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The most realistic and accurate version of this all-time pirate tune. Forget POTC. The song is subtitled, so you can sing it in your nights at sea! This is from the Roger Wagner Chorale recording of Sea Chantys. Capitol record number P3462 of 1959. Harve Presnell is the soloist. Thanks to IUFTR for the info and sorry for my big mistake. As you will know, the song is based on the lyrics by R.L. Stevenson's Treasure Island, one of the greatest novels ever written. I think this version captures its essence, and because of it I say it's the most realistic and accurate version (for me). Stevenson is one of my favourite writers. From The Master of Ballantrae and The Wrecker, his horror literature as The Body Snatcher or Markheim, to his travel books as The Silverado Squatters. I have ALL his works published in Spain! ;)

Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises Ring Down Below · Storm Weather Shanty Choir · Traditional A Drop of Nelson`s Blood ℗ 2012 Storm Weather Productions Released on: 2012-11-20 Music Publisher: Storm Weather Productions Auto-generated by YouTube.

This song describes the terror administered by a Boatswain, essentially a ship’s foreman, and then his unfortunate demise. The position was usually held by an older seaman, who could hold his own in a fight and who was willing to enforce the Captain’s word and orders when necessary.  The first verse gives a clear description of who Ben Backstay was, an angry Boatswain who cheerily wrought havoc on the sailors, with whips and beatings. Towards the end of the song, it turns into a humorous warning not to mix your spirits, as it can make it too easy to get drunk. There is little written about the exact origin of this version of the song, but it likely dates from the early 19th century. It was written by Charles Dibdin, who wrote another song by the same name, but with an entirely different story.

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Provided to YouTube by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings One More Day · Stuart M. Frank Sea Chanties and Forecastle Songs at Mystic Seaport ℗ 2004 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / 1978 Folkways Records Released on: 1978-01-01 Auto-generated by YouTube.

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Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Tear The Facists Down · Woody Guthrie My Dusty Road ℗ 2009 Rounder Records. Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group, Inc. Released on: 2009-01-01 Producer: Moses Asch Producer: Herbert Harris Composer Lyricist: Woody Guthrie Auto-generated by YouTube.