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Away Rio

from Jam by The Elderberries

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Although Alan Lomax collected the words in this version, we thank Peter Kasin for teaching us this "capstan shanty," traditionally sung by sailors to keep rhythm while weighing anchor. Peter leads a monthly shanty sing at San Francisco’s Hyde Street Pier aboard the Balclutha, a shipping packet commissioned in 1886. The shanty sing is open to all, free to attend, and highly recommended---as are reservations.

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I'll sing you a song of the free rolling sea
Away, Rio!
I'll sing you a song if you sing it with me
And we're bound for the Rio Grande

And it's away, boys, away
Away, Rio!
Fare thee well my bonny fair maid
And we're bound for the Rio Grande

Johnny came over the other day
Johnny came by the other day

Give me your hand, my dear lily white
If you'll accept me I'll make you my wife

Johnny I love and please don't you go
If you will stay I will love you so-so

She's a deep-water ship with a deep-water crew
You can stick to the coast, but you're damned if you do

We was sick of the beach and our money was gone
So we signed in this packet to drive us along

Blow ye winds steadily, blow ye winds, blow
She's a starvation packet, Good God, let her go!

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from Jam, released February 22, 2015

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The Elderberries Oakland, California

We are "fine lads," or so some say, but that cannot be
because, among other reasons, we are not all lads. We are all friends
who met at the Starry Plough in Berkeley, united by our love of
traditional Irish music and dance. You can expect from us free and roving
sets of several hours or more, comprising jigs, reels, hornpipes, aires,
waltzes, slides, slip jigs, a variety of songs, and dance.
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