Song Lyrics Unknown - Strike The Bell    [Lyrics & Song Text Archive] lyrics archive>> U>> Unknown Singer Lyrics [Unknown other resources]>> Strike The Bell Song Lyrics Author/Artist/Singer: Unknown Music Title/Track: Strike The Bell Theme ID: 5577 Album: N/A STRIKE THE BELL Up on the poop deck and walking about, There is the second mate so steady and so stout; What he is a-thinkin' of he doesn't know himself And we wish that he would hurry up and strike, strike the bell. Strike the bell second mate, let us go below; Look well to windward you can see it's gonna blow; Look at the glass, you can see it has fell, Oh we wish that you would hurry up and strike, strike the bell. Down on the main deck and workin' at the pumps, There is the larboard watch just longing for their bunks; Look out to windward, you can see a great swell, And we wish that you would hurry up and strike, strike the bell CHORUS Forward on the forecastle head and keepin' sharp lookout, There is Johnny standin', a-longin' fer to shout, Lights' a-burnin' bright sir and everything is well, And he's wishin' that the second mate would strike, strike the bell. CHORUS Aft at the wheelhouse old Anderson stands, Graspin' at the helm with his frostbitten hands, Lookin' at the compass through the course is clear as hell And he's wishin' that the second mate would strike, strike the bell. CHORUS Aft on the quarter deck our gallant captain stands, Lookin' out to windward with a spyglass in his hand, What he is a-thinkin' of we know very well, He's thinkin' more of shortenin' sail than strikin' the bell. CHORUS ----------------------------------------------------------------- Traditional. Hugill lists three shore songs which have the same tune as this pumping chantey: the Scottish tune "Ring the Bell Watchman", the Australian tune from the shearing sheds, "Click Go the Shears", and the Welsh air "Twill Back y Clo". At the end of the watch (8 hours), everyone is ready to lay below, and the last thing anyone wishes to hear is a call for all hands. @sailor @work filename[ STKBELSM DC ===DOCUMENT BOUNDARY Related Lyrics Random lyrics: Sunday School, Sunlight The Shadow And You, Supper Isna Ready, Suriname Native Anthem Text, Susanna Martin, Susie Maclean, Suzanne, Swan Swims Bonnie Two Sisters, Swannanoa Tunnel, Swaziland Anthem Text, Swaziland Native Anthem Text, Sweden Native Anthem Text, Sweeney Todd The Barber, Sweet And Low, Sweet Betsy From Pike, Sweet Cootehill Town, Sweet Joan, Sweet Nancy, Sweet Rose Of Allandale, Sweet Rosie Levinsky, Sweet Song From Yesterday, Sweet Thames Flow Softly, Sweet Thing, Sweet Violets, Sweet Williams Ghost, Swimming In The Swimming Pool, Swing Low Sweet Chariot, Switzerland Native Anthem Text, Syria Anthem Native Text, Tah Rah Rah Bom Di Ay, Tak It Man Tak It, Take A Drink On Me, Take A Whiff On Me, Take Her In Your Arms, Take Me Out To The Ball Game, Take Your Fingers Off It, Talk About Suffering, Talking Unamerican Blues, Tall Timbers, Tallow Candles Or Song Of A Doomed Man, Tam Lin, Tamlin, Tammany, Tanqueray Martinis Oh, Tanzania Anthem Text, Tanzania Native Anthem Text, Taras Harp, Tarpaulin Jacket, Tarry Sailor, Tarry Trousers, Other Unknown song Lyrics 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall Lyrics A Bird in a Gilded Cage Lyrics A Fenian Song Lyrics A Fool Such As I Lyrics A Friend Like You Lyrics A Hero of the Wrong War Lyrics A Horse Named Bill Lyrics A Hundred Years from Now Lyrics A Kangaroo Sat on an Oak Lyrics A Little Bit of Solitude Lyrics A Living Wage Lyrics ...Show All Other Artists Unknown Prophets Lyrics Unleashed Lyrics Unleashed Power Lyrics Unlimited Nation Lyrics Unlimited Sound Lyrics UNLOCO Lyrics Unlord Lyrics UNLV Lyrics Unni Wilhelmsen Lyrics Uno Svenningsson Lyrics All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners and are strictly for educational purposes only. lyricstrue.net Copyright © 2005-2007 All Rights Reserved., , Privacy policy