Randy Dandy O! [167-168] (134-136)

An outward bound capstan chantey from Cape-Horner ships.

Note that Hugill did not, and so nor do I, call it "Rollicking Randy Dandy" -- the bowdlerize lyric was most likely "Bollocky". Cf. for example how Frank Shay changed "Bollocky Bill the Sailor" to "Rollicky Bill."

Hugill "camouflaged" some more of it, which I have un-camouflaged!

See the whole "Shanties from the Seven Seas" project, here:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=58B55DD66F22060C

Category:

Music

Tags:

• shanty
• chantey
• sea
• song
• capstan
• cape
• horn
• bawdy

[xcalaber9000]

Seth Rogan????!?!

[hultonclint]

@xcalaber9000 You rang??

[HandyBillySeaMusic]

Well done...you're a jack dandy chanteyman! Were you at Mystic in June, 2010? I heard a funny, updated chantey in the German Hall sung by a sailor who looked a lot like the sailor in this video.

[hultonclint]

@HandyBillySeaMusic

Yo! Ha, for this video...for fun...I was singing really *loud*...which results in some "off" sounds (which you wouldn't notice if the wind and waves were in the background!). But thanks and YES! German Hall...I led 3 chanties there. Did you lead any? Next time introduce yourself! Nice to hear from yiz.

[PaleoThomist]

Thanks for this; I thoroughly enjoyed it.

[hultonclint]

So kind of you to watch and comment. Thanks.

[NorCalFolkSinger]

Singing shanty's is about 2 things, confidence and projected singing, you nailed it as far as i'm concerned.

[kingjohntheman]

great job sir. I like to sing out on a shanty or forebitter myself on occasion. Would that there were some real ships to use them on.

[hultonclint]

thanks very much, i appreciate that.

[dancanham]

great song. well sung. don't listen to the boomdo4more's of this world