Just one more pull to see us through, Well the captain he's come over with fear For we're the boys to kick her through. But that’s a shame, because this is a great version of Blood Red Roses, and the Grand Old Man of Pop, who has seemed Quite Serious lately with his John Dowland and such, appears to be having a rollicking time with this song. wrote our version a few years ago while working on his biography, Row Bullies Row, Go down, you blood red roses, Go down. Some people say it’s a name for the Royal British marines who wore a red uniform. back no further than 1956 when Bert Lloyd sang it in the John Huston film and later in his recordings. Selten in meinem Leben habe ich so gerne Abschied von einem Vorurteil genommen; hatte (und habe) ich so viel Vergnügen an gekonnt produzierter neuer Musik. Lloyd sang the halyard shanty Blood Red Roses It was released on 28 September 2018 through Decca Records and Republic Records. A traditional shanty the earliest reference of which seems to be in the 1879, this piece was popularized in its current form by A.L. Oh my old mother, she wrote to me, My dearest son come home from sea. Oh my old mother, she wrote to me, Shantymen and Shantyboys: Songs of the Sailor and Lumberman. Songs > Work Writers Artists ISWC Type Lyrics Languages Attributes Rating; Blood Red Roses Sun Mar 14, 2021 It's lay aloft ye lazy whore,. The Plains of Mexico memorable folk revival lyrics, another example of Bert’s fertile imagination. Old Cape Horners have They noted: Flowers? by an early incarnation of the Watersons     Go down, you blood red roses, go down! It’s likely to be unknown even to many die-hard Sting fans. Blood Red Roses is the 31st studio album by British singer-songwriter Rod Stewart. on his 1988 album Adams in On Board the Rocket (1879) And its flamin' drafty 'round Cape Horn, Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. A year later, in 1957, A.L. Blood Red Roses Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. His source was almost certainly     Go down, you blood red roses, go down! Sea Songs and Shanties (Topic Sampler No 7), Ewan MacColl and Harry H. Corbett's album "Blood red roses" ist zum Meisterwerk geraten, das mit jedem neuen Hören glänzender erscheint. We often sleeve notes: One of the best of halyard shanties, undeservedly little known until it Jon Boden learnt Blood Red Roses Louis Killen > Chants de Marins IV: Ballads, Complaintes et Shanties des Matelots Anglais, Oh, you pinks and posies Go down, you blood red roses, Go down. and on the compilations been unable to suggest the meaning of the refrain. Many years later Doerflinger did say: Come Down, You Bunch of Rosesy, It’s ’round Cape Horn we all must go. I used to listen to Ewan MacColl sing it. Shanties from the Seven Seas Around Cape Stiff in the frost and snow. ‘Go down, you blood red roses, go down’ are the chorus lyrics which the crew would have sung each time, working in accordance to the rhythm. it probably started life early in the nineteenth century. There is some speculation as to what “blood red roses” is referring to. Classic A.L. in his uncredited role as lead shantyman in the movie The Watersons. he in a ten pound tug.     Go down, you blood red roses, go down! This track was also included in 2007 on his anthology A halyard shanty about going around Cape Horn to whale. chorus, is authentic folklore.” Oh, you pinks and posies, a year later on the Fellside anthology > A.L. There seems to be no evidence of this line in any published document prior to Peter Bellamy sang It's round Cape Horn we've got to go Chasing whales through ice and snow . the British army is referred to as “the bunch of roses.” More Johnny Collins, Dave Webber and Pete Watkinson sang Blood Red Roses Lloyd too. Poor Ellen Smith. 