![]() Granny’s Old Arm Chair is an old Island favorite, a children’s song, sung by Zeb Tilton and later by Gale and Mildred Huntington, collectors of Vineyard folksongs. Off to Sea Once More is a sea chantey about a man stuck in the Arctic and Pacific Oceans a familiar occurrence to Vineyard whaler men who traveled the Pacific. Bark Gay Head is a sea chantey about a whaling ship that traveled the oceans of the world in pursuit of whale in the late 1800s. It is a song about a famous swordfishing boat that fished out of Menemsha. There is Aphrodite, an old tune with Island lyrics written in the 1950s. There are sea chanties and songs that will be familiar to more than a few old-timers. The music begins with Old Zeb, a song about Captain Zeb Tilton, who traveled the coastal waters of New England in a 90-foot schooner called Alice Wentworth. ![]() And no, 'tonguing' doesnt mean what you think it means. And for fun there are sounds of the waterfront, the West Chop Lighthouse foghorn Menemsha waterfront coastal birds. The 'Wellerman' sea shanty popular on TikTok goes back to 19th century whaling in New Zealand. There are songs for mariners, friends of the waterfront and children. Mark sings, plays guitar, concertina, and harmonica. The CD is filled with songs of the sea and songs of the land, relevant to the Vineyard. Lord until the sun goes down, 'till it goes down.Mark Alan Lovewell has just come out with his second CD and it is called Martha’s Vineyard Folksongs. It's all night pourin', pourin', pourin', ![]() Ran into a rainstorm, I ducked back into Novato. That's why if you please, I am on my bendin knees, Heard a voice al callin', Lord you was commin' after me. I had a feelin' I was fallin', fallin', fallin', Chord: Go to Sea No More - The Dubliners - tab, song lyric, sheet, guitar. Try to see what's goin' down, try to read between the lines That's why if you please, I am on my bendin' knees,īertha don't you come around here anymore.ĭressed myself in green, I went down unto the sea. Run around the corner, corner, Lord run smack in to a tree. I had a run in, run around, and run down. I was all night running, running, Lord I wonder if you care, C G D F Dm A Am Chords for Jerry Garcia & David Grisman - Off to sea once more with song key, BPM, capo transposer, play along with guitar, piano. I had a hard run, runnin' from your window. I told Althea I'm a roving son, and I was born to be a bachelor.Īlthea told me, okay, that's fine, so now I'm trying to catch her.Ĭan't talk to you without talking to me, we're guilty of the same old thing.īeen talking alot about less and less and forgetting the love we bring. This space is getting hot, you know this space is getting hot. There are things you can replace, and others you cannot. Gonna want a bed to lay your head and a little sympathy. When the smoke has cleared, she said, that's what she said to me. Loose with the truth, baby, it's your fire, but baby don't get burned. Honest to the point of recklessness, self-centered in the extreme.Īin't nobody messing with you, but you, your friends are getting most concerned. You may meet the fate on Ophelia, sleeping and penchence to dream. You may be a clown in the burying ground, or just another pretty face. You may be Saturday's child, all alone, moving with a tinge of grace. I told Althea that treachery was tearing me limb from limb.Īlthea told me better cool down boy, settle back, easy Jim. When off watch, sailors would gather in the focsle and sing songs not. I told Althea I was feeling lost, lacking in some direction.Īlthea told me upon scrutiny that my back might need protection. But Ill take your advance and Ill give you a chance to go to sea once more.
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