The Liverpool Judies (A) [400-402] (303-305)

AKA "The Liverpool Girls," "The Towrope Girls," "Roll Bullies Roll," "Row Bullies Row," "Roll Julia Roll." Hugill calls it of Irish origin. What is more interesting to note, it is a specific example of one of those songs Hugill says was "usually sung in imitative Irish or Liverpool-Irish fashion." In fact, in one of the recordings by Hugill himself (although not of this version), he seems to be affecting a deliberate accent, though maybe not what you'd expect. (I've not done any such thing in this quick, recorded rendition.)

Hugill identifies two lyrical themes, related to a Frisco-Liverpool and a Liverpool-New York voyage, respectively. Along with that, there are 3 different melody variants. The present is the first theme and first melody, version "A" (the others follow in the playlist:
Version B
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vRdNufseqM
Version C
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95ATP0OntrY
).

Though Doerflinger and others call it a "deep water song," i.e. a forebitter, etc, Hugill offers it as a capstan chantey.

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

Category:

Music

Tags:

• forebitter
• focsle
• song
• shanty
• chantey
• deep
• water
• sailor

[geoff1945]

Look I do like you, Ranzo but just keep your hands off our Liverpool Girls!

I see they've let you into the captain's cabin.

I know I'm always going on about small details (not the singing) but I notice you managed to get one of those everlasting images in this video!

So it is all done with mirrors!

*****

[hultonclint]

Hey, I can't help it if your fine ladies keeping pulling on my towrope!

And to be exact, there are 2 sets of everlasting images here (check the computer screen/webcam that's recording it), ha! Thanks for the stars, Geoff, have a nice one.

[geoff1945]

I see what you mean! Wow!