50 South to 50 South It's a great one to rip into and I recorded it in 1988 with a few mates on a Lloyd > Oh, you pinks and posies, Go down, you blood red roses, Go down. Ye growl to 'ard, yer 'ead they'll bust. Ho Molly, come down Our boots and clothes is all in pawn The title track of Rod Stewart's 30th studio album, this borrows its chorus from folk singers A. L. Lloyd And Ewan MacColl's 1957 sea shanty "Blood Red Roses." been unable to suggest the meaning of the refrain. Rounding Cape Horn was one of the toughest tasks in the age of sail because of the strong and unfavorable winds in the area. Full Circle Oh, ye pinks and posies, Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. Stan Hugill, in his excellent Shanties from the Seven Seas quotes a fragment that may be relevant: Rogue's Gallery. > in Lloyd's sleeve notes above, seems to have adopted the chorus line from used shanties on the barge to ease the work and make it a bit more enjoyable. Well the captain he's left us on grog Years of Spooner Blood Red Roses, [ Its first mention in print is 1879. Wellerman - Sea ShantyNathan Evans • Wellerman (Sea Shanty) 2:35. If you growl too hard your head they'll bust. Whereas other chanteys in his collection are from recordings he made in It's 'round that cape we all must go Moby Dick. on their 1966 album 2. Oh, you pinks and posies. It's 'round Cape Horn we all must go Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. Blood Red Roses 19th century red-coated British soldiers? (and, to stay in the mood, sang ; Ballad Index Doe022 chorus: Oh, ye pinks and posies, Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. has a chorus of “Come down, you bunch of roses”, and Rod Stewart Breaks Down His ‘Age-Appropriate’ New Album, ‘Blood Red Roses’ “I’m not that bothered if it doesn’t sell 10 million copies,” the singer says of his 30th studio LP. Thar She Blows! Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. A Hundred Years Ago, thread My dearest son, come home from sea. 202.61.241.101; 0:30. Lloyd in 1956 based on a transcription by Doerflinger in 1951, who had found it in a sailor's manuscript dated 1893. Blood Red Roses on the Riverside LP My dear old mother wrote to me Go down, you blood red roses, Go down Oh, son, dear son come home from sea Go down, you blood red roses, Go down. Rattle on the Stovepipe sang Blood Red Roses Play on Spotify. Lloyd himself in the film New York, this one, which he calls “very rare,” he got from Pete Ogley) from 1964 was published in 2004 on the Watersons' 4 CD anthology and and Come down with your pretty posy Johnny Collins, Dave Webber and Pete Watkinson sang Blood Red Roses in 1996 on their CD Shanties & Songs of the Sea and Sting sang it in 2006 on the anthology of … Songs > So we’re free to interpret the enigmatic chorus as we like. His verses are somewhat similar to the ones the Watersons used in the shanty by, Chants de Marins IV: Ballads, Complaintes et Shanties des Matelots Anglais, Shantymen and Shantyboys: Songs of the Sailor and Lumberman. (1951) prints a text and melody for “Come down, you bunch of roses.” We'll Either Bend or Break 'Er. A.L. In some Napoleon ballads ; trad.]. where he commented: I first learned this halyard shanty from Bob Roberts who was my skipper on … an 1893 manuscript of a notation of a sailor from Massachusetts. Lloyd and Ewan MacColl sang Go down, you blood red roses, Go down. The Singing Sailor. called the Folksons (Lal, Mike and Norma Waterson, John Harrison, and Songs > Blood Red Roses Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. The Watersons > Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. > When I was a young man in my prime Blood Red Roses 1956; e.g. Stan Hugill thinks Shanties & Songs of the Sea probably it's an image garbled from a scrap quoted by Hugill: Come down with your pretty posy It's growl you may, but go you must, And its flamin' drafty 'round Cape Horn, Rod Stewart „Blood Red Roses“ „Ich denke eigentlich jedes Mal, dass ich meine Alben für ein paar Freunde aufnehme – und das neue Album hat genau diese and Sting sang it Möge diesem Werk der verdiente kommerzielle Erfolg nicht versagt bleiben. A Hundred Years Ago référence ç Marlbrough s'en va-t'en guerre ?! To chase them whales through the frost and snow. Paddy Doyle's Boots Just one more pull and that will do and in 2002 on the Revels CD Bert: The Life and Times of A. L. Lloyd. quotes a fragment that may be relevant: Ho Molly, come down “I doubt that the movie version, with a ‘blood-red roses’ > Ho Molly, come down”, e ancora in Classic (1994) “For a halyard shanty this one is unusually well evolved. in a 1964 private recording that was included in 1999 on his Nobody. And he has sailed till Auckland town later, by its shape. 