GREAT MASTER LYRICS

1. Randy Dandy Oh

Now we are ready to sail for the horn
Weigh hey, roll and go!
Our boots and our clothes
Boys, are all in the pawn
To be rollicking Randy Dandy-Oh!

Heave a pawl, o heave away
Weigh hey, roll and go!
The anchor's on board
And the cable's all stored
To be rollicking Randy Dandy-Oh!

Soon we'll be warping
Her out through the locks
Weigh hey, roll and go!
Where the pretty young girls
All come down in their frocks
To be rollicking Randy Dandy-Oh!

Heave a pawl, o heave away!
Weigh hey, roll and go!
The anchor's on board
And the cable's all stored
To be rollicking Randy Dandy-Oh!

Come breast the bars,
Bullies, heave her away
Weigh hey, roll and go!
Soon we'll be rolling her
Down through the Bay
To be rollicking Randy Dandy-Oh!

Heave a pawl, o heave away!
Weigh hey, roll and go!
The anchor's on board
And the cable's all stored
To be rollicking Randy Dandy-Oh!

We're outward bound for Vallipo Bay,
Get crackin', me lads, it's a hell of a way!
To be rollicking Randy Dandy-Oh!

Heave a pawl, o heave away!
Weigh hey, roll and go!
The anchor's on board
And the cable's all stored
To be rollicking Randy Dandy-Oh!

2. All for Me Grog

And it's all for me grog
Me jolly, jolly grog
It's all for me beer and tobacco
For I spent all me tin
On the lassies drinking gin
Far across the restless ocean
I must wander

Where are me boots
Me noggin, noggin boots?
They're all gone for beer and tobacco
For the heels they are worn out
And the toes are kicked about
And the soles are looking
For better weather

And it's all for me grog,
Me jolly, jolly grog
It's all for me beer and tobacco
For I spent all me tin
On the lassies drinking gin
Far across the restless ocean
I must wander

Where is me shirt
Me noggin, noggin shirt?
It's all gone for beer and tobacco
For the sleeves they are worn out
And the tail is turn about
And the collar's looking out
For better weather

And it's all for me grog,
Me jolly, jolly grog
It's all for me beer and tobacco
For I spent all me tin
On the lassies drinking gin
Far across the restless ocean
I must wander

I'm sick in the head
And I haven't been to bed
Since first I came ashore
With me plunder
Well I spent all me dough
On the lassies don't you know,
Far across the restless ocean
I must wander.
And it's all for me grog,
Me jolly, jolly grog
It's all for me beer and tobacco
For I spent all me tin
On the lassies drinking gin
Far across the restless ocean
I must wander

3. Here’s a Health to the Company

Kind friends and companions
Come join me in rhyme
Come lift up your voices
In chorus with mine
Come lift up your voices
All grief to refrain
For we may or might never
All meet here again

Here's a health to the company
And one to my lass
Let's drink and be merry
All out of one glass
Let's drink and be merry
All grief to refrain
For we may or might never
All meet here again

Here's a health to the wee lass
That I love so well
For style and for beauty
There's none can excel
There's a smile on her countenance
As she sits upon my knee
There is no man in this wide world
As happy as me

Here's a health to the company
And one to my lass
Let's drink and be merry
All out of one glass
Let's drink and be merry
All grief to refrain
For we may or might never
All meet here again

Our ship lies at anchor
She is ready to dock
I wish her safe landing
Without any shock
And if ever I should meet you
By land or by sea
I will always remember
Your kindness to me

Here's a health to the company
And one to my lass
All out of one glass
Let's drink and be merry,
All grief to refrain
For we may or might never
All meet here again

4. Leave Her Johnny

I thought I heard the old man say
Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
Tomorrow you will get your pay
And it's time for us to leave her

Oh, the wind was foul and the sea ran high
Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
She shipped it green and none went by
And it's time for us to leave her

Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her!
For the voyage is long
And the winds don't blow
And it's time for us to leave her

I hate to sail on this rotten tub
Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
No grog allowed and rotten grub
And it's time for us to leave her

Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her!
For the voyage is long
And the winds don't blow
And it's time for us to leave her

We swear by rote for want of more
Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
But now we're through
So we'll go on shore
And it's time for us to leave her

Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her!
For the voyage is long
And the winds don't blow
And it's time for us to leave her

Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her!
For the voyage is long
And the winds don't blow
And it's time for us to leave her

