Capstan Shanty
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โฑ๏ธ 5:59 duration
๐ ID: 20601358
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Johnnie left his home
As a rebel he was known
A carpenter by trade
But a Jacobite by name
A sailor's life he chose
Off the Nova Scotian coast
Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes
He sailed away this fall
For a shilling now that's all
Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes
Strike the hammer to the cable
For the capstan keeps on turning
Push now Johnnie, push now Johnnie
All the way to Glen Dessarry
Where the lass you married
Waulks the wool with arms aweary
Push now Johnnie, push now Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes now Johnnie
The northern wind it blows
Oh, wherever Johnnie goes
Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes
The Highlands white with snow
And stowed away the plough
So do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes
No rest upon this boat
From the stern up to the sprout
Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes
To head back home be time
For now pardoned be his crimes
So do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes
Belle isle is over frozen
And a longer route now chosen
Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes
But Spring has come so fair
And the share's behind the mare
So do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes
We're making way so slowly
And waters here be shoaly
Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes
The rams now have been shorn
And your baby boy was born
So do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes
So high the waves do roll
In this godforsaken hole
Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes
But Lochaber's in bloom
In the bonny Highland June
So do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes
Oh, Johnnie sighs and moans
From the rigging he was thrown
Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes
While bound his sweet colleen
For the fields to reape and glean
So do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes
Strike the hammer to the cable
For the capstan keeps on turning
Push now Johnnie, push now Johnnie
All the way to Glen Dessarry
Where the lass you married
Waulks the wool with arms aweary
Push now Johnnie, push now Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes now Johnnie
Johnnie took his his final rest
Three days just from Durness
Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes
In cerement enclosed
And a stitch right through his nose
Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes
As a rebel he was known
A carpenter by trade
But a Jacobite by name
A sailor's life he chose
Off the Nova Scotian coast
Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes
He sailed away this fall
For a shilling now that's all
Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes
Strike the hammer to the cable
For the capstan keeps on turning
Push now Johnnie, push now Johnnie
All the way to Glen Dessarry
Where the lass you married
Waulks the wool with arms aweary
Push now Johnnie, push now Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes now Johnnie
The northern wind it blows
Oh, wherever Johnnie goes
Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes
The Highlands white with snow
And stowed away the plough
So do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes
No rest upon this boat
From the stern up to the sprout
Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes
To head back home be time
For now pardoned be his crimes
So do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes
Belle isle is over frozen
And a longer route now chosen
Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes
But Spring has come so fair
And the share's behind the mare
So do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes
We're making way so slowly
And waters here be shoaly
Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes
The rams now have been shorn
And your baby boy was born
So do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes
So high the waves do roll
In this godforsaken hole
Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes
But Lochaber's in bloom
In the bonny Highland June
So do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes
Oh, Johnnie sighs and moans
From the rigging he was thrown
Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes
While bound his sweet colleen
For the fields to reape and glean
So do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes
Strike the hammer to the cable
For the capstan keeps on turning
Push now Johnnie, push now Johnnie
All the way to Glen Dessarry
Where the lass you married
Waulks the wool with arms aweary
Push now Johnnie, push now Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes now Johnnie
Johnnie took his his final rest
Three days just from Durness
Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes
In cerement enclosed
And a stitch right through his nose
Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
'Round and 'round she goes
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:24.53] Johnnie left his home
[00:29.71] As a rebel he was known
[00:35.12] A carpenter by trade
[00:43.14] But a Jacobite by name
[00:50.08] A sailor's life he chose
[00:52.57] Off the Nova Scotian coast
[00:55.35] Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
[00:58.29] 'Round and 'round she goes
[01:00.64] He sailed away this fall
[01:03.08] For a shilling now that's all
[01:05.67] Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
[01:08.86] 'Round and 'round she goes
[01:14.14] Strike the hammer to the cable
[01:16.25] For the capstan keeps on turning
[01:19.04] Push now Johnnie, push now Johnnie
[01:22.30] All the way to Glen Dessarry
[01:25.37] Where the lass you married
[01:26.98] Waulks the wool with arms aweary
[01:29.71] Push now Johnnie, push now Johnnie
[01:33.48] 'Round and 'round she goes now Johnnie
[01:58.85] The northern wind it blows
[02:01.92] Oh, wherever Johnnie goes
[02:04.44] Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
[02:07.71] 'Round and 'round she goes
[02:10.07] The Highlands white with snow
[02:12.39] And stowed away the plough
[02:15.69] So do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
