trad
The Teacups wrote in 2020: “As far as we know, this shanty was only collected in one place: in 1886 by James Taft Hatfield on a crossing from Pensacola to Nice, aboard the Ahkera.”
The Teacups: https://haystackrecords.bandcamp.com/track/shiney-o
https://haystackrecords.bandcamp.com/track/shiney-o
Captain, captain, you are a dandy Way-ay-ay-ay, shiny-o Captain, captain, you love your brandy Way-ay-ay-ay, shiny-o Won’t you ferry me over to Dover Won’t you ferry me over to Dover Queenstown to Dover’s a hundred miles or over Queenstown to Dover’s a hundred miles or over Captain, captain, how deep is the water? It measures one inch, six feet and a quarter Captain, captain, I love your daughter Captain, captain, I love your daughter Shiny-o is the captain’s daughter For her I’m sailing across this water Rivers, rivers, rivers are a-rolling Rivers are a-rolling and I can’t get over Captain, captain, you are a dandy Captain, captain, you love your brandy