What Is a Sea Shanty? Firstly, They Served to Keep Pirates Motivated in Their Work By

Music – Year 1 and 2 Sea Shanties Sea Shanties for Pirates’ Work and Play Sea shanties had two important purposes:

What is a Sea Shanty? Firstly, they served to keep pirates motivated in their work by

A sea shanty is a type of work song that was once mimicking the rhythm of the hard, rough tasks that were commonly sung to accompany work on board large common aboard pirate ships. sailing ships. Secondly, they served as entertainment to pass the time and relieve the boredom of sea travel or the pain of home-sickness.

They were entertaining songs that were sung during The songs were designed to match the rhythm of common jobs voyages in order to keep the sailors and pirates aboard a ship such as pulling rigs or mopping the decks; they motivated during long spells at sea. synchronized the workers and made their days more enjoyable.

Types of Sea Shanties for Pirates The word shanty is said to have come from the French Most pirate sea shanties worked on a call and response format. The shantyman (song leader) would begin the shanty and the verb ‘chanter,’ meaning ‘to sing.’ crew would reply, such as:

Shantyman: Come all ye young fellows that follows the sea The words are usually about life on board the ships All crew: To me, way hey, blow the man down and often tell a story. Shantyman: Now please pay attention and listen to me All Crew: Give me some time to blow the man down

There are lots of different Sea Shanties and simple pirate songs to learn.

This week we are going to learn a simple Sea Shanty. simple pirate songs that we can learn. Watch ‘A Pirate went to Sea’ on You Tube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOA3he2Gv4M Join in with the Sea Shanty, you could have a go at taking turns to be the

Shantyman and the crew men with your family and sing the song in different ways.

Have fun singing! Listen to the words and join in with the song.

If you can’t follow the link or find the song you can just use the words sheet or search for another Sea Shanty. a

A pirate went to sea, sea, sea The pirate looked down low, low, low To se what he could see, see, see For treasure far below, low, low But all that he could see, se, see But when he looked down low, low, low Was the bottom of the deep blue sea, sea, sea A big fish scared him so, so, so

Chorus Chorus Far across the sea he went Far across the sea he went The pirate spent the night, night, night Far across the sea he went And got himself a fright, fright, fright Until the day was over For while he slept at night, night, night A ghost came dressed in white, white, white The pirate looked up high, high, high For treasure in the sky, sky, sky Chorus But when he looked up high, high, The sun shined in his eye, eye, eye A pirate went to bed, bed, bed As fast as can be said, said, said Chorus Across the sea he fled, fled fled The ghost still in his head, head, head

Chorus x2