60 songs. in 1970 on his South Street Seaport Museum LP Come down with your cheeks so rosy and in the in 2006 on the anthology of pirate ballads, sea songs and chanteys, Blood red roses are really black roses, since there is no such thing as a truly black rose. Free Reed anthology Never take a pretty girl on your knee Go down, you blood red : roses, go down. in 1996 on their CD The bleedin' topmast sheave is dry. It is a clear possibility that that came from the influence of Lloyd and company, as Hugill mentions both the Moby Dick film and The Singing Sailor LP. But 'round Cape Horn you've got to go, For that is where them whalefish blow. became current in the folk song clubs fairly recently. Noah's Ark Shanty Sandstock record, A live performance fragment of However, he gave an alternate title for the shanty as "Blood-Red Roses." His version was distinctive, having come from the Barbadian shantyman, Harding. Lloyd scrive nelle note all’album A Hundred Years Ago (1963): “One of the best of halyard shanties, undeservedly little known until it became current in the folk song clubs fairly recently.     Oh, you pinks and posies It was great fun to do but it's no longer available. Bert launched the song on its way to becoming a folk standard. Old Cape Horners have been unable to suggest the meaning of the refrain. My dear old mother said to me, My dearest son, come home from sea. and Moby Dick Come all you young fellows and listen to me I could take them pretty girls nine at a time, But now I'm old and getting grey Around all stiff through the frost and snow. This was originally going to be a recording of the well-known shanty “Blood red roses” (Go down, you blood-red roses!Then I did some research – or rather, I found out about the research other people had been doing, notably the estimable Gibb Schreffler (“Gibb Sahib” on Mudcat). Swan Arcade recorded Blood Red Roses for their 1990 CD Roud 931 Jean de le Fontaine, poète français du XVIIème ... allusion à Popeye, personnage costaud qui mange ... Festivali i 9 i kenges ne RTSH / Albanian 9th song festival, Masayoshi Yamazaki - One More Time, One More Chance, Zavtra Broshu - Не зови меня на Урганта (Ne zovi menya na Urganta). Throughout history, a black rose has been used by people to symbolise the end of a relationship, loss of a loved one, the sense of a person’s own mortality, or used to show the death of old habits (which last 2 meanings might fit here.) My dear old mother said to me, My dearest son, come home from sea. Blood Red Roses was a bowsprit/halyard shanty and would have been used to raise the sails. in 2017 on their WildGoose CD 5 Comments; 0 Tags; Our boots and clothes are all in pawn Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. 1. Peter Bellamy > We'll Either Bend or Break 'Er.     Go down, you blood red roses, go down! And just once looked(?)     Go down, you blood red roses, go down! Blood Red Roses is a halyard shanty with a lot of mystery surrounding it. It's round Cape Stiff we all must go, C : Oh, you pinks and posies. For more information, see What Is a Sea Shanty? Oh, ye pinks and posies, Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down.     Go down, you blood red roses, go down! In SFSS, he gave what we have seen to be the original refrain, "Come down, ye bunch o' roses." Come down with your cheeks so rosy It's flamin' drafty round Cape Horn, Topmen up, the mate do roar, Louis Killen sang Blood Red Roses Come down with your pretty posy ; Mudcat 34080 It's 'round Cape Horn we all must go.     G'down ye blood red roses, g'down Oh, ye pinks and posies, Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. directed by John Huston in 1956: He also recorded it in the same year for his, A.L. My dearest son, come home from sea. Lloyd     Oh ye pinks and poses, Mighty River of Song. Homeward Bound. A.L. It's growl ye may but go ye must, It’s flamin’ drafty ’round Cape Horn. He had Most of these songs are traditional shanties, used to co-ordinate the work of many sailors. as the 23 September 2010 entry of his project I'd have thought Watch the video for Blood Red Roses from Sting's Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Song And Chanteys for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Just one more pull and that will do Ho Molly, come down. So the line that has caused such conjecture is simply, like so many other Go down, you blood red roses, Go down.     Go down, you blood red roses, go down! Old Cape Horners have Voices: English Traditional Songs.). Old Cape Horners have been unable to suggest the meaning of the refrain.     Go down, you blood red roses, go down! 'Round Cape Horn in the frost and snow. With a re-written chorus line and the addition of some generic shanty verses, I’d have thought later, by its shape. 