Dan-Dan-Oh
Whe' fore, wet me, Dan-Dan-oh
Dan-Dan, whip me, Dan-Dan
Oh, dem girl, der take me shillings all
Dan-Dan-oh, whip me, Dan-Dan
Whe' fore, wet me, Dan-Dan-oh
Dan-Dan-oh, whip me, Dan-Dan
Whip, whip me moon a show
All dem girl they take me money gone
Whip, whip, whip me, Dan-Dan-oh
All dem girl, they take me all me shillings gone
Whip, whip, whip me, Dan-Dan-oh
All dem girl come an' take me silver coin
Whip, whip, whip me, Dan-Dan-oh
All dem girl they take me money gone
Whip, whip, you whip me, Dan-Dan-oh
Whip, oh whip, oh whip me, Dan-Dan-oh
High Whale!
From Roger Abrahams's Deep the Water, Shallow the Shore.
"Another we does sing when we have de whale on de sea, in de
water, want 'e bring it up on land, everybody haul on de rope
and sing that shanty. When we say 'High Whale' we reach up,
close on de san'."
JN
apr96
Thanks to Mudcat for the Digital Tradition!