Sammy's Gone Away
Traditional
Collected from fishermen on St. Vincent’s Island, Island in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
A good one to get the crowd involved. Have crowd members put their hands up during the chorus and invite them to lead the next verse.
LYRICS
CHORUS
Pretty work, brave boys,
Pretty work, I say!
Sammy’s gone away, aboard a man o’war!
VERSES:
I wish I was a cabin boy, aboard a man o’war!
Sammy’s gone away, aboard a man o’war!
I wish I was a cabin boy, aboard a man o’war!
Sammy’s gone away, aboard a man o’war!
Use the above structure with these verses, or get crowd members to lead each verse with their own suggestions!
I wish I was the helmsman, aboard a man o’war!
I wish I was the bos’n, aboard a man o’war!
I wish I was the first mate, aboard a man o’war!
I wish I was a gunner, aboard a man o’war!
I wish I was the cook, aboard a man o’war!
I wish I was the powder monkey, aboard a man o’war!
I’m glad he’s not the captain aboard a man o’war!