So Early in the Morning (B) [57] (53)

Here’s a melodic variant version of the chantey “The Sailor Likes His Bottle-O” for the pumps, as learned from Stan Hugill from a Nova Scotian seaman. “According to my informant this shanty was one in which improvisation was the thing, anything and everything a sailor was likely to ‘love’ was brought in by a versatile shantyman.” Having given some of the more conventional lyrics in my interpretation of version ‘A’,… www.youtube.com …here’s a few shout outs to a few little, more personal, ‘loves’. As my offbeat lyrics may be a bit hard to unnerstand, here they is: His bottle o x3, The sailor likes his bottle o A bottle of rum, a bottle of beer, a bottle of Islay whiskey Myers’s rum, Appleton’s Rum, Wray & Nephew’s white rum a mug of stout, a pint of ale, the sailor likes his lager o a Kingfisher, a Thunderbolt, a Godfather 10000 a plate of paneer, a bowl of namkeen, a jug of thanda paani a packet of Utz, a pkt of Herr’s, a pkt of State Line chippies bottle o… masala chai, oolong cha, the sailor likes his cup o’ tea Denny’s o, IHOP o, the sailor likes a diner a pecan pie, a pumpkin pie, a bullgine pie so dandy o a hoagie, a submarine, the sailor likes a grinder the judies, the maidens, the chowlahs the ladiez, the betties, the girlies his 40 winks, a cat-nap o, the sailor likes a slumber….zzz (The photos are not all meant to match up with words — they are merely evocative!) Please check out the whole chanteys project playlist, at www.youtube.com