The Shanty Set

Ring down below

Ring down, ring down everybody

Ring down below

Ring down, ring down I tell ya

 

Ring down below

I’m a going down a yonder just to meet up with the Devil

Ring down below

And the Devil tell me he praying for the sinners

 

Ring down below

Ring down, ring down everybody

Ring down below

Ring down, ring down I tell ya

 

Ring down below

I’m a going down a yonder just to meet up with the Devil

Ring down below

And the Devil told me he’s praying for the sinners

 

Ring down below

Ring down, ring down everybody

Ring down below

Ring down, ring down I tell ya

 

Ring down below

I’m a going down a yonder just to meet up with the Devil

Ring down below

I meet up with the Devil, I beat the hell out the Bible

 

Ring down below

Ring down, ring down everybody

Ring down below

Ring down, ring down I tell ya

 

Ring down below

Ring down below

Ring down below

Ring down below

  

And a drop of Nelson's blood wouldn’t do us any harm

And a drop of Nelson's blood wouldn’t do us any harm

And a drop of Nelson's blood wouldn’t do us any harm

And we’ll all hang on behind

 

And we’ll roll the old chariot along

And we’ll roll the old chariot along

And we’ll roll the old chariot along

And we’ll all hang on behind

 

And a night on shore wouldn’t do us any harm

And a night on shore wouldn’t do us any harm

And a night on shore wouldn’t do us any harm

And we’ll all hang on behind

 

And we’ll roll the old chariot along

And we’ll roll the old chariot along

And we’ll roll the old chariot along

And we’ll all hang on behind

 

And a barrel of rum wouldn’t do us any harm

And a barrel of rum wouldn’t do us any harm

And a barrel of rum wouldn’t do us any harm

And we’ll all hang on behind

 

And we’ll roll the old chariot along

And we’ll roll the old chariot along

And we’ll roll the old chariot along

And we’ll all hang on behind

 

And a night with the Beard wouldn’t do us any harm

And a night with the Beard wouldn’t do us any harm

And a night with the Beard wouldn’t do us any harm

And we’ll all hang on behind

 

And we’ll roll the old chariot along

And we’ll roll the old chariot along

And we’ll roll the old chariot along

And we’ll all hang on behind

  

Help me Bob, I’m bully in the alley

Way hey, bully in the alley

Help me Bob, I’m bully in the alley

Bully down in shinbone al

 

Sally is a girl who I love dearly

Way hey, bully in the alley

Sally is a girl who I splice nearly

Bully down in shinbone al

 

For seven long years, I courted little Sally

Way hey, bully in the alley

But all she did was dilly and dally

Bully down in shinbone al

 

I left my Sal and went a sailing

Way hey, bully in the alley

Joined a ship and went a whaling

Bully down in shinbone al

 

If I ever get back, I’ll marry little Sally

Way hey, bully in the alley

Have six kids and live in Shinbone Alley

Bully down in shinbone al

 

Oh, help me Bob, I’m bully in the alley

Way hey, bully in the alley

Help me Bob, I’m bully in the alley

Bully down in shinbone al

 

 

Running down to Cuba with a load of sugar

Way me boys to Cuba

Make her run, you lime juice squeezes

Running down to Cuba

 

Way me boys to Cuba

Running down to Cuba

 

Got me a sister she’s nine feet tall

Way me boys to Cuba

Sleeps in the kitchen with her feet in the hall

Running down to Cuba

 

Way me boys to Cuba

Running down to Cuba

 

Captain he will trim the sails

Way me boys to Cuba

Ringing water over the rails

Running down to Cuba

 

Way me boys to Cuba

Running down to Cuba

 

Got me a girl can dance Fandango

Way me boys to Cuba

Round as a melon and sweet as a mango

Running down to Cuba

 

Way me boys to Cuba

Running down to Cuba

 

Load this sugar and homeward go

Way me boys to Cuba

Mr mate he told me so

Running down to Cuba

 

Way me boys to Cuba

Running down to Cuba

 

Way me boys to Cuba

Running down to Cuba