The St. Louis Republic., 1900-10-07

Blow. boys. bully boys. bowl
| Here. BLOW, boys, blow" develops into q
| description OF the difference in food ant
| appearance that marks the American from
| the British vessel. and is often made tc
| contain some arrant nonsense.
| Now We find the wind has gone ahead
| and brace up our yards. then fatten the
| sheets. as We chant:
Little Johnny Boxer. what rnads you go to seai
Chorus: DO. lay Johnny Boxer. Go! QunJ
Little Johnny Boxer. In Liverpool yoI ought tc
be.
Do. my Johnny Boxer. GOT
This, too. has more stanzss, though sung
TO no other kind Of work. But the officer
has cried. Make fastr' which We do and
leave #. Then. as the rnainsaiI is Shaking
in the wind. We reeve u bowline and shout:
The bully ships a-rollins.
lC5orusJ: Haul away the bowlnsi FuIl)
IIs a-rainlrg and a-suowiug. a-snowlng. a-slow-
Ing:
It's a-r;inins and a-snowiHgI
The bovine haul! (fuilJ
Thus is the outward passage made. The
anchor is dropped ut. say Garden Reach.
below Calcutta. and while the heavy sails
are being rolled on to their yards tho banks
OF the Hoog!y resound with:
Aye. aye-ays. aye. and wen play Paddy Doyle
for his boots!
Aye. aye-aye aye and well have 10 slop-chest
suiisl
At the end of each line tho sail IS bunt-
ell Ettie higher. until it finally rests on
the yard. The foregoing is given
entire. and Is evidently the Short
ess song, good or otherwise. in
our language. Its first half seems
to hint Of some Irish shoemaker who Vas
paid Tor his boots with the tiller rope. or
with = stern course" I. e.. not paid, while
the second half refer5 to the sHferior cloth
Ing sold at high rates by most captains
Then comes the weighing of tho anchor TO
return home. naturally joyous day; day
when every hand goes lightly to its work.
and scarcely feels tired when night and
AL sails set'' put an end TO tho long task.
Now we all warm to our work On the wind
lass bars. and In the crowd there Is bare
y L heart that does not swell as the links
come in TO the words:
PIPE all hands to man the wiudass,
See your cables slowed all clear,
We to-day set sail from India.
And for English shores Wen steer
(Chorus): Rolling home. rolling home
Rolling home across the sea:
Rolling home to dear Old England
Rolling hone. sweetheart. to thea
II you all heave with a will. boya
S,1n anchors We Will trip;
And Wen cross the briny ocean
In cur good and gallant ship.
(ChorusD
OF the above there are but eight more
lines. II is one of the very few "chantes'
without nonsense OF some kind, and it IS
best rendered when divided between the
watches. one watch singing the stanzas and
the other the chorus. Unless the cable has
been previously shortened in. e song will
not last TIL the anchor IS 4peak Thus
Rolling Home will probably be followed
BY Roll the Cotton DOwn''-a "chanty''
that is only suitable for capstan and wind
lass work. and Is great favorite with the
negro cotton showers. on the Mississippi
or "'The Australian Girl" or Bound 10
Western Australia" which are heayinr
"chanties'' only.
Next, when the tugboat leaves US off the
long and dangerous Hoogly. we spread our
canvas for home under such lusty airs as
Sing a song of Ranzo boys.
Chorus: Ranzo. boys. Ranzo! Pull)
sing song Of Ranzo, boys,
Sing a song Of Rar 20! CPull)
Panzo took q notion to cross the briny ocean
Rama. boys. Ranzo,