Rogue’s Gallery: The Art of the Siren, #39

Song: Sting: Shallow Brown (2:31 minutes)
from Rogue’s Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys, ANTI- 2006.

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Image: Erin Audry: Somewhere, March 24, 2010.

Lyrics:

1.: Fare thee well, me Juliana,
(Shallow, oh Shallow Brown).
Fare thee well, me Juliana,
(Shallow, oh Shallow Brown).

2.: And it’s shallow in the morning,
just as the day was dawning.

3.: Yes our packet leaves tomorrow,
and it fills my heart with sorrow.

4.: Oh me wife and baby grieve me,
it just breaks me heart to leave ye.

5. = 1.

The song in Wikipedia.

Explanatory liner notes by ANTI-:

The word shallow here is probably derived from challo, a West Indian word meaning half-caste. This beautiful sentimental song was first used for the pumps and later as a halyard chantey.