Oh git along boys, git along do.
Be handy boys, be handy!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Lotse
• Hamburg
• Hafen
• Elbe
• Shanties
• Chor
• Sea
• Song
• Traumschiffe
• Segelschifffahrt
• Cruise
• Days
• pilot
• choir
• sea
• shanty

[hultonclint]

Awesome harbour, wow!

I'm not sure what this melody is that they're singing though (?)