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WASMA 2020: ‘WASMA Afloat’ – Song Lyrics

Baby Sardine (entry)

(This song is sung as the children come on at the start of the show. Sing tune to “do do”
until all the children are on stage. Then sing words. The song will also be sung as a round.)

Do do do do do do do… etc
A baby sardine saw her first submarine,
She was scared and looked through the peephole.
“O come, come, come,” said the sardine’s mum,
“It’s only a tin full of people.”
La la la la… la la la la…, la la la la la la la.

I Need A Boat Man

All: I….need….a….boat, man, that’ll carry me away.
And how I hope, man, she’s sailing today.
You can see I got no suitcase, I’m travelin’ light.
Ain’t got no reason for stayin’ the night.

Choir A/B split: You don’t even have to tell me – where we’re sailin’ to,
All: Just as long as we are sailin’, sailin’, sailin’ into the blue………

Solo: Cast off that rope, man, man-handle those oars.

You name the price, man, an’ the money is yours.
Quit your delayin’, give your orders to the crew,

All: And take me sailin’ over the

Choir A/B split: deep blue sea with you – So help me,
All: Take me sailin’ over the deep blue sea with you……..

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The Leaving Of Liverpool
Soloist 1: Fare thee well, the Prince’s landing stage, River Mersey, fare thee well,
For I’m bound for California, it’s a place that I know right well.
Chorus (Choir A/B parts): So fare thee well my own true love,
and when I return, united we will be,
It’s not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me,
but my darling when I think of thee.
Soloist 1+2: Well I’m bound for California by way of the stormy Cape Horn,
But you know I’ll write you a letter, my love, when I am homeward bound.
Chorus (Choir A/B parts): So fare thee well my own true love,
and when I return, united we will be,
It’s not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me,
but my darling when I think of thee.
Soloist 1+2+3: Oh the tug is waiting at the pier head, to take us down the stream,
Our sails are unfurled and our anchor is stowed, so fare thee well again.
Chorus (Choir A/B parts): So fare thee well my own true love,
and when I return, united we will be,
It’s not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me,
but my darling when I think of thee.

Men Of The Ocean

Choir A/B in parts: We weave the nets, we spin the line,
we carve the hooks to catch the fish we choose;
We know their wanderings, their times and seasons,
we know their food, the secret pools they use.
Group: We build the boats, we shape the oars,
we sew the sails to speed us on our way;
And when we sail away the stars will guide us,
and lead us home in safety to the bay.
Choir A/B in parts: We are the wise men of the ocean,
it is our master, our provider and our friend.
We are the wise men of the ocean,
All: and we accept the life the waters send.
Choir A/B in parts: We know the sea, we know its moods,
we know its strength could send us to our graves.
We’ve felt its gentleness, we’ve seen its beauty,
but we respect the anger of the waves.
Group: We trust the sea, we trust our skill,
we know that food is there both night and day.
The sea will feed us all, our sons and daughters,
until the day the oceans drains away.
Choir A/B in parts: We are the wise men of the ocean,
it is our master, our provider and our friend.
We are the wise men of the ocean,
All: and we accept the life the waters send.

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Skye Boat Song
All: Speed bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing, “Onward!” the sailors cry,
Carry the lad that’s born to be king, over the sea to Skye.

All: Loud the winds howl, loud the waves roar, thunder claps rend the air.
Baffled, our foes stand on the shore, follow they will not dare.

Solo: Speed bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing, “Onward!” the sailors cry,
Carry the lad that’s born to be king, over the sea to Skye.

All: Though the waves leap, soft shall ye sleep, ocean’s a royal bed.
Rocked in the deep, Flora will keep – watch by your weary head.

Solo: Speed bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing, “Onward!” the sailors cry,
Carry the lad that’s born to be king…
All: Over the sea to Skye.

Sea Sickness (Teachers to note song structure on score)

Choir A, Part (1): Up and down and round and round,

wish my feet were on the ground. (sing twice)

Group 1, Part (2): Look at (name), I think she’s turning green,

legs are turning to jelly. (sing twice)

Group 2, Part (3): Need a paper bag, oh I do feel so ill,

need a paper bag, won’t you give me a pill. (sing twice)

Choir B, Part (4): Feeling very sick….. will this journey never end?
Fetch me something quick….. need some fresh air. (sing twice)

Ride Out The Storm

Group (1): When the clouds are gath’ring, cu-mu-lo nim-bus at the door,
Group (2): And you re-cog-nise their warnings for you’ve met their kind before.
Group (1): And you feel the world around you…grow more trea-cher-ous by the hour.
Group (2): And you know it’s time to cut and run but you haven’t got the power…….

All: Hold fast to ride out the storm, dark-est hours all have a dawn.
A sailor’s motto is never say die, so pull together and head… head for the eye__.

Group (1): When the sky is hurl….ing, hurr-i-cane gales against your ship,
Group (2): And you batten down your courage as you watch the mainsail rip.
Group (1): And you feel the sea turn colder and you sense its growing force.
Group (2): And you know it’s time to change your tack but you can’t get off the course…….

