Fire Maringo
Traditional:
courtesy of www.SailorSongs.com
Lift him up and carry him along, Fire Maringo, fire him away
Put him down where he belongs, Fire Maringo, fire him away
Ease him down and let him lay, Fire Maringo, fire him away
Screw him in and there he'll stay Fire Maringo, fire him away
Put him in his hole below, Fire Maringo, fire him away
Stay he must and then he'll go. Fire Maringo, fire him away
When I get back to Liverpool town, Fire Maringo, fire him away
I'll toss a line to little Sally Brown. Fire Maringo, fire him away
I'll haul her high and haul her low, Fire Maringo, fire him away
I'll bust her blocks and make her go Fire Maringo, fire him away
Sally is a pretty little craft
Fire Maringo, fire him away
Hot shot to the fore and rounded in the aft. Fire Maringo, fire him away
Screw the cart and screw him down, Fire Maringo, fire him away
Let's get the hell back to Liverpool town Fire Maringo, fire him away
The author of this website has put a lot of time and effort into gathering the greatest collection of sea shanties for the world to enjoy - There are songs that have been to sung to a job of work at sea for many, many years and collecting them has been a great endeavour. - Roger Chartier has made the effort out of his own interest and the requests that he has gotten to do this work from fellow musicians who wanted a good source of sea shanties to draw on and learn from. He has been told that for this effort he is a remarkable man.