5. Rolling Down to Old Maui

It's a damn tough life
Full of toil and strife
We whaler-men undergo
And we don't give a damn
When the gale is done
How hard the winds did blow

For we're homeward bound
From the Arctic ground
With a good ship, taut and free
And we won't give a damn
When we drink our rum
With the girls of old Maui
With the girls of old Maui

Once more we sail
With the northerly gale
Through the ice and wind and rain
Them coconut fronds, them tropical lands
We soon shall see again

Six hellish months we've passed away
On the cold Kamchatka sea
But now we're bound from the Arctic ground
Rolling down to old Maui

Rolling down to old Maui, me boys
Rolling down to old Maui
We're homeward bound
From the Arctic ground
Rolling down to old Maui

Once more we sail with the northerly gale
Towards our island home
Our mainmast sprung, our whaling done
And we ain't got far to roam

Our stu'n's'l booms is carried away
What care we for that sound?
A living gale is after us, thank God
We're homeward bound!
Rolling down to old Maui, me boys
Rolling down to old Maui
We're homeward bound
From the Arctic ground
Rolling down to old Maui

How soft the breeze through the island trees
Now the ice is far astern
Them native maids, them tropical glades
Is awaiting our return
Even now their big brown eyes
Look out hoping some fine day to see
Our baggy sails, running 'fore the gales rolling down to old Maui.

Rolling down to old Maui, me boys
Rolling down to old Maui
We're homeward bound from the Arctic ground
Rolling down to old Maui

We're homeward bound from the Arctic ground
Rolling down to old Maui

6. Skull & Bones (Acoustic Version)

The thought goes to the Spanish gold
It makes a man so brash and bold
The sea is quiet we are waiting for
Another prey to hunt again

Skull and bones
The armed hand of the devil's son
In the blue sea
Raise the flag
The jolly roger up to the sky
The time is right

Skull and bones on the horizon
It's black like pitch and black like death
No escape surrender or fight
And fear is the feeling
That rages in their eyes

Oh oh we are the black flag
Oh oh the curse to the end
Oh oh we are the black flag
Oh oh a tale that you can tell

Skull and bones on the horizon
It's black like pitch and black like death
No escape surrender or fight
And fear is the feeling
That rages in their eyes

Oh oh we are the black flag
Oh oh the curse to the end
Oh oh we are the black flag
Oh oh a tale that you can tell

Oh oh we are the black flag
Oh oh the curse to the end
Oh oh we are the black flag
Oh oh a tale that you can tell

7. The Shantyman's Rundown

Oh help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley
Wey hey, bully in the alley
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley
Bully down in Shinbone Al

Now Sally is a girl in Shinbone Alley
Wey hey, bully in the alley
Sally is the girl that I spliced nearly
Bully down in Shinbone Al

I found by self out under three-oh
Wey hey, bully in the alley
I found by self with time so free-oh
Bully down in Shinbone Al

So! Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley
Wey hey, bully in the alley
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley
Bully down in Shinbone Al

And we'll roll the old chariot along
We'll roll the old chariot along
We'll roll the old chariot along
And we'll all hang on behind

Oh, we'd be alright
If the wind's in ourselves
We'd be alright
If the wind's in ourselves
We'd be alright
If the wind's in ourselves
And we'll all hang on behind

And we'll roll the old chariot along
We'll roll the old chariot along
We'll roll the old chariot along
And we'll all hang on behind

Oh, we'd be alright
If we make it 'round the horn
We'd be alright
If we make it 'round the horn
We'd be alright
If we make it 'round the horn
And we'll all hang on behind

And we'll roll the old chariot along
We'll roll the old chariot along
We'll roll the old chariot along
And we'll all hang on behind

Oh Santy Anno gained the day
Away Santy Anno
Oh Santy Anno gained the day
All on the plains of Mexico

Mexico, oh Mexico
Away Santy Anno
Mexico is a place I know
All on the plains of Mexico

Them yaller skin girls I do adore
Away Santy Anno
With their shinin' eyes
And their cold black hair
All on the plains of Mexico

Mexico, oh Mexico
Away Santy Anno
Mexico is a place I know
All on the plains of Mexico

When I was a little lad
And so my mother told me
Way, haul away
We'll haul away, Joe
That if I did not kiss the gals
Me lips would all grow moldy
Way, haul away
We'll haul away, Joe

Way, haul away
The good ship is a-bolding
Way, haul away
We'll haul away, Joe
Way, haul away
The sheet is now unfolding
Way, haul away
We'll haul away, Joe!
What will we do with a drunken sailor?
What will we do with a drunken sailor?
What will we do with a drunken sailor?
Early in the morning!

