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Sing Along With The Hauling Chantey "Sacramento"
Transcript
Here's another sheltered-in chantey. This one is called "Sacramento." It was used at the capstan helping weigh anchor, the sailors' term for bringing up the anchor. An example of how sailors sometimes took popular songs from shore and adapted them to shipboard work, and you can probably guess which song this one came from. So, here we go: "Sacramento."
Around Cape Horn we're bound for to go
Chorus: Hoo-dah! Hoo-dah!
Around Cape Hornm through the sleet and snow
Chorus: Hoo-dah, hoo-dah day
Grand chorus: Blow, boys, blow, for Califor-nye-o
There's plenty of gold, so I've been told On the banks of the Sacramento Santander Jim is a mate from hell
Chorus: Hoo-dah! Hoo-dah!
With fists of iron and feet as well
Chorus: Hoo-dah, hoo-dab day
Grand chorus: Blow, boys, blow, for Califor-nye-o
There's plenty of gold, so I've been told On the banks of the Sacramento
Them was the days of the good old times
Chorus: Hoo-dah! Hoo-dah!
Back in the days of the forty-nine
Chorus: Hoo-dah, hoo-dah day!
Grand chorus: Blow, boys, blow, for Califor-nye-o
There's plenty of gold, so I've been told On the banks of the Sacramento
Sing and heave and heave and sing
Chorus: Hoo-dah! Hoo-dah!
Heave and make them handspikes spring
Chorus: Hoo-dah, hoo-dab day
Grand chorus: Blow, boys, blow, for Califor-nye-o
There's plenty of gold, so I've been told On the banks of the Sacramento
Description
Ranger Peter Kasin presents the second in his series of chanteys for sheltered-in visitors. This one is called "Sacramento," and it was sung while turning the capstan to help coordinate the work of weighing anchor.
Duration
1 minute, 55 seconds
Credit
Peter Kasin
Date Created
05/05/2020
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