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Way back in 2016 I went on a song writing spree with my ukulele. I wrote a lot of songs. And then I never did anything with them really. Some terrible videos ... However now I've decided to revisit some of those songs and give them new life. I do try, since I wrote them with and for my ukulele, to include that instrument in the recordings as melody or rhythm in some form. Aweigh, Aweigh, Aweigh is my endeavor to write a sea chanty. I believe that, if in no other way, I captured the spirit of the genre. I hope you enjoy this little foray out onto the blue where the wind whips you soundly and the spray is never ending! Avast mateys!
lyrics
We put out to sea in the early morn'
Aweigh, Aweigh, Aweigh oh
We'll leave behind land and some maidens forlorn
Aweigh, Aweigh, Aweigh
We toasted last night to our Cap'n and ship
Aweigh, Aweigh, Aweigh oh
Now the mains full of wind as we ride from our slip
Aweigh, Aweigh, Aweigh
First Mate's on the deck shoutin' orders to the crew
Aweigh, Aweigh, Aweigh oh
Cookie's in the galley cooking up a find stew
Aweigh, Aweigh, Aweigh
We're sailin' south for the Caribbean Sea
Aweigh, Aweigh, Aweigh oh
Where a dark, doe-eyed lass is waiting for me
Aweigh, Aweigh, Aweigh
Four days out of home port we caught a big squall
Aweigh, Aweigh, Aweigh oh
She tattered our sails and left our mast two feet tall
Aweigh, Aweigh, Aweigh
We made the islands in such a sad state
Aweigh, Aweigh, Aweigh oh
We spent four months at the dock to fix the old crate
Aweigh, Aweigh, Aweigh
We drank up their rum and made sport with the lasses
Aweigh, Aweigh, Aweigh oh
In fine sailor form we let the time pass us
Aweigh, Aweigh, Aweigh
Now it's time to weigh anchor and head back to sea
Aweigh, Aweigh, Aweigh oh
Kiss all the lasses and on our way be
Aweigh, Aweigh, Aweigh
Oh Aweigh, Aweigh, Aweigh oh
credits
released September 12, 2023
All vocals and instruments: Allen Palmgren
Recorded at Bad Badger Studio, Escanaba, Michigan
Allen Palmgren Music
Mucha Musica Records, LLC
All Rights Reserved
Allen Palmgren & The Great Lakes Surf PyratesEscanaba, Michigan
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