Marriage Shanty
Written by Robert Boddington and Wyatt Nixon-Lloyd, with edits from Dan Schneider
Written in 5 minutes when a couple came in asking if there were any shanties about marriage.
This song is designed to be personalised, if you are comfortable, so that you are singing about the betrothed couple in the room.
LYRICS
CHORUS
I do, I do, I will marry you
And we'll both go sailing on the deep ocean blue
I do, I do, I will marry you
Our love is forever, our hearts are both true
(try and edit so it’s like their proposal)
I stepped up to them and I bent on one knee
Under the beach in this air bnb
The ring was shining and her eyes they lit up
And without a warning these words they poured out
CHORUS
Our love is a boat both sturdy and strong
It will last longer than the end of this song
We’ll both be roped up but we won’t be tied down
Love keeps us afloat so we both cannot drown
CHORUS
[name] was [his/her/their] name and [name] was [hers/his/theirs]
They fell deep in love and they both did concur
To get themselves hitched and marry for life
Soon they’ll be happy as husband and wife (Edit to suit)
CHORUS X 2