Barnacle Bill the Sailor

Excuse quality of sound but this is from an original 78 shellac gramophone record.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Barnacle
• Bill
• Sailor

[Pelaos1962]

don't apologize for the quality of the sound! the scratchy noises adds character to the song!

[andypc8]

my dad used to sing this to me when i was kid! thanks for uploading this!

[zinaku]

lol, its great to hear it in this form! At my renfaire they sing a wee bit naughtier version XD

[cliffwalkinfool]

@Pelaos1962 Very true: scratchy noises add to the character of a song, but it's a good idea to take good care of your records when you can. Also, as a man who has been known to spend several hours cleaning up a single minute of classic music (by hand, using only mechanical means) I'm always in favor of cleaning up a transfer (like his record to this video) when possible.

[nits56]

i use to listen too this song at my grandmas house ,as a kid in the 60s thx

[MVSHC1]

Now that's a Sailor........... I wish I had the chords to play on guitar... I know it's G to D then D to G when the girl is singing, but I'll have to figure out the rest... Go BILL...!!

[nurmaybooba]

my papa used to sing this song to me his name was Bill and he was a merchant marine.

[ChurbaSilvertongue]

Has anyone noticed the guy in the video picture looks like the Most interesting man from the Dos Equis ads?

[papasteely]

what has happend to prive jack from liverpool who sung this better than anyone, he sang in the old bill on westminster rd the albert an the bramley moore dock rd

[TheAnn2shoes]

My sister and I used to get in bed with Dad on Saturday mornings and, while we hid under the covers, he would sing this song to us! Happy memories.

[arvo56]

I had this back in the 50's. I forgot the B side,- can you tell me the title?

[silverladylove]

my mom used to sing this to me, but with different lyrics. I still love Barnacle Bill (and my mom's "weird song of the month" routine to introduce us to these old gems)