Sally Brown Lyrics
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Sally Brown
I shipped on board off a Liverpool liner
Way hey roll and go
And we rolled all night
And we rolled till the day
To spend my money along with Sally Brown
Sally Brown is a nice young lady
Way hey roll and go
And we rolled all night
And we rolled till the day
To spend my money along with Sally Brown
She's tall and she's dark and she's not too shady
Way hey roll and go
And we rolled all night
And we rolled till the day
I'm going to spend my money along with Sally Brown
Her mother doesn't like no tarry sailor
Way hey roll and go
And we rolled all night
And we rolled till the day
I'm going to spend my money along with Sally Brown
She once had to marry a one legged captain
Way hey roll and go
And we rolled all night
And we rolled till the day
I'm going to spend my money along with Sally Brown
[Instrumental]
Sally wouldn't wed me so I shipped across the water
Way hey roll and go
And we rolled all night
And we rolled till the day
To spend my money along with Sally Brown
And now I am courting Sally's daughter
Way hey roll and go
And we rolled all night
And we rolled till the day
I'm going to spend my money along with Sally Brown.
I shipped off board a Liverpool liner
Way hey roll and go
And we rolled all night
And we rolled till the day
I'm going to spend my money along with Sally Brown
Song Details
🎶 Music & Lyrics:: Unknown
📅 Earliest date the ballad was in circulation in print or manuscript - 1917.
✍️ Other Titles:- Roll and Go
- Walkalong
- You Sally Brown
- Stand to Yer Ground
📝 Song Brief:
The humorous tale of a sailor’s long and complicated courtship of Sally — a tall, dark young woman whose mother disapproves and whose own choices lead to unexpected twists. He courted Sally for many years, but when she refused to marry him, he went to sea. On his return, he began courting Sally’s daughter instead!
🍀 Genre: Sea Shanty
👥 Covers: Dreadnoughts, Shark Alley Hobos, The Jolly Rogers, Chris Ricketts & Mark Willshire, Roger Watson, Paul Clayton, Hughie Jones, Sweeney's Men, Molgoggers, The Gingermen, Before the Mast, Run Out The Guns, Donal Clancy, Mudhook, Irish Descendants.
🎤 Featured Artists: Planxty
💿 Album / DVD: Between The Jigs And The Reels: A Retrospective
Released: Oct 28, 2016
Country: Ireland
Format: CD, Compilation / DVD, Compilation
Label: Universal Music Ireland
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