All: Hold fast to ride out the storm, dark-est hours all have a dawn.
A sailor’s motto is never say die, so pull together and head… head for the eye__.
So pull together and head…. head for the eye_________!

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Ocean Commotion

All: Ocean commotion, catastrophe at sea,

Spoken solo: They lay the blame on me! (repeat these two lines)

Solo: When there’s been a big commotion way down underneath the ocean
Everybody lays the blame on me.
Someone drops in for a swim and hops right out without a limb,
And everybody lays the blame on me!

All: We’re sick of being picked on and we’re tired of snide remarks,
We’ve never heard a pleasant word about us poor old sharks.
But nothing could be ruder than a moody barra-cuda,
and the starfishes are vicious and cause fuss.
When lobsters are unhappy they get horrible and snappy,
All the same they always lay the blame on us!

All: We’re sick of being picked on and we’re tired of snide remarks,
We’ve never heard a pleasant word about us poor old sharks.

Solo: Nowadays it’s trendy to be very dolphin friendly,

And the seals are quite appealing I agree.
They lock you up in jail if you so much as touch a whale,
But no-one ever thinks of saving poor old me!

All: We’re sick of being picked on and we’re tired of snide remarks,
We’ve never heard a pleasant word about us poor old sharks.
So when there’s been a big commotion way down underneath the ocean
Think before you lay the blame on us…….
We’re only doing what comes naturally……
So pick on other fishes in the sea.

All: NOT US! (Spoken)

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Blue Whale
Chorus (all): Blue whale, living in the deep green sea,
Wish you could answer my questions, wish you could speak to me.

Group 1: If you’re so smart, how can it be you play all day beneath the sea,
While we must strive to stay alive, working from nine to five.

Chorus (all): Blue whale, living in the deep green sea,

Wish you could answer my questions, wish you could speak to me.

Group 2: If you’re so bright, then tell me why you can’t fly missiles in the sky,
You haven’t joined the human race and put a whale in space.

Chorus (all): Blue whale, living in the deep green sea,

Wish you could answer my questions, wish you could speak to me.

All: If you’re as clever as they say, how come you never stay away –
From whaling boats when they attack? Why do you not fight back?!

Chorus (all): (Group singers to sing descant part to “Ah” over the sung chorus)
Blue whale, living in the deep green sea,
Wish you could answer my questions, wish you could speak to me.

Yellow Submarine
Group (1) In the town where we were born, lived a man who sailed the sea,
And he told us of his life, in the land of submarines.
So we sailed on to the sun, till we found the sea of green,
And we lived beneath the waves, in our yellow submarine.

Choir A/B (parts): We all live in a yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine.
We all live in a yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine.

Group (2) And our friends are all aboard, many more of them live next door,
And the band begins to play……. (INSTRUMENTAL)

Choir A/B (parts): We all live in a yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine.
We all live in a yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine.

All: As we live a life of ease, every one of us has all we need,

Sky of blue and sea of green, in our yellow submarine.

Choir A/B (parts): We all live in a yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine.
(Sing twice) We all live in a yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine.

Under The Sea Note: Lines with the bracket symbol

are sung at the same time in parts

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Group 1: The seaweed is always greener…..in somebody else’s lake,
You dream about going up there, but that is a big mistake.
Just look at the world around you, right here on the ocean floor.
Such wonderful things around you, what more is you lookin’ for?

All: Under the sea, under the sea.

Darlin’ it’s better down where it’s wetter. Take it from me.
Up on the shore they work all day, out in the sun they slave away –
While we devotin’ full time to floatin’ under the sea.

Group 2: Down here all the fish is happy as off through the waves dey roll.
The fish on the land ain’t happy, they sad ‘cause they in the bowl.
But fish in the bowl is lucky, they in for a worser fate.
One day when the boss get hungry – guess who gon’ be on the plate.

All: Under the sea, under the sea.

Nobody beat us, Fry us and eat us in fricassee
We what the land folks love to cook, Under the sea we off the hook
We got no troubles, Life is the bubbles
Under the sea (Groups: Under the sea) Under the sea (Groups: Under the sea)

All: Since life is sweet here we got the beat here naturally
Groups: Ooo______________________________ ee, naturally e e e

All: Even the sturgeon an' the ray, They get the urge 'n' start to play
Groups: (e) (the last of the 3 ‘e’s above is sung at the same time as the word ‘Even’)

All: We got the spirit you got to hear it under the sea.
Groups: spirit hear it under the sea. (INSTRUMENTAL)

All: Under the sea (Groups: Under the sea) Under the sea (Groups: Under the sea)

All: When the sar-dine begin the beguine, it's music to me

Groups: Ooooo_______________________ music is to me

All: What do they got? A lot of sand We got a hot crustacean band
Groups: A lot of sand crustacean band

All: Each little clam here know how to jam here under the sea
Groups: under the sea

All: Each little slug here cuttin' a rug here under the sea
Groups: under the sea

All: Each little snail here know how to wail here that's why it's hotter
Groups: Ooooo_____________________________________ (continues)

All: Under the water Ya we in luck here down in the muck here under the sea______.
Groups: (Ooo)__________ Ah___________________________________ sea______.
Pirates

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All: The pirate ship is coming, we know it’s on its way.
The pirate ship is coming, we’ve seen it in the bay.

