Old Stormalong
Traditional:
courtesy of www.SailorSongs.com
Old Stormy's gone that good old man
To me Way! Hay! Stormalong John
Oh, poor old Stormy's dead and gone
To me aye, aye, aye, aye Mister Stormalong
We dug his grave with a silver spade
To me Way! Hay! Stormalong John
His shroud of the finest silk we made
To me aye, aye, aye, aye Mister Stormalong
We lowered him with a silver chain
To me Way! Hay! Stormalong John
Our eyes all dim with more than rain
To me aye, aye, aye, aye Mister Stormalong
An able sailor, bold and true
To me Way! Hay! Stormalong John
A good old bosun to his crew
To me aye, aye, aye, aye Mister Stormalong
He's moored at last and furled his sail
To me Way! Hay! Stormalong John
No danger now from wreck or gale
To me aye, aye, aye, aye Mister Stormalong
I wish I was old Stormy's son
To me Way! Hay! Stormalong John
I'd build me a ship of a thousand ton
To me aye, aye, aye, aye Mister Stormalong
I'd fill her up with New England Rum
To me Way! Hay! Stormalong John
And all my shellbacks they would have some
To me aye, aye, aye, aye Mister Stormalong
I'd sail this wide woprld 'round and 'round
To me Way! Hay! Stormalong John
With plenty of money I would be found
To me aye, aye, aye, aye Mister Stormalong
Old Stormy's dead and gone to rest
To me Way! Hay! Stormalong John
Of all the sailors he was the best
To me aye, aye, aye, aye Mister Stormalong
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.
