Sea Shanty Lyrics

Storm Bay Choruses

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Storm Bay
Storm Bay, Tour-a-lie-ay
Storm Bay, Oh now hear me say.
Storm Bay, You’re too rough today
Storm Bay, Tour-a-lie-ay

Mingulay Boat Song
Hail ye ho boys, let her go boys
Bring her head ‘round, into the weather
Hail ye ho boys, let her go boys
Sailing homeward to Mingulay

Drunken Sailor
Weigh-hey and up she rises 
Weigh-hey and up she rises 
Weigh-hey and up she rises 
Earl-i in the morning

Wild Mountain Thyme
Will Ye Go, Lassie, go
And we’ll all go together
To pull wild mountain thyme
All around the bloomi’n heather
Will ye go, Lassie, go

Botany Bay
Singi’n tour-a-lie, tour-a-lie atterty
Singi’n tour-a-lie, tour-a-lie-ay
Singi’n tour-a-lie, tour-a-lie atterty
We’re bound for Botany Bay

South Australia
Heave away you rolli’n seas
Heave away, haul away
Haul away oh hear me sing
We’re bound for South Australia

Molly Malone
Alive, alive, o
Alive, alive, o
Crying cockles and mussels
Alive, alive o

Handsome Molly
Sail around the ocean
Sail around the sea,
I’ll think of handsome Molly
Wherever she might be
Wherever she might be
Wherever she might be,
I’ll think of handsome Molly
Wherever she might be

Van Diemen’s Land
Hold me now
Oh hold me now
Til the hour has gone around,
Now we’re goi’n on the rising tide,
For to face
Van Diemen’s Land