Seán Dagher’s Shanty of the Week 17 A Long Time Ago

A long time ago. I found 78 verses of this song. Here are just a few. The lyrics are below. You can get the songs at You can support the Shanty of the Week at Thanks to Patreon supporters Dennis Wiscount, Arcspell, Vlad Nica, Kristian Brabander, 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. A long time ago – Lyrics 1. Old Noah of old, he commanded an Ark, To me way hey hey, ya! His cargo was animals out for a lark. A long time ago! 2. They filled the Ark’s seams with oakum andm pitch. Her sails were badly in need of a stitch. 3. Her bow was bluff and the counter was round. Her knees were thin and her timbers unsound. 4. Her fo’c’sle was low and her starn was too high. The hold for the animals never was dry. 5. Her pumps they were jammed and her fores’ls were