The X-Seaman's Institute was a rollicking quartet devoted to nautical and m… Read Full Bio ↴The X-Seaman's Institute was a rollicking quartet devoted to nautical and maritime music that regularly performed at South Street Seaport Museum in New York City. Led by the late Bernie Klay, the group included Frank Woerner, John Townley, and Dan Aguiar. On July 4th 1976 they were the feature performers for the Bicentennial Tall Ships festival and entertained a crowd estimated at 20,000. Other concerts followed up and down the East coast from Boston's historic Old Ironsides to The New Bedford Seamen's Bethel and Mystic Seaport, to the National Maritime Museum in Norfolk, Va. They currently have five albums available as CDs or individual cuts for downloads at www.folkways.si.edu. Frank Woerner continues to perform in the NYC area. John Townley is currently living on Long Island. Dan Aguiar is a member of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild and continues to perform in the Mid Hudson area.

John Kanaka
The X-Seamen's Institute Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'John Kanaka' by these artists:

Der Passat Chor I thought I heard the First Mate say John Kanaka naka,…
El Pony Pisador I thought I heard the old man say John Kanaka-naka too…
Fiddler's Green I heard, I heard an old man say Today, today is…
Lüneburger Shanty-Chor I thought I heard the First Mate say John Kanaka naka,…
Piosenki Szantowe Oh tul lai hej oh tul lai hej John Kanaka naka…
Skinny Lister I heard, I heard the old man say, hey John kanaka…
The Fisherman's Friends I heard, I heard, the Old Man say, John Kanaka-naka tu-lai-e…
The Fisherman’s Friends I heard, I heard, the Old Man say, John Kanaka-naka tu-lai-e…

We have lyrics for these tracks by The X-Seamen's Institute:

All For Me Grog All for me grog Me jolly jolly grog (clap) All come for…
Blow Ye Winds Go against the grain, care less about the waves Wanna see…
Rio Filo filo bana kilo kilo Bırak baba hepsi fino fino Çapa bur…
Roll Alabama Roll Arey sun bey Mein fuck dunga gyaan de tu Rakh dunga jaan…
Run Come See It was nineteen hundred and twenty-nine (Run come see, run…
Sam's Gone Away I've got a lot I call my own My house is…
The Alabama Oh I know your kind You would kill your king for…

Where Am I to Go Never giving up till I see it through I swear I'm Never…

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