101 songs with lyrics about rigging / battening down hatches / brigantine sails / the practical aspects of sailing in boats

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1. "At Sea" by Electrelane
2. "Waterfall" by The Stone Roses

Go!

― Scik Mouthy, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 09:09 (eighteen years ago)

3. "Sloop John B" by the Beach Boys

― Marcello Carlin, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 09:16 (eighteen years ago)

4. "Friggin' In The Riggin" by The Sex Pistols.

― Scik Mouthy, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 09:19 (eighteen years ago)

5. "The Last Farewell" by Roger Whittaker

― Marcello Carlin, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 09:21 (eighteen years ago)

6 "Don't Be Scared of Me" Blow Monkeys

― Morley Timmons, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 09:23 (eighteen years ago)

7. "Shakedown Cruise" by Jay Ferguson

― henry s, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 12:31 (eighteen years ago)

8. "The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner" Iron Maiden

― Matt #2, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 12:32 (eighteen years ago)

9. Bob Dylan's 115th Dream

― The Wayward Johnny B, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 12:38 (eighteen years ago)

10. Wings, "Morse Moose and the Grey Goose"

― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 14:19 (eighteen years ago)

101 Newfoundland Folk Songs

― negotiable, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 14:25 (eighteen years ago)

11. It's Immaterial "A Gigantic Raft in the Phillipines" and it's b-side "The Mermaid".

― everything, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 16:27 (eighteen years ago)

12. Decemberists - entire discography

― abanana, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 16:32 (eighteen years ago)

I was waiting for that.

― jaymc, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 16:33 (eighteen years ago)

13. The Fiery Furnaces - Blueberry Boat

― Just got offed, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 16:52 (eighteen years ago)

14. Klaatu - "Sir Bodsworth Rugglesby III"
15. The Doors - "Ship of Fools"

― Tim Ellison, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 17:32 (eighteen years ago)

does "the crystal ship" get into this stuff?

― negotiable, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 17:33 (eighteen years ago)

16. Beastie Boys - Rhymin' and Stealin' (for sex pistol reference)

― M@tt He1ges0n, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 17:36 (eighteen years ago)

The Shins - Saint Simon ("Batten down to fair the wind")?

― St3ve Go1db3rg, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 17:46 (eighteen years ago)

17. Split Enz— Six Months in a Leaky Boat

― I eat cannibals, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 17:46 (eighteen years ago)

probably a lot of viking metal songs

― Tim Ellison, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 17:48 (eighteen years ago)

18. Nick Cave - Cabin Fever

― bendy, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 17:55 (eighteen years ago)

19.
When supper time came the old cook came on deck
Saying fellows it's too rough to feed ya
At 7PM a main hatchway caved in
He said fellas it's been good to know ya.

The Captain wired in he had water coming in
And the good ship and crew was in peril
And later that night when his lights went out of sight
Came the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.

― Sparkle Motion, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 17:57 (eighteen years ago)

20. Beastie Boys - "Rhyming and Stealing"

― Stormy Davis, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 18:01 (eighteen years ago)

Mike Watt's second record
Mekons - Shanty
Wire - Men 2nd

― dad a, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 18:18 (eighteen years ago)

"Make fast the guns tonight we sail
when the high tide floods the bay,
cut free the lines and square the yards
get the black flag stowed away
the Turk, the Arab, the Spaniard
will soon have pennies on their eyes
and any other laden fancy
we will take her by surprise
I will take you and make you
Everything you've ever dreamed."

― Sparkle Motion, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 18:18 (eighteen years ago)

oh i should have said "land ho!" by the doors instead of "ship of fools," but both are ok.

― Tim Ellison, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 22:36 (eighteen years ago)

The Band - "Rocking Chair"

― M@tt He1ges0n, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 22:41 (eighteen years ago)

I think we're at 27.

27. The Heroine--Lou Reed

― kornrulez6969, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 22:48 (eighteen years ago)

28. John Cale - "Ship of Fools"
29. The Doors - "Horse Latitudes"

― nickn, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 23:55 (eighteen years ago)

Lyrics: Nic Jones / Digitrad
THE HUMPBACK WHALE
BALLINA WHALERS written by Harry Robertson
Fifty six I sailed aboard
A ship called Byron One
She's carried trawler men on deck
And a harpoon whaling gun

Chorus:
Oh you trawlermen, come on
Forget your snapper and your prawn
For it's out of Ballina we'll sail
Fishing for the humpback whale

A tractor for a whale winch
And the ship's an all fair mile
Twin diesels turn the screws around
She'll whale in a fine old style

[ chorus ]

Keep a sharp look-out my lads
The whale he's on the run
And we'll drive him into Byron Bay
And we'll shoot him with our gun

[ chorus ]

The harpoon and the line fly through
Very deep into the whale
She split the timbers of the ship
With a flurry of her tail

[ chorus ]

The rugging struts are snapped in two
We reel beneath the blow
The gunner fires a killer shot
And that humpback's sent below

[ chorus ]

Make the tail fast to the bows
We got no more time for bed
For four and twenty hours each day
We kept that factory fed

[ chorus ]

The friends and men upon the land
Some had been Jackaroos
They skin the blubber from the whales
Like they were skinning kangaroos

[ chorus ]

A hundred whales and then fifty more
Through the factory we did send
And then the orders came - knock off me lads
Your season's at an end

[ chorus ]

Back in to Ballina we steered
Tied up and stowed the gear
All hands headed for the pub
And we filled ourselves with beer

[ chorus ]

------------------------------------
Words by Harry Robertson
from Nic Jones on "Penguin Eggs"
The song is more usually known as The Ballina Whalers.

― Drooone, Thursday, 10 May 2007 00:05 (eighteen years ago)

That was 27. sorry

― Drooone, Thursday, 10 May 2007 00:06 (eighteen years ago)

Actually it was 30.

31. Christopher Cross - "Sailing" (Yacht rock to thread!)

― nickn, Thursday, 10 May 2007 00:14 (eighteen years ago)

oh yeah.

― Drooone, Thursday, 10 May 2007 00:33 (eighteen years ago)

33. I'm Your Captain/Closer to Home - Grand Funk
34. Brandy - Looking Glass
35. Ride Captain Ride - Blues Image
36. The Downeaster Alexa - Billy Joel
37. Yachting Type - The Yachts

― xhuxk, Thursday, 10 May 2007 01:25 (eighteen years ago)

16. Beastie Boys - Rhymin' and Stealin' (for sex pistol reference)

um, not only for that, i don't think:

Because mutiny on the bounty's what we're all about
I'm gonna board your ship and turn it on out
No soft sucker with a parrot on his shoulder
'Cause I'm bad gettin' bolder - cold getting colder
Terrorizing suckers on the seven seas
And if you've got beef - you'll get capped in the knees
We got sixteen men on a dead man's chest
And I shot those suckers and I'll shoot the rest

― xhuxk, Thursday, 10 May 2007 01:29 (eighteen years ago)

38. Shark Fin Blues - The Drones

― Drooone, Thursday, 10 May 2007 01:31 (eighteen years ago)

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