REPERTOIRE OF MALCOLM FORBES
The following shanties come from Mr Malcolm Forbes and were taken down by Carey on 24 October 1925. Mr Forbes, being quite elderly, apart from a few lines of most songs, he did not sing many texts but did know the tunes. I will note down the items recalled even if there were no texts recalled so as to provide providence of songs sung in Australia. MISTERSTORMALONGMalcolm ForbesAdelaide 1925 Clive Carey SS426
RUN, LET THE BULLGINE RUNMalcolm ForbesAdelaide 1925 Clive Carey SS427 WE’RE COMING HOMEMalcolm ForbesAdelaide 1925 Clive Carey SS429 SALLY BROWNMalcolm ForbesAdelaide 1925 Clive Carey SS430 Sally Brown’s a nice young nigger This windlass shanty probably came to life in the West Indies. Many variants exist. RUEBEN RANZOMalcolm ForbesAdelaide 1925 Clive Carey SS431 FIRE DOWN BELOWMalcolm ForbesAdelaide 1925 Clive Carey SS432 A ROVING SS 433 HEAVE AWAY JOHNNIESMalcolm ForbesAdelaide 1925 Clive Carey SS436 Then heave away for Frisco Bay LEAVE HER JOLLIES SS 435ROLL THE COTTON DOWNMalcolm Forbes Malcolm ForbesAdelaide 1925 Clive Carey SS437 Roll the cotton down HAUL AWAY, JOEFore or Main sheetMalcolm Forbes We’re all bound for sea once more HAUL WAY FOR ROSIE-OHaul away for Rosie OHaul away Haul away for Rosie O Away, haul away, Haul away Joe! HEAVE AWAYMalcolm ForbesAdelaide 1925 Clive Carey SS440 Heave away, heave away PADDY LAY BACKMalcolm ForbesAdelaide 1925 Clive Carey SS445 Johnny come back Walk back! GOOD BYE FARE YE WELL SS 441OUTWARD BOUND SS 442WITH THE ROYAL THREEMalcolm ForbesAdelaide 1925 Clive Carey SS449 With the Royals Three (sic)
BONEY WAS A WARRIORMalcolm ForbesAdelaide 1925 Clive Carey SS453 Boney was a warrior Boney was a warrior Boney fought the Russians Moscow was a-blazing Boney went to Elba Boney went to Waterloo As well as being a halyard shanty, Boney (as it was more commonly known) was occasionally used as a sheet or short-haul song. Obviously it was born around the time (or shortly after) of Napoleon Boneparte. (John Franzo appears to be Forbes’ pronunciation of Jean Francois but is also reminiscent of Rueben Ranzo ) |
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THE CLIVE CAREY SHANTY COLLECTION
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