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Roud 475

Recorded live in the Earthwork barn in the summer of 2019.

lyrics

And it's all for me grog, me jolly jolly grog
All for me beer and tobacco
For I spent all me tin
On the lassies drinking gin
Far across the western ocean I must wander

Where are me boots, me noggin', noggin' boots
They're gone for beer and tobacco
For the heels they are worn out
And the toes are kicked about
And the soles are looking out for better weather

And it's all for me grog, me jolly jolly grog
All for me beer and tobacco
For I spent all me tin
On the lassies drinking gin
Far across the western ocean I must wander

Where is me shirt, me noggin', noggin' shirt
It's all gone for beer and tobacco
For the collar is all worn
And the sleeves they are all torn
And the tail is looking out for better weather

And it's all for me grog, me jolly jolly grog
All for me beer and tobacco
For I spent all me tin
On the lassies drinking gin
Far across the western ocean I must wander

Where is me bed, me noggin’, noggin’ bed
Gone for the beer and tobacco
The springs they got the twirls
So I sold it to the girls
And the sheets are looking out for better weather

And it's all for me grog, me jolly jolly grog
All for me beer and tobacco
For I spent all me tin
On the lassies drinking gin
Far across the western ocean I must wander

Where is me wife, me noggin’, noggin’ wife
She’s gone for the beer and tobacco
The door she walked out
For me love of the stout
And I’m sure she’s looking out for better weather

And it's all for me grog, me jolly jolly grog
All for me beer and tobacco
For I spent all me tin
On the lassies drinking gin
Far across the western ocean I must wander

I'm sick in the head and I haven't been to bed
Since I came ashore with me plunder
I’ve seen centipedes and snakes
And I’m full of pains and aches
And I’ll have to make a path for way out yonder

And it's all for me grog, me jolly jolly grog
All for me beer and tobacco
For I spent all me tin
On the lassies drinking gin
Far across the western ocean I must wander

And it's all for me grog, me jolly jolly grog
All for me beer and tobacco
For I spent all me tin
On the lassies drinking gin
Far across the western ocean I must wander

credits

from Songs of the Lakes, Rivers, and Seas: Shanties, Forecastle Songs, and Other Maritime Ballads, released July 2, 2021
Ben Traverse: main vocals, guitar, claps
Michael Dause: harmonies, claps

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Michael Dause

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Ben Traverse Grand Rapids, Michigan

Michigander and Earthwork Music Collective member Ben Traverse is a young balladeer with a very wide hat who commands a wide array of instruments in their mission to bring the finest traditional folk music into the 21st century.

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