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 Pickwick 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