Haul Away Joe

A short-drag shanty so ubiquitous that its name is almost synonymous with the very term "sea shanty". While its first commercial recording was a performance by Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter in the 1940s, written references exist dating back to 1859,https://www.fresnostate.edu/folklore/ballads/Doe004.html placing its likely origin in the mid-19th century.
This song has been performed by nearly every folk singer in the last century; the variations in lyrics and arrangement are positively staggering. It appears as the opening track on Between Wind and Water, and was also released as a live recording on the physical copy of the album Bones in the Ocean.
==Factoids==
The word "constitution" in the verse about King Louis is a synonym for "health"; it is a joke of understatement, as getting one's head cut off would certainly ruin one's health. France at the time very notably did not have a constitution (hence the decapitations).
==Lyrics==
These lyrics are based on the version performed by the Longest Johns on their album Between Wind and Water.
When I was just a little lad or so me mammy told me
(Away haul away, we'll haul away Joe)
That if I didn't kiss the girls me lips would grow a-moldy
(Away haul away, we'll haul away Joe) [continues throughout]
{Chorus}
Away (Ho!) haul away! we'll haul away together!
Away haul away, we'll haul away Joe.
Away (Ho!) haul away! we'll haul for better weather.
Away haul away, we'll haul away Joe.
I used to have an Irish girl, but she got fat and lazy
But now I've got a Bristol girl, and she just drives me crazy
{Chorus}
Old Louis was the king of France before the revolut-i-on
But then he got his head chopped off an' it spoiled his constitut-i-on
{Chorus}
You call yourself a second mate, you cannae tie a bowline
You can't even stand up straight, when the packet she's a rollin'
{Chorus}
Well now can't you see the black clouds a-gatherin'
Well now can't you see the storm clouds a-risin'
{Chorus}
==Recordings==
====Streaming/Purchase====
*Amazon Music (Between Wind and Water version)
*Amazon Music (Commodore 1864 version)
*Apple Music/iTunes (Between Wind and Water version)
*Apple Music/iTunes (Commodore 1864 version)
*Bandcamp (Between Wind and Water version)
*Deezer (Between Wind and Water version)
*Deezer (Commodore 1864 version)
*Pandora (Between Wind and Water version)
*Pandora (Commodore 1864 version)
*Spotify (Between Wind and Water version)
*Spotify (Commodore 1864 version)
====YouTube Videos====
*Between Wind and Water version
*Commodore 1864 version
*A Pirates Life for Us | Open Crewsing in Sea of Thieves
*Music Video (in the kitchen)
*100k Subscriber Special, filmed on the SS Great Britain
*Happy New Year!
====Gig Videos====
*XXXIX Międzynarodowy Festiwal Piosenki Żeglarskiej (23 Feb 2020)
*Shrewsbury Folk Festival (28 Aug 2021)
*The Studio at the Factory - Dallas, TX (23 Nov 2022)
*Jimmy's - Liverpool (9 Dec 2022)
*Cursus Festival 2023
====Full Band Streams====
*The Longest Johns and Friends, El Pony Pisador! (12 Aug 2018)
*Surviving the first month of 2019 with The Longest Johns!!! (New donation system) (30 Jan 2019)
*Singing Live Stream and Special Announcement... (7 Aug 2019)
*Welcome to a New Decade with The Longest Johns (22 Jan 2020)
*Lockdown Lullabies and Rousing Renditions (15 Apr 2020)
