Windlass song - Walter Cecil Macfarren

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◈ Genre / Form Partsongs

♯ Key C major

⁄ Time Signature 6/8

♬ Voicing → TTBB

◆ Difficulty

Elementary

↕ Range F2 – A4

¶ Language → English

Measures 101

Texture mixed texture

Parts 6

Instruments A cappella

Pages 6

CPDL # 56015

Editor James Gibb

Posted 2019-11-22

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

Tenor

C3 – A4

Tenor II

D3 – C4

Bass

F2 – D4

Bass II

A2 – F3

Accomp. (ad lib.)

F2 – D4

¶Lyrics / Text

R: Heave at the windlass, Heave O, cheerly men, heave O! Heave at the windlass, heave O, cheerly men, heave! Heave all at once with a will! The tide's quickly flowing, Our cordage is creaking, The water has put on a frill. Once in blue water, Heave O, cheerly men, heave O, Once in blue water, Heave O, cheerly men, heave! Blow it from north or from south, She'll stand to it tightly And curtsey politely, And carry a bone in her mouth. Short cruise or long cruise, Heave O, cheerly men, heave O, Short cruise or long cruise, Heave O, cheerly men, heave O, Jolly Jack Tar thinks it one, No latitude dreads he of, White, Black or Red Sea, Great icebergs or tropical sun. Short cruise or long cruise, Heave O, cheerly men, heave O, Short cruise or long cruise, Heave O, cheerly men, heave! One other turn and Heave O cheerly men, Heave and goodbye to the shore! Our money, how went it? We shared it and spent it, Next year we'll come back with some more. Heave at the windlass, Heave O cheerly men, heave O, Heave at the windlass, Heave O cheerly men, heave, Heave O, heave O, heave O!