Solid Fas'

(rowing shanty from the Caribbean island of St. Vincent,

derived from "Shenandoah")



Solid fas', I come to tell you

HURRAH, MY ROLLING RIVER

"Solid fas'," our captain cry out

WE ARE BOUND AWAY FROM THIS WORLD OF MISERY



Nobody knows about our toilin'

Only God Almighty knows about our danger



"Whale ahead," my little gunman cry out

"Solid fas'," my little captain answer



And on our way, she roll and shiver

Down in our way, she spout dirty water



"Make her so bold," my strokeman cry out

"Haul and gi' me," my centerman cry out



Nobody knows about our hardship

Our shipowner, she don't know our hardship



Misery into the ocean

Misery in the deep wide ocean



Recorded by the Boarding Party

@sailor

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MC

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