Clear The Track

Words and Music by :  
Arranged and adapted by: Arr by Norman Luboff
Publisher:  

This shanty is a variation of the Irish song "Shula Agra"
A capstan shanty for short pulls, but probably used for loading as well.

Recorded by
The Seafarers Chorus - EKS-7182

The Norman Luboff Choir - CL948CL1179, COL-6060

Barry McGuire & The New Christy Minstrels - SPC-3026    
Odetta - LSP2792    

Lyrics:

O, the smartest clipper you can find
Ah hee, Ah ho, are you most done?
Is the Marg'ret Evans of the Black X-line
So clear away the track, let the bullgine run

To my het rig a jig in a low back car,
Ah he, ah ho are you most done?
With Liza Lee all on my knee,
So clear away the track, let the bulgine run

O, the times are hard and the wages low
Ah-hee, ah-ho are you most done?
O, it can't get worse, so we're bound to go
So clear away the track, let the bullgine run

O, the winds were foul and the work was hard
Ah-hee, ah-ho, are you most done?
From the Liverpool docks to the Brooklyn yard
So clear away the track, let the bullgine run