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24 Music of the Waters. |
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Chorus.—Pay me the money down. Solo & Chorus.—Money down, money down ; Pay me the money down.
It seems a very strange song for men so little given to avarice as sailors are. Their parting ceremony on embarking is usually to pitch their last shilling on to the wharf, to be scrambled for by the land-sharks. Nor yet does there seem much sense in it, but it serves to man and move the brakes merrily. The following tune is sometimes used for this chanty :—
PADDLE YOUR OWN CANOE. |
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There is a rollicking, lively chorus of—
Chorus.—Highland day and off she goes,
Off she goes with a flying foretopsail, Highland day and off she goes.
RUN, LET THE BULL CHIMES RUN.
This is another favourite pumping song :—
Chorus.—Run, let the bull chimes run, Chorus.—We'll run,—
Solo.—Away to America. Chorus.—Way aha, way aha ! Way aha, way aha ! Chorus.—We'll pump her dry and get our grog.
Solo.—Run, let the bull chimes run. |
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