“The Liverpool Judies (Row, Bullies, Row; Roll, Julia, Roll)”

Description

The young sailor sets out from England to America. But a wild, drunken life lands him at the boarding-master's. Back at sea, he suffers cruelly at the hands of the mate (whom he curses to hell). (At last he arrives back in port)

Notes

[Regarding their "Liverpool Pilot" version, Lehr/Best report] the singer "describes this as a heave-up shanty." The chorus is "And it's row, row, row bullies row For the Liverpool Pilot she have us in tow." - BS

Recordings

• Anita Best, "The Liverpool Pilot" (on NFABest01)

References

1. Doerflinger, p. 106, "Roll, Julia, Roll (Row, Bullies, Row)" (1 text, 1 tune)
2. Bone, pp. 118-120, "The Liverpool Girls" (1 text, 1 tune, slightly cleaned up)
3. Colcord, pp. 176-177, "Row, Bullies, Row" (1 text, 1 tune)
4. Harlow, pp. 198-199, "The Liverpool Girls" (1 text, 1 tune)
5. Hugill, pp. 401-403, "The Liverpool Judies" (3 texts, 3 tunes) [AbEd, pp. 304-306]
6. Lomax-FSNA 30, "Row, Bullies, Row" (1 text, 1 tune)
7. Lehr/Best 66, "The Liverpool Pilot" (1 text, 1 tune, a perhaps slightly adapted version but with too many similarities to split)
8. Creighton-NovaScotia 126, "Liverpool Girls" (1 text, 1 tune)
9. DT, LIVJUDY LIVJUDY2
10. Roud #928
11. BI, Doe106