The Dreadnought [Foc'sle Shanty]

Shanty about an American packet ship in the mid 19th century. She was part of the Red Cross Line and her Captain was named Samuel Samuels.

[@mycoolhandgiveit]

One of my favorites

[@MacFeeley]

This is Louis Killian leading the shanty

[@dylanofojai]

Lyrics-may not be the best but what I got from it
There’s a saucy flash packet, to packet to fame
She hails from New York and the Dreadnoughts her name
Bound away to the Westward where the, wild winds to blow
She’s a Liverpool packet
Oh Lord Let Her Go
(Derry Down Down Down Derry Down)
The Dreadnoughts a lying in the river Mercey
Awaiting Independence to tow her to sea
Round out up to where the wild winds do blow
She’s a Liverpool packet
Oh Lord Let Her Go
(Derry Down Down Down Derry Down)
Ah the Dreadnought’s a sailing the atlantic so wide
Where the high roaring seas
Roll along her black sides
Her sails toughtly set for the Red Cross to shore
All the way to the Westward in the Dreadnought we’ll go
(Derry Down Down Down Derry Down)
The Dreadnoughts arriving in NewYork once more
So go with your ship mates to the girls we adore
With our Wives and out Sweet hearts
So merry we’ll be
We’ll drink to the Dreadnought where ‘er we may be
(Derry Down Down Down Derry Down)
Here’s a hail to the Dreadnought and the whole of her crew
To the Bold Captain Samual and his Officers too
You can keep your flash packets
While I’m tailen black board
Oh the Dreadnought the flier that can lick ‘em all
(Derry Down Down Down Derry Down)

[@olfnarr]

I'm a pedantic dingdong so I did some edits to yer lyrics, I've marked edited lines with a / for spelling corrections (at least i think I'm correct, dunno) and // for edits of one whole word or more.
//There’s a saucy flash packet, a packet of fame
She hails from New York and the Dreadnoughts her name
Bound away to the Westward where the, wild winds to blow
She’s a Liverpool packet
Oh Lord Let Her Go
(Derry Down Down Down Derry Down)
/The Dreadnought's a lying in the river Mercey
Awaiting Independence to tow her to sea
//Round out at Rock Light where the wild winds do blow
She’s a Liverpool packet
Oh Lord Let Her Go
(Derry Down Down Down Derry Down)
Ah the Dreadnought’s a sailing the atlantic so wide
Where the high roaring seas
Roll along her black sides
//Her sails tautly set for the Red Cross to show
Bound the way to the Westward in the Dreadnought we’ll go
(Derry Down Down Down Derry Down)
/The Dreadnought's arriving in New York once more
So go with your ship mates to the girls we adore
//With our Wives and with Sweet hearts
So merry we’ll be
We’ll drink to the Dreadnought where ‘er we may be
(Derry Down Down Down Derry Down)
Here’s a hail to the Dreadnought and the whole of her crew
/To the Bold Captain Samuels and his Officers too
You can keep your flash packets
//While I’m tailen Black Ball
Oh the Dreadnought the flier that can lick ‘em all
(Derry Down Down Down Derry Down)

[@submarineinthesky8946]

@@olfnarr To be even more pedantic, it's "a health to the dreadnought", not a hail.

[@dylanofojai]

Thanks for the corrections guys, love this song so much.

[@kevinromaine2911]

@@olfnarr Hi olfnarr. Great job with the lyrics. I hope you don't mind but I made a few revisions of my own which I have shown in brackets.
//There’s a saucy flash packet, a packet of fame
She hails from New York and the Dreadnoughts her name
Bound away to the Westward where the, wild winds (do) blow
She’s a Liverpool packet Oh Lord Let Her Go
(Derry Down Down Down Derry Down)
/The Dreadnought's a lying in the river (Mersey) Awaiting (“The Independence”) to tow her to sea //Round out at Rock Light where the wild winds do blow
She’s a Liverpool packet Oh Lord Let Her Go
(Derry Down Down Down Derry Down)
Ah the Dreadnought’s a sailing the Atlantic so wide Where the high roaring seas roll along her black sides //Her sails tautly set for the Red Cross to show
Bound (away) to the Westward in the Dreadnought we’ll go
(Derry Down Down Down Derry Down)
/The Dreadnought's arriving in New York once more
So go (ashore) ship mates to the girls we adore
//With () Wives and with Sweet hearts So merry we’ll be We’ll drink to the Dreadnought where ‘er we may be (Derry Down Down Down Derry Down)
Here’s a (health) to the Dreadnought and the whole of her crew
/To the Bold Captain Samuels and his Officers too
You can keep your flash packets
//While I’m tailen Black Ball
Oh the (Dreadnought’s) the flier that can lick ‘em all (Derry Down Down Down Derry Down)

[@zachseabass7414]

Love this version. Awesome voices

[@TheOdditoriumArtspace]

@ZZiarnek I believe it is off of the compilation called Songs and Sounds of the Sea, published by National Geographic Society.

[@meowmom3943]

Yes! Yes! That's where it's from! What a gem!