From: Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys, ANTI- 2006.
Explanatory liner notes by record label ANTI-:
Lou Reed - guitar, vocals; Antony - bkg vocals; Jane Scarpantoni - cello
Recorded at John Kilgore Sound & Recording - Engineered by John Kilgore, assisted by Patrick Ford. Rob Wasserman - bass
Recorded at Prairie Sun Studios, Cotati, CA
This chantey traditionally allowed for the airing of grievances at the end of a voyage and was used at the capstan while warping her in, or in the final session at the pumps. Very obscene verses were sometimes sung.
Images: Ло: Little Mermaid, August 4, 2010:
flickr.com/photos/37167854@N08/4860651347
Artist's website:
loureed.com
Lyrics and annotations in
ismaels.wordpress.com/2010/09/01/rogue%e2%80%99s-gallery-the-art-of-the-siren-42
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