Seán Dagher, cittern, ‘ud, voice
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Seán Dagher, cittern, ‘ud, voice
Seán Dagher is an active performer, arranger, and composer of music from various folk and classical music traditions: Celtic, Baroque, Medieval, Arabic, French-Canadian, and Maritime. He is artistic director of Skye Consort and its principal arranger. He often provides arrangements for other ensembles and artists, including La Mandragore, Pierre Lapointe, Shannon Mercer, I Furiosi, Les Voix Baroques, Les Voix Humaines and La Nef. His music has been performed across Canada and the United States. Seán Dagher has worked with the Festival du Monde Arabe creating shows of Middle Eastern and North African music. He has arranged and composed music for audio books, with story-teller and musician Suzanne De Serres Youth Program Director for La Nef, and for American author Sandra Gulland. He has been a composer and sound designer for theatre productions. He has been nominated for numerous Adisq awards and participated in the Adisq-winning CD, La Traverse Miraculeuse with La Nef and Les Charbonniers de l’enfer. Despite all that, Seán Dagher can most frequently be found singing and playing in Irish pubs.
Randy Dandy Oh
Sean Dagher Lyrics
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Weigh hey, roll and go!
Our boots and our clothes, boys, are all in the pawn,
To be rollicking Randy Dandy-O!
Heave a pawl, O heave away!
Weigh hey, roll and go!
The anchor's on board and the cable's all stored,
To be rollicking Randy Dandy-O!
Weigh hey, roll and go!
Where the pretty young girls all come down in their frocks
To be rollicking Randy Dandy-O!
Heave a pawl, O heave away!
Weigh hey, roll and go!
The anchor's on board and the cable's all stored,
To be rollicking Randy Dandy-O!
Come breast the bars, bullies, heave her away,
Weigh hey, roll and go!
Soon well be rolling her down through the Bay,
To be rollicking randy dandy-O!
Heave a pawl, O heave away!
Weigh hey, roll and go!
The anchor's on board and the cable's all stored,
To be rollicking Randy Dandy-O!
The lyrics to Sean Dagher's song "Randy Dandy Oh" are a celebration of the joys of sailing and the excitement of setting out to sea. The verses speak of sailors preparing to set sail: their boots and clothes have been pawned to pay for the journey, the anchor is on board, and they are about to warp out through the locks. The chorus encourages the sailors to heave and weigh, to breast the bars and heave her away, and to be "rollicking Randy Dandy-O." This phrase is not clearly defined within the lyrics themselves, but it seems to refer to the experience of being on board a ship, and the sense of freedom and adventure that comes with it.
Line by Line Meaning
Now you're ready to sail for the Horn,
It is time to embark on a journey to the Horn.
Our boots and our clothes, boys, are all in the pawn,
We have pawned our possessions in order to fund this journey.
Heave a pawl, O heave away!
Push the pawl with all your might to lift the anchor.
The anchor's on board and the cable's all stored,
The anchor has been retrieved and secured, and the cable is coiled and ready for use.
Soon we'll be warping her out through the locks,
We will soon use the locks to navigate our ship to the desired location.
Where the pretty young girls all come down in their frocks
We will pass through an area where attractive young women are known to gather.
Come breast the bars, bullies, heave her away
Together, let's push the ship through the water by using the bars on board to row.
Soon we'll be rolling her down through the Bay
We will pass through the bay in our rolling ship.
Contributed by Colin J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@sanderbot66
Now this ones a Sean Dagher classic
@jakobsworkshop9198
I have heard this shanty so many many times and in so many different versions. I can't for the life of me hear this in my head with a voice different that yours. The Black Flag version, the "Sea Songs & Shanties" version with La Nef, now this. Your versions of this tune are levels above any other. Keep up the phenomenal work, much love!
@Alliepirate
I absolutely agree with this i love hearing a lot of other versions but for me nothing tops sean Daghers versions of these shanties
@SeanDagher
You are both very kind. I also like hearing different versions.
@rodnyc.8876
@Sean Dagher That's right my friend, your voice is one of a kind.
@officerlarry2686
This might be one he did do,he has sang for some of black flags shanties. Just not sure which ones are his.
@jcdenton7564
I wish I had someone to sing this shanty with.
@SeanDagher
Man, yes. A crew to sing with is a great luxury.
@dragonwithamonocle
This and leave her Johnny were my favorite shanties to sail to in black flag. I would memorize how many times I needed to press left or right on the d pad so I could hear them over and over again
@SeanDagher
Two great songs.