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YANKEE JOHN, STORMALONG Lead: Peter

There are many chanteys about Stormalong, the fictional sea captain who embodies all that is brave, kind, and pure; a sort of seagoing Paul Bunyan figure. This is a West Indian version, collected by Roger D. Abrahams in his book, Deep The Water, Shallow The Shore: Three Essays On Shantying In The West Indies.

LYRICS:

Oh, to me Liza Lee
Chorus: Yankee John, Stormalong

Stormalong, with the long boots on

Oh, Bully, night and day

Stormalong, an' let she go long

Storm the ocean, night and day

Storm, and a Stormalong

For all the night and on we go

Stormalong, and le' she go long

Oh, to me, Liza Lee

Storm de ocean, night and day

Storm, oh we Stormalong