[02:18.40] 'Round and 'round she goes
[02:20.72] No rest upon this boat
[02:23.23] From the stern up to the sprout
[02:25.58] Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
[02:28.56] 'Round and 'round she goes
[02:31.34] To head back home be time
[02:33.81] For now pardoned be his crimes
[02:36.79] So do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
[02:39.43] 'Round and 'round she goes
[03:03.48] Belle isle is over frozen
[03:05.75] And a longer route now chosen
[03:08.23] Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
[03:11.32] 'Round and 'round she goes
[03:13.63] But Spring has come so fair
[03:16.39] And the share's behind the mare
[03:19.28] So do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
[03:21.75] 'Round and 'round she goes
[03:24.34] We're making way so slowly
[03:26.71] And waters here be shoaly
[03:29.26] Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
[03:32.40] 'Round and 'round she goes
[03:34.79] The rams now have been shorn
[03:37.26] And your baby boy was born
[03:39.89] So do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
[03:42.94] 'Round and 'round she goes
[04:06.09] So high the waves do roll
[04:08.52] In this godforsaken hole
[04:11.66] Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
[04:14.36] 'Round and 'round she goes
[04:16.81] But Lochaber's in bloom
[04:19.05] In the bonny Highland June
[04:21.76] So do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
[04:24.94] 'Round and 'round she goes
[04:27.29] Oh, Johnnie sighs and moans
[04:29.75] From the rigging he was thrown
[04:32.19] Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
[04:35.52] 'Round and 'round she goes
[04:37.85] While bound his sweet colleen
[04:40.29] For the fields to reape and glean
[04:43.15] So do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
[04:45.53] 'Round and 'round she goes
[04:48.74] Strike the hammer to the cable
[04:51.39] For the capstan keeps on turning
[04:53.96] Push now Johnnie, push now Johnnie
[04:57.05] All the way to Glen Dessarry
[04:59.58] Where the lass you married
[05:01.93] Waulks the wool with arms aweary
[05:05.22] Push now Johnnie, push now Johnnie
[05:07.52] 'Round and 'round she goes now Johnnie
[05:33.84] Johnnie took his his final rest
[05:35.96] Three days just from Durness
[05:38.82] Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
[05:41.13] 'Round and 'round she goes
[05:44.13] In cerement enclosed
[05:46.31] And a stitch right through his nose
[05:49.18] Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
[05:52.53] 'Round and 'round she goes
[05:56.34]
[00:29.71] As a rebel he was known
[00:35.12] A carpenter by trade
[00:43.14] But a Jacobite by name
[00:50.08] A sailor's life he chose
[00:52.57] Off the Nova Scotian coast
[00:55.35] Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
[00:58.29] 'Round and 'round she goes
[01:00.64] He sailed away this fall
[01:03.08] For a shilling now that's all
[01:05.67] Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
[01:08.86] 'Round and 'round she goes
[01:14.14] Strike the hammer to the cable
[01:16.25] For the capstan keeps on turning
[01:19.04] Push now Johnnie, push now Johnnie
[01:22.30] All the way to Glen Dessarry
[01:25.37] Where the lass you married
[01:26.98] Waulks the wool with arms aweary
[01:29.71] Push now Johnnie, push now Johnnie
[01:33.48] 'Round and 'round she goes now Johnnie
[01:58.85] The northern wind it blows
[02:01.92] Oh, wherever Johnnie goes
[02:04.44] Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
[02:07.71] 'Round and 'round she goes
[02:10.07] The Highlands white with snow
[02:12.39] And stowed away the plough
[02:15.69] So do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
[02:18.40] 'Round and 'round she goes
[02:20.72] No rest upon this boat
[02:23.23] From the stern up to the sprout
[02:25.58] Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
[02:28.56] 'Round and 'round she goes
[02:31.34] To head back home be time
[02:33.81] For now pardoned be his crimes
[02:36.79] So do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
[02:39.43] 'Round and 'round she goes
[03:03.48] Belle isle is over frozen
[03:05.75] And a longer route now chosen
[03:08.23] Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
[03:11.32] 'Round and 'round she goes
[03:13.63] But Spring has come so fair
[03:16.39] And the share's behind the mare
[03:19.28] So do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
[03:21.75] 'Round and 'round she goes
[03:24.34] We're making way so slowly
[03:26.71] And waters here be shoaly
[03:29.26] Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
[03:32.40] 'Round and 'round she goes
[03:34.79] The rams now have been shorn
[03:37.26] And your baby boy was born
[03:39.89] So do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
[03:42.94] 'Round and 'round she goes
[04:06.09] So high the waves do roll
[04:08.52] In this godforsaken hole
[04:11.66] Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
[04:14.36] 'Round and 'round she goes
[04:16.81] But Lochaber's in bloom
[04:19.05] In the bonny Highland June
[04:21.76] So do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
[04:24.94] 'Round and 'round she goes
[04:27.29] Oh, Johnnie sighs and moans
[04:29.75] From the rigging he was thrown
[04:32.19] Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
[04:35.52] 'Round and 'round she goes
[04:37.85] While bound his sweet colleen
[04:40.29] For the fields to reape and glean
[04:43.15] So do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
[04:45.53] 'Round and 'round she goes
[04:48.74] Strike the hammer to the cable
[04:51.39] For the capstan keeps on turning
[04:53.96] Push now Johnnie, push now Johnnie
[04:57.05] All the way to Glen Dessarry
[04:59.58] Where the lass you married
[05:01.93] Waulks the wool with arms aweary
[05:05.22] Push now Johnnie, push now Johnnie
[05:07.52] 'Round and 'round she goes now Johnnie
[05:33.84] Johnnie took his his final rest
[05:35.96] Three days just from Durness
[05:38.82] Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
[05:41.13] 'Round and 'round she goes
[05:44.13] In cerement enclosed
[05:46.31] And a stitch right through his nose
[05:49.18] Do another lap 'round the capstan Johnnie
[05:52.53] 'Round and 'round she goes
[05:56.34]