A Broadside: No. 2 Fourth Year

Title

A Broadside: No. 2 Fourth Year

Subject

Ireland
Dun Emer Press
Cuala Press
A Broadside
Irish Literary Revival
The Gaelic Revival

Description

PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY E. C. YEATS AT THE CUALA PRESS, CHURCHTOWN, DUNDRUM, COUNTY DUBLIN. SUBSCRIPTION TWELVE SHILLINGS A YEAR POST FREE.
300 copies only.
The woodcut on page [3] has caption: "Derby Day". Signed by Jack B. Yeats.

Creator

E. C. Yeats
Jack B. Yeats

Publisher

Cuala Press

Date

July, 1911

Text

Blow, Bullies, Blow
(Hilliards Chanty)

There's a Black Ball barque coming down the river,
Blow, bullies, blow;
There's a Black Ball barque coming down the river,
Blow, my bully boys, blow.

And who d'ye think is Captain of her?
Blow, bullies, blow;
O who d'ye think is Captain of her?
Blow, my bully boys, blow.

Why, bully Hains is the Captain of her,
Blow, bullies, blow;
Why, bully Hains is the Captain of her,
Blow, my bully boys, blow.

He'll make you wish you were dead and buried,
Blow, bullies, blow;
He'll make you wish you was dead and buried,
Blow, my bully boys, blow.

You'll brighten brass, and you'll scrape the cable,
Blow, bullies, blow;
You'll brighten brass, and you'll scrape the cable,
Blow, my bully boys, blow.

And who d'ye think is mate aboard her?
Blow, bullies, blow;
O who d'ye think is mate aboard her?
Blow, my bully boys, blow.

Santander James is the mate aboard her?
Blow, bullies, blow;
Santander James is the mate aboard her,
Blow, my bully boys, blow.

He'll ride you down like you ride the spanker,
Blow, bullies, blow;
He'll ride you down like you ride the spanker,
Blow, my bully boys, blow.

And who d'ye think is the second mate of her?
Blow, bullies, blow;
And who d'ye think is the second mate of her?
Blow, my bully boys, blow.

Some ugly case what hates poor sailors,
Blow, bullies, blow;
Some ugly care what hates poor sailors,
Blow, my bully boys, blow.

Original Format

Broadside

Files

038.pdf

Citation

E. C. Yeats and Jack B. Yeats, “A Broadside: No. 2 Fourth Year,” Linda Lear Center Digital Collections and Exhibitions, accessed April 19, 2024, https://lc-digital.conncoll.edu/items/show/1384.