Way hay and up she rises
Way hay and up she rises
Way hay and up she rises
Early in the morning!

Shave his belly with a rusty razor
Shave his belly with a rusty razor
Shave his belly with a rusty razor
Early in the morning!

Way hay and up she rises
Way hay and up she rises
Way hay and up she rises
Early in the morning!

There were two lofty ships
From old England came
Blow high, blow low and so sail we

One was the Prince of Luther
And the other Prince of Wales
Cruisin' down the coast of High Barbary

Look ahead, look-astern
Look the weather in the lee!
Blow high! Blow low! And so sailed we
I see a wreck to windward
And a lofty ship to lee!
A-sailing down along
The coast of High Barbary

"Oh, are you a pirate or a man o' war?" cried we
Blow high! Blow low! And so sailed we
Oh no! I'm not a pirate
But a man-o-war, cried he
A-sailing down along
The coast of High Barbary

In Amsterdam there lived a maid
Mark well what I do say!
In Amsterdam there lived a maid
And she was mistress of her trade
I'll go no more a-roving
With you fair maid!

A roving, a roving
Since roving's been my ruin
I'll go no more a roving
With you fair maid!
I asked this maid to take a walk
Mark well what I do say!
I asked this maid out for a walk
That we might have some private talk
I'll go no more a roving
With you fair maid

A roving, a roving
Since roving's been my ruin
I'll go no more a roving
With you fair maid!

8. Treasure Island (Acoustic Version)

Mr. Bones is fighting Black Dog
He wants to split him to the chine
Blind Pew the bringer of the spot
Horse-hooves trampling his spine

We have the map to start our trip
The 'Squire' has the ship and the sailors
Long John is the man with the grip
No one knows he will raid us

The yell of the slain
The waves on the rocks
Captain Flint's raising hell
He's calling my name
To drive me insane
But I'll never return to

Treasure Island
Where the brave fell
A one-legged devil
From the pit of hell
A greedy demon on his treasury
Cursed the island, oh, eternally

Long John is spreading his law
Hatching a death bringing plot
I show up in a council of war
What I heard in the barrel from this toad

The yell of the slain
The waves on the rocks
Captain Flint's raising hell
He's calling my name
To drive me insane
But I'll never return to

Treasure Island
Where the brave fell
A one-legged devil
From the pit of hell
A greedy demon on his treasury
Cursed the island, oh, eternally

When we put back to the sea
Silver's chains are doubly tight
Long John and his counterfeit key
Sidle away into the night

The yell of the slain
The waves on the rocks
Captain Flint's raising hell
He's calling my name
To drive me insane
But I'll never return to

Treasure Island
Where the brave fell
A one-legged devil
From the pit of hell
A greedy demon on his treasury
Cursed the island, oh, eternally

Treasure Island
Where the brave fell
A one-legged devil
From the pit of hell
A greedy demon on his treasury
Cursed the island, oh, eternally

9. Long John Silver (Radio Edit Version)

A man walks into a inn
Out the dead of the night
Threatens the entirety
Of the island of Nassau

He proceeds to remove
A man's head with a metal shoe
Without fear and without second thoughts

They use to call him Long John
And say that he's seven foot tall
He doesn't need any king

No land can holds him
No land, no man, no king, no one

Long John Silver
Every pirate will follow you
Long John Silver the brave
On the Walrus the hall of fame

Long John Silver fearless
He will kill with only one leg
Long John Silver remains
The quartermaster who leads the game

He was tall and strong
Cunning and smiling
A reference figure for the crew
And also for captain Flint

Taking the pardon rolls
He sends a signal to all the people
Who have betrayed the pirate cause
In that night

They use to call him Long John
And say that he's seven foot tall
He doesn't need any king
No land can holds him
No land, no man, no king, no one

Long John Silver
Every pirate will follow you
Long John Silver the brave
On the Walrus hall of fame

Long John Silver fearless
He will kill with only one leg
Long John Silver remains
The quartermaster who leads the game

They use to call him Long John
And say that he's seven foot tall
He doesn't need any king
No land can holds him
No land, no man, no king, no one

Long John Silver
Every pirate will follow you
Long John Silver the brave
On the Walrus the hall of fame

Long John Silver fearless
He will kill with only one leg
Long John Silver remains
The quartermaster who leads the game





GREAT MASTER LYRICS