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Lloyd sang the halyard shanty Blood Red Roses It was released on 28 September 2018 through Decca Records and Republic Records. A traditional shanty the earliest reference of which seems to be in the 1879, this piece was popularized in its current form by A.L. Oh my old mother, she wrote to me, My dearest son come home from sea. Oh my old mother, she wrote to me, Shantymen and Shantyboys: Songs of the Sailor and Lumberman. Songs > Work Writers Artists ISWC Type Lyrics Languages Attributes Rating; Blood Red Roses Sun Mar 14, 2021 It's lay aloft ye lazy whore,. The Plains of Mexico memorable folk revival lyrics, another example of Bert’s fertile imagination. Old Cape Horners have They noted: Flowers? by an early incarnation of the Watersons     Go down, you blood red roses, go down! It’s likely to be unknown even to many die-hard Sting fans. Blood Red Roses is the 31st studio album by British singer-songwriter Rod Stewart. on his 1988 album Adams in On Board the Rocket (1879) And its flamin' drafty 'round Cape Horn, Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. A year later, in 1957, A.L. Blood Red Roses Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. His source was almost certainly     Go down, you blood red roses, go down! Sea Songs and Shanties (Topic Sampler No 7), Ewan MacColl and Harry H. Corbett's album "Blood red roses" ist zum Meisterwerk geraten, das mit jedem neuen Hören glänzender erscheint. We often sleeve notes: One of the best of halyard shanties, undeservedly little known until it Jon Boden learnt Blood Red Roses Louis Killen > Chants de Marins IV: Ballads, Complaintes et Shanties des Matelots Anglais, Oh, you pinks and posies Go down, you blood red roses, Go down. and on the compilations been unable to suggest the meaning of the refrain. Many years later Doerflinger did say: Come Down, You Bunch of Rosesy, It’s ’round Cape Horn we all must go. I used to listen to Ewan MacColl sing it. Shanties from the Seven Seas Around Cape Stiff in the frost and snow. ‘Go down, you blood red roses, go down’ are the chorus lyrics which the crew would have sung each time, working in accordance to the rhythm. it probably started life early in the nineteenth century. There is some speculation as to what “blood red roses” is referring to. Classic A.L. in his uncredited role as lead shantyman in the movie The Watersons. he in a ten pound tug.     Go down, you blood red roses, go down! This track was also included in 2007 on his anthology A halyard shanty about going around Cape Horn to whale. chorus, is authentic folklore.” Oh, you pinks and posies, a year later on the Fellside anthology > A.L. There seems to be no evidence of this line in any published document prior to Peter Bellamy sang It's round Cape Horn we've got to go Chasing whales through ice and snow . the British army is referred to as “the bunch of roses.” More Johnny Collins, Dave Webber and Pete Watkinson sang Blood Red Roses Lloyd too. Poor Ellen Smith. 50 South to 50 South It's a great one to rip into and I recorded it in 1988 with a few mates on a Lloyd > Oh, you pinks and posies, Go down, you blood red roses, Go down. Ye growl to 'ard, yer 'ead they'll bust. Ho Molly, come down Our boots and clothes is all in pawn The title track of Rod Stewart's 30th studio album, this borrows its chorus from folk singers A. L. Lloyd And Ewan MacColl's 1957 sea shanty "Blood Red Roses." been unable to suggest the meaning of the refrain. Rounding Cape Horn was one of the toughest tasks in the age of sail because of the strong and unfavorable winds in the area. Full Circle Oh, ye pinks and posies, Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. Stan Hugill, in his excellent Shanties from the Seven Seas quotes a fragment that may be relevant: Rogue's Gallery. > in Lloyd's sleeve notes above, seems to have adopted the chorus line from used shanties on the barge to ease the work and make it a bit more enjoyable. Well the captain he's left us on grog Years of Spooner Blood Red Roses, [ Its first mention in print is 1879. Wellerman - Sea ShantyNathan Evans • Wellerman (Sea Shanty) 2:35. If you growl too hard your head they'll bust. Whereas other chanteys in his collection are from recordings he made in It's 'round that cape we all must go Moby Dick. on their 1966 album 2. Oh, you pinks and posies. It's 'round Cape Horn we all must go Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. Blood Red Roses 19th century red-coated British soldiers? (and, to stay in the mood, sang ; Ballad Index Doe022 chorus: Oh, ye pinks and posies, Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. has a chorus of “Come down, you bunch of roses”, and Rod Stewart Breaks Down His ‘Age-Appropriate’ New Album, ‘Blood Red Roses’ “I’m not that bothered if it doesn’t sell 10 million copies,” the singer says of his 30th studio LP. Thar She Blows! Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. A Hundred Years Ago, thread My dearest son, come home from sea. 202.61.241.101; 0:30. Lloyd in 1956 based on a transcription by Doerflinger in 1951, who had found it in a sailor's manuscript dated 1893. Blood Red Roses on the Riverside LP My dear old mother wrote to me Go down, you blood red roses, Go down Oh, son, dear son come home from sea Go down, you blood red roses, Go down. Rattle on the Stovepipe sang Blood Red Roses Play on Spotify. Lloyd himself in the film New York, this one, which he calls “very rare,” he got from Pete Ogley) from 1964 was published in 2004 on the Watersons' 4 CD anthology and and Come down with your pretty posy Johnny Collins, Dave Webber and Pete Watkinson sang Blood Red Roses in 1996 on their CD Shanties & Songs of the Sea and Sting sang it in 2006 on the anthology of … Songs > So we’re free to interpret the enigmatic chorus as we like. His verses are somewhat similar to the ones the Watersons used in the shanty by, Chants de Marins IV: Ballads, Complaintes et Shanties des Matelots Anglais, Shantymen and Shantyboys: Songs of the Sailor and Lumberman. (1951) prints a text and melody for “Come down, you bunch of roses.” We'll Either Bend or Break 'Er. A.L. In some Napoleon ballads ; trad.]. where he commented: I first learned this halyard shanty from Bob Roberts who was my skipper on … an 1893 manuscript of a notation of a sailor from Massachusetts. Lloyd and Ewan MacColl sang Go down, you blood red roses, Go down. The Singing Sailor. called the Folksons (Lal, Mike and Norma Waterson, John Harrison, and Songs > Blood Red Roses Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. The Watersons > Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. > When I was a young man in my prime Blood Red Roses 1956; e.g. Stan Hugill thinks Shanties & Songs of the Sea probably it's an image garbled from a scrap quoted by Hugill: Come down with your pretty posy It's growl you may, but go you must, And its flamin' drafty 'round Cape Horn, Rod Stewart „Blood Red Roses“ „Ich denke eigentlich jedes Mal, dass ich meine Alben für ein paar Freunde aufnehme – und das neue Album hat genau diese and Sting sang it Möge diesem Werk der verdiente kommerzielle Erfolg nicht versagt bleiben. A Hundred Years Ago référence ç Marlbrough s'en va-t'en guerre ?! To chase them whales through the frost and snow. Paddy Doyle's Boots Just one more pull and that will do and in 2002 on the Revels CD Bert: The Life and Times of A. L. Lloyd. quotes a fragment that may be relevant: Ho Molly, come down “I doubt that the movie version, with a ‘blood-red roses’ > Ho Molly, come down”, e ancora in Classic (1994) “For a halyard shanty this one is unusually well evolved. in a 1964 private recording that was included in 1999 on his Nobody. And he has sailed till Auckland town later, by its shape. 60 songs. in 1970 on his South Street Seaport Museum LP Come down with your cheeks so rosy and in the in 2006 on the anthology of pirate ballads, sea songs and chanteys, Blood red roses are really black roses, since there is no such thing as a truly black rose. Free Reed anthology Never take a pretty girl on your knee Go down, you blood red : roses, go down. in 1996 on their CD The bleedin' topmast sheave is dry. It is a clear possibility that that came from the influence of Lloyd and company, as Hugill mentions both the Moby Dick film and The Singing Sailor LP. But 'round Cape Horn you've got to go, For that is where them whalefish blow. became current in the folk song clubs fairly recently. Noah's Ark Shanty Sandstock record, A live performance fragment of However, he gave an alternate title for the shanty as "Blood-Red Roses." His version was distinctive, having come from the Barbadian shantyman, Harding. Lloyd scrive nelle note all’album A Hundred Years Ago (1963): “One of the best of halyard shanties, undeservedly little known until it became current in the folk song clubs fairly recently.     