Seán Dagher’s Shanty of the Week 20 Randy Dandy

ERROR ALERT! I made a mistake about “pawls.“ They’re actually the ratchet bits that prevent the capstan from turning backwards. I first did this vocal arrangement for La Nef. The recording of that version can be found here: You can get the songs at You can support the Shanty of the Week at Thanks to Patreon supporters Dennis Wiscount, Arcspel, Vlad Nica, Kristian Brabander, Barbara & Stuart Robertson, Mike Carr, Erik Twombly, Cooper Chassé, Élise Gravel, Maeve Haldane, Adrian Castellanos, Andy Jurik, Matt Werner, Aleksander Wasser, Graham Greve, Tom Liacas, Robert Nunn, Cameron Cole and Elin Soderstrom. Randy Dandy, O - Lyrics 1. Now we are ready to sail for the Horn, Way Hey Roll and go! Our boots and our clothes, boys, are all in the pawn. To me rollockin’ randy dandy, O. Heave a pawl, O heave away. Way Hey Roll and go! The anchor’s on