Group: A skull and crossbones on the mast, a wild and noisy crew.
The pirate ship is coming and it’s after me and you!

All: Yo – ho – ho and a bottle of rum, pirates like to have their fun.

Yo – ho – ho on the ‘Salty Breeze’ as they sail the seven seas.

Solo: The captain wears an eye patch, a cutlass in his hand,

And on the bridge beside him, his faithful pirates stand.

Group: A skull and crossbones on the mast, a wild and noisy crew.
The pirate ship is coming and it’s after me and you!

All: Yo – ho – ho and a bottle of rum, pirates like to have their fun.

Yo – ho – ho on the ‘Salty Breeze’ as they sail the seven seas.

All: They’re seeking gold and silver, and jewels of every kind,
They’ll board each sailing vessel, and take what they can find.

Group: A skull and crossbones on the mast, a wild and noisy crew.
The pirate ship is coming and it’s after me and you!

All: Yo – ho – ho and a bottle of rum, pirates like to have their fun.

Yo – ho – ho on the ‘Salty Breeze’ as they sail the seven seas.

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Medley of Sea Shanties

My Bonnie lies over the ocean

Solo: My Bonnie lies over the ocean, my bonnie lies over the sea,
My bonnie lies over the ocean. O bring back my Bonnie to me.

All: Bring back, bring back, O bring back my Bonnie to me, to me;
Bring back, bring back, O bring back my Bonnie to me.

All: O blow ye winds over the ocean, O blow ye winds over the sea
O blow ye winds over the ocean, And bring back my Bonnie to me.

All: Bring back, bring back, O bring back my Bonnie to me, to me;
Bring back, bring back, O bring back my Bonnie to me.
Blow the man down
All: O blow the man down, bullies, blow the man down
Choir A/B parts: And a-way hey, blow the man down
All: O blow the man down, bullies, blow the man down
Choir A/B parts: O give us a chance to blow the man down!

All: It's now when we enter the channel so wide,

Choir A/B parts: And a-way hey, blow the man down
All: All hands are ordered to scrub the ship's side.
Choir A/B parts: O give us a chance to blow the man down!
Bobby Shafto
Solo 1: Bobby Shafto’s gone to sea, silver buckles on his knee;
He’ll come back and marry me, Bonny Bobby Shafto.

Solo 2: Bobby Shafto’s bright and fair, combing down his yellow hair,
He’s my ain for ever mair, Bonny Bobby Shafto.

All: Bobby Shafto’s been to sea, silver buckles on his knee;

He’s come back and married me, Bonny Bobby Shafto.
What shall we do with the Drunken Sailor
All: What shall we do with the drunken sailor (sing line 3 times)
early in the morning?
Hooray and up she rises (sing line 3 times)
early in the morning

Solo: Put him in the longboat till he’s sober (sing line 3 times)
early in the morning

All: Hooray and up she rises (sing line 3 times)

early in the morning
Hooray and up she rises (sing line 3 times)
early in the morning
Hooray and up she rises (sing line 3 times)
ear - ly in the mor - - - - ning___ .

(“early” is sometimes pronounced as “url-eye”- WASMA teachers will make a decision)

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Sailing
Solo: I am sailing, I am sailing home again ‘cross the sea.
I am sailing, stormy waters, to be near you, to be free.

Group 1: I am flying, I am flying like a bird, ‘cross the sky.

I am flying, passing high clouds, to be with you, to be free.

Group 1+2 sing words (Choir to hum tune):

Can you hear me, can you hear me? Through the dark night far away.
I am dying forever trying, to be with you, who can say?

All: Can you hear me, can you hear me? Through the dark night far away.
I am dying, forever trying, to be with you, who can say?

Instrumental

All (Groups sing extra part):

We are sailing, we are sailing, home again, ‘cross the sea.
We are sailing, stormy waters, to be near you to be free.
All: Oh Lord, to be near you, to be free
Groups: Oh my Lord, to be near you, to be free
Solo: Oh my Lord, to be near you, to be free.

Baby Sardine (exit)

(Children leave the stage during this song. Sing the words to begin with. The song may then
be sung as a round. When children start to leave the stage, sing the tune to “do do” until all
the children have left the stage.

A baby sardine saw her first submarine,

She was scared and looked through the peephole.
“O come, come, come,” said the sardine’s mum,
“It’s only a tin full of people.”
La la la la… la la la la…, la la la la la la la.

Do do do do do do do… etc

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