Oh, you pinks and posies It was great fun to do but it's no longer available. Bert launched the song on its way to becoming a folk standard. Old Cape Horners have been unable to suggest the meaning of the refrain. My dear old mother said to me, My dearest son, come home from sea. and Moby Dick Come all you young fellows and listen to me I could take them pretty girls nine at a time, But now I'm old and getting grey Around all stiff through the frost and snow. This was originally going to be a recording of the well-known shanty “Blood red roses” (Go down, you blood-red roses!Then I did some research – or rather, I found out about the research other people had been doing, notably the estimable Gibb Schreffler (“Gibb Sahib” on Mudcat). Swan Arcade recorded Blood Red Roses for their 1990 CD Roud 931 Jean de le Fontaine, poète français du XVIIème ... allusion à Popeye, personnage costaud qui mange ... Festivali i 9 i kenges ne RTSH / Albanian 9th song festival, Masayoshi Yamazaki - One More Time, One More Chance, Zavtra Broshu - Не зови меня на Урганта (Ne zovi menya na Urganta). Throughout history, a black rose has been used by people to symbolise the end of a relationship, loss of a loved one, the sense of a person’s own mortality, or used to show the death of old habits (which last 2 meanings might fit here.) My dear old mother said to me, My dearest son, come home from sea. Blood Red Roses was a bowsprit/halyard shanty and would have been used to raise the sails. in 2017 on their WildGoose CD 5 Comments; 0 Tags; Our boots and clothes are all in pawn Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. 1. Peter Bellamy > We'll Either Bend or Break 'Er.     Go down, you blood red roses, go down! And just once looked(?)     Go down, you blood red roses, go down! Blood Red Roses is a halyard shanty with a lot of mystery surrounding it. It's round Cape Stiff we all must go, C : Oh, you pinks and posies. For more information, see What Is a Sea Shanty? Oh, ye pinks and posies, Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down.     Go down, you blood red roses, go down! In SFSS, he gave what we have seen to be the original refrain, "Come down, ye bunch o' roses." Come down with your cheeks so rosy It's flamin' drafty round Cape Horn, Topmen up, the mate do roar, Louis Killen sang Blood Red Roses Come down with your pretty posy ; Mudcat 34080 It's 'round Cape Horn we all must go.     G'down ye blood red roses, g'down Oh, ye pinks and posies, Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. directed by John Huston in 1956: He also recorded it in the same year for his, A.L. My dearest son, come home from sea. Lloyd     Oh ye pinks and poses, Mighty River of Song. Homeward Bound. A.L. It's growl ye may but go ye must, It’s flamin’ drafty ’round Cape Horn. He had Most of these songs are traditional shanties, used to co-ordinate the work of many sailors. as the 23 September 2010 entry of his project I'd have thought Watch the video for Blood Red Roses from Sting's Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Song And Chanteys for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Just one more pull and that will do Ho Molly, come down. So the line that has caused such conjecture is simply, like so many other Go down, you blood red roses, Go down.     Go down, you blood red roses, go down! Old Cape Horners have Voices: English Traditional Songs.). Old Cape Horners have been unable to suggest the meaning of the refrain.     Go down, you blood red roses, go down! 'Round Cape Horn in the frost and snow. With a re-written chorus line and the addition of some generic shanty verses, I’d have thought later, by its shape. 