Dead Horse (sea shanty)

Canadian folksinger Jesse Ferguson performs traditional sea shanty "Dead Horse." Lyrics below.
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The Dead Horse
(traditional, arrang. J. Ferguson, 2021)
V1.
A poor old man came riding by,
And we say so, and we know so!
A poor old man came riding by,
Oh, poor old man!
V2.
Says I, "Old man, your horse will die," etc.
And if he dies, we'll tan his hide, etc.
V3.
And if he don't, I'll ride him again, etc.
And I'll ride him, I don't know when, etc.
V4.
For one long month I rode him hard, etc.
For one long month we rode him hard, etc.
V5.
But now your month is up, old Turk, etc.
Get up, you swine, and look for work, etc.
V6.
Oh, he's dead as a nail in the lamp room door, etc.
And he won't come worrying us no more, etc.
V7.
We'll use the hair of his tail to sew our sails, etc.
And the iron of his shoes to make deck nails, etc.
V8.
We'll hoist him up to the fore yard-arm, etc.
Where he won't do sailors any harm, etc.
V9.
We'll drop him down with a long, long roll, etc.
Sharks take his body and the Devil take his soul, etc.

[@panzerabwerkanone]

This is great! We say so and we know so.

[@raymondcrooke]

Well sung, Jesse. I know this one as "Poor Old Man" but "Dead Horse" is an appropriate title!

[@elmarelmar8657]

WOW. Always impressed by his performances!

[@BardofCornwall]

Thanks, Elmar!

[@JohnWohlers]

Beautiful rendition.

[@hohohoaaa2262]

and we say so, and we know so

[@THEJACKTARS]

Yes Jesse! What amazing harmonies!

[@BardofCornwall]

Thanks!

[@brianrunyon266]

More excellent work.

[@BardofCornwall]

Many thanks, Brian!

[@toddsullivan8466]

I truly enjoyed it, thank you once again

[@CreativeSteve69]

Great singing as always Jesse. I always had a question but kept forgetting to ask until now. How does one write original Shanies and folk music. I would love to get into it as well with a bit of improvisation of course. :)

[@BardofCornwall]

Hi Stevie, I have a video on my channel "Songwriting Tips." It distills my limited knowledge.

[@jonathandobey4093]

Excellent stuff, but your high pitched self gives creepy stares 😂

[@BardofCornwall]

Thanks, Jonathan. I sometimes make weird faces while singing.