“Haul Away, Old Fellow, Away”
Description
Halyard shanty. French verses with English choruses "Haul away, old fellow, away." Sailor tells of meeting and falling in love with a girl, but she's too fine for him; sailors only get the trollops. He's sick of it all and is going to ship out far away.
Cross references
- cf. "Haul Away, Joe" (similar chorus)
References
- Hugill, pp. 361-363, "Haul Away, Old Fellow, Away" (2 texts-French & English, 1 tune)
- BI, Hugi363