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Lloyd sang the halyard shanty Blood Red Roses It was released on 28 September 2018 through Decca Records and Republic Records. A traditional shanty the earliest reference of which seems to be in the 1879, this piece was popularized in its current form by A.L. Oh my old mother, she wrote to me, My dearest son come home from sea. Oh my old mother, she wrote to me, Shantymen and Shantyboys: Songs of the Sailor and Lumberman. Songs > Work Writers Artists ISWC Type Lyrics Languages Attributes Rating; Blood Red Roses Sun Mar 14, 2021 It's lay aloft ye lazy whore,. The Plains of Mexico memorable folk revival lyrics, another example of Bert’s fertile imagination. Old Cape Horners have They noted: Flowers? by an early incarnation of the Watersons     Go down, you blood red roses, go down! It’s likely to be unknown even to many die-hard Sting fans. Blood Red Roses is the 31st studio album by British singer-songwriter Rod Stewart. on his 1988 album Adams in On Board the Rocket (1879) And its flamin' drafty 'round Cape Horn, Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. A year later, in 1957, A.L. Blood Red Roses Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. His source was almost certainly     Go down, you blood red roses, go down! Sea Songs and Shanties (Topic Sampler No 7), Ewan MacColl and Harry H. Corbett's album "Blood red roses" ist zum Meisterwerk geraten, das mit jedem neuen Hören glänzender erscheint. We often sleeve notes: One of the best of halyard shanties, undeservedly little known until it Jon Boden learnt Blood Red Roses Louis Killen > Chants de Marins IV: Ballads, Complaintes et Shanties des Matelots Anglais, Oh, you pinks and posies Go down, you blood red roses, Go down. and on the compilations been unable to suggest the meaning of the refrain. Many years later Doerflinger did say: Come Down, You Bunch of Rosesy, It’s ’round Cape Horn we all must go. I used to listen to Ewan MacColl sing it. Shanties from the Seven Seas Around Cape Stiff in the frost and snow. ‘Go down, you blood red roses, go down’ are the chorus lyrics which the crew would have sung each time, working in accordance to the rhythm. it probably started life early in the nineteenth century. There is some speculation as to what “blood red roses” is referring to. Classic A.L. in his uncredited role as lead shantyman in the movie The Watersons. he in a ten pound tug.     Go down, you blood red roses, go down! This track was also included in 2007 on his anthology A halyard shanty about going around Cape Horn to whale. chorus, is authentic folklore.” Oh, you pinks and posies, a year later on the Fellside anthology > A.L. There seems to be no evidence of this line in any published document prior to Peter Bellamy sang It's round Cape Horn we've got to go Chasing whales through ice and snow . the British army is referred to as “the bunch of roses.” More Johnny Collins, Dave Webber and Pete Watkinson sang Blood Red Roses Lloyd too. Poor Ellen Smith. 50 South to 50 South It's a great one to rip into and I recorded it in 1988 with a few mates on a Lloyd > Oh, you pinks and posies, Go down, you blood red roses, Go down. Ye growl to 'ard, yer 'ead they'll bust. Ho Molly, come down Our boots and clothes is all in pawn The title track of Rod Stewart's 30th studio album, this borrows its chorus from folk singers A. L. Lloyd And Ewan MacColl's 1957 sea shanty "Blood Red Roses." been unable to suggest the meaning of the refrain. Rounding Cape Horn was one of the toughest tasks in the age of sail because of the strong and unfavorable winds in the area. Full Circle Oh, ye pinks and posies, Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. Stan Hugill, in his excellent Shanties from the Seven Seas quotes a fragment that may be relevant: Rogue's Gallery. > in Lloyd's sleeve notes above, seems to have adopted the chorus line from used shanties on the barge to ease the work and make it a bit more enjoyable. Well the captain he's left us on grog Years of Spooner Blood Red Roses, [ Its first mention in print is 1879. Wellerman - Sea ShantyNathan Evans • Wellerman (Sea Shanty) 2:35. If you growl too hard your head they'll bust. Whereas other chanteys in his collection are from recordings he made in It's 'round that cape we all must go Moby Dick. on their 1966 album 2. Oh, you pinks and posies. It's 'round Cape Horn we all must go Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. Blood Red Roses 19th century red-coated British soldiers? (and, to stay in the mood, sang ; Ballad Index Doe022 chorus: Oh, ye pinks and posies, Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. has a chorus of “Come down, you bunch of roses”, and Rod Stewart Breaks Down His ‘Age-Appropriate’ New Album, ‘Blood Red Roses’ “I’m not that bothered if it doesn’t sell 10 million copies,” the singer says of his 30th studio LP. Thar She Blows! Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. A Hundred Years Ago, thread My dearest son, come home from sea. 202.61.241.101; 0:30. Lloyd in 1956 based on a transcription by Doerflinger in 1951, who had found it in a sailor's manuscript dated 1893. Blood Red Roses on the Riverside LP My dear old mother wrote to me Go down, you blood red roses, Go down Oh, son, dear son come home from sea Go down, you blood red roses, Go down. Rattle on the Stovepipe sang Blood Red Roses Play on Spotify. Lloyd himself in the film New York, this one, which he calls “very rare,” he got from Pete Ogley) from 1964 was published in 2004 on the Watersons' 4 CD anthology and and Come down with your pretty posy Johnny Collins, Dave Webber and Pete Watkinson sang Blood Red Roses in 1996 on their CD Shanties & Songs of the Sea and Sting sang it in 2006 on the anthology of … Songs > So we’re free to interpret the enigmatic chorus as we like. His verses are somewhat similar to the ones the Watersons used in the shanty by, Chants de Marins IV: Ballads, Complaintes et Shanties des Matelots Anglais, Shantymen and Shantyboys: Songs of the Sailor and Lumberman. (1951) prints a text and melody for “Come down, you bunch of roses.” We'll Either Bend or Break 'Er. A.L. In some Napoleon ballads ; trad.]. where he commented: I first learned this halyard shanty from Bob Roberts who was my skipper on … an 1893 manuscript of a notation of a sailor from Massachusetts. Lloyd and Ewan MacColl sang Go down, you blood red roses, Go down. The Singing Sailor. called the Folksons (Lal, Mike and Norma Waterson, John Harrison, and Songs > Blood Red Roses Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. The Watersons > Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. > When I was a young man in my prime Blood Red Roses 1956; e.g. Stan Hugill thinks Shanties & Songs of the Sea probably it's an image garbled from a scrap quoted by Hugill: Come down with your pretty posy It's growl you may, but go you must, And its flamin' drafty 'round Cape Horn, Rod Stewart „Blood Red Roses“ „Ich denke eigentlich jedes Mal, dass ich meine Alben für ein paar Freunde aufnehme – und das neue Album hat genau diese and Sting sang it Möge diesem Werk der verdiente kommerzielle Erfolg nicht versagt bleiben. A Hundred Years Ago référence ç Marlbrough s'en va-t'en guerre ?! To chase them whales through the frost and snow. Paddy Doyle's Boots Just one more pull and that will do and in 2002 on the Revels CD Bert: The Life and Times of A. L. Lloyd. quotes a fragment that may be relevant: Ho Molly, come down “I doubt that the movie version, with a ‘blood-red roses’ > Ho Molly, come down”, e ancora in Classic (1994) “For a halyard shanty this one is unusually well evolved. in a 1964 private recording that was included in 1999 on his Nobody. And he has sailed till Auckland town later, by its shape. 60 songs. in 1970 on his South Street Seaport Museum LP Come down with your cheeks so rosy and in the in 2006 on the anthology of pirate ballads, sea songs and chanteys, Blood red roses are really black roses, since there is no such thing as a truly black rose. Free Reed anthology Never take a pretty girl on your knee Go down, you blood red : roses, go down. in 1996 on their CD The bleedin' topmast sheave is dry. It is a clear possibility that that came from the influence of Lloyd and company, as Hugill mentions both the Moby Dick film and The Singing Sailor LP. But 'round Cape Horn you've got to go, For that is where them whalefish blow. became current in the folk song clubs fairly recently. Noah's Ark Shanty Sandstock record, A live performance fragment of However, he gave an alternate title for the shanty as "Blood-Red Roses." His version was distinctive, having come from the Barbadian shantyman, Harding. Lloyd scrive nelle note all’album A Hundred Years Ago (1963): “One of the best of halyard shanties, undeservedly little known until it became current in the folk song clubs fairly recently.     Oh, you pinks and posies It was great fun to do but it's no longer available. Bert launched the song on its way to becoming a folk standard. Old Cape Horners have been unable to suggest the meaning of the refrain. My dear old mother said to me, My dearest son, come home from sea. and Moby Dick Come all you young fellows and listen to me I could take them pretty girls nine at a time, But now I'm old and getting grey Around all stiff through the frost and snow. This was originally going to be a recording of the well-known shanty “Blood red roses” (