*100k Subscriber Thank You Stream (19 Aug 2020)
*Be Stream And Not Heard (6 Oct 2021) - "Jo(sephine) version", led by Lucy Humphris
*Music Video and First Single of Smoke & Oakum Afterparty (20 Oct 2021)
*Strème de Menthe (27 Jul 2022) - "Jo(sephine) version", led by Lucy Humphris
====Chill Streams====
*JD & Andy Chilltime - 13/01/2020 Stream Full VOD
*JD & Andy Chilltime - 27/01/2020
====Gaming Streams====
*The Longest Johns Play Sea of Thieves but the servers die and we sing anyway (20 Mar 2018)
*Ocean of Larcenists! - Sailing & Singing with Jd, Andy & Dave (21 Feb 2019)
*Party Boat with Krotukk! - 01/02/2020 (3 Feb 2020)
*Sail and Sing! Sea of Thieves Stream - 18/05/2020
*Sing and Sail 2: Damp Boogaloo - 25/05/2020
*Sing & Sail & Kegs me Skellyboys! - 15/06/2020
*Sea of Sings! Let's ride the waves like majestic manatees! - 17/07/2020
*Sea of Sings! Let's get boaty! - 20/07/2020
*Musical larceny on the big blue wet thing - 10/08/202
*It's Sea of Sings! Featuring Krotukk! Huzzah! - 28/08/2020
*Tunes and Topgallant Sails - 31/08/2020
*Musical larceny on the big blue wet thing - 14/09/2020
*Sing! Sail! Support friends! - 18/09/2020
*Sea of Sings? Sea of chaos! - 25/09/2020
*Yarr harr fiddley dee and all that. Sea of Sings! - 28/09/2020
*SHANT! - 02/10/2020
*Sea of Thieves? Singing? Splendid! - 09/10/2020
*Sea of Sings! Yarr and all that... - 16/10/2020
*Sailing, Wailing and Failing with Captain Falcore! - 19/10/2020
*Sea of Sings! Let's Shant! With Kharites & TeachCourage! - 23/10/2020
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyxtpljt8Bc&list=PLt4Ofcbsrwx-qht-0dvJf89CHqqy4wJbz&t=13065s Sea of Sings! 3 2 1 SHANT! - 26/10/2020 
*Sea of Sings! with AsylumGC8! SHANT! - 31/10/2020
*Sea of Sings! with Spammals! SHANT! - 1/11/2020
*Sea of Sings! with Captain_Falcore! SHANT! - 2/11/2020
*Sea of Sings! Welcome to the Shantydome! - 6/11/2020
*Sea of Sings! - 13/11/2020
*Full Friendship followed by Battle Royale! - 23/11/2020
*Sea of Joviality with KroTukk and KHARITES_ - 28/11/2020
*Sea of Good Tidings - 30/11/2020
*Musical larceny on the big blue wet thing - 7/12/2020
*Let's do a sing and get in the sea !drops - 11/12/2020
*Let's get splashy - 14/12/2020
*Jingle Drops Jingle Drops - 15/12/2020 
*Get in the sea! it's Sea of Sings! | - 6/01/2021
*Let's get piratical! Sea of sings! - 8/01/2021
*Sea of Sings in the morning! - 11/01/2021
*Sea of Sings! Pirate malarkey afoot! - 15/01/2021
*Boo! Surprise Sea of Sings! - 21/01/2021
*It's yarr time! Sea of Sings! Set sails to 100% - 22/01/2021
*Sea of Sings! Yarr? - 01/02/2021
*Game Dev stream! Yarrs for everyone! - 05/02/2021
*Sea of Sings with Azuki and HappyKrakenX - 08/02/2021
*Sea of Sings with Teachcourage and TheSneakyBeagle - 09/02/2021
*Sea of Sings - It's boat time - 22/02/2021
*It's Friday Funtimes! Let's get in the sea! - 26/02/2021
*Sea of Sings! With Dave, JD and @Krotukk - 05/03/2021
*Singing and Sailing in Sea of Thieves! With @RobRaven - 29/03/2021
*Sea of Sings! Lets hope the internet is fixed... - 19/07/2021
*Something something pirate pun - 26/07/2021
*Sing what you want 'cause a streamer is free, You Are A Streamer! - 02/08/2021
***Insert Stream Title Here** - Sea of Sings with SneakyBeagle - 30/08/2021
Category:Songs
Category:Traditional
Category:Bones in the Ocean
Category:Between Wind and Water
Category:Commodore 1864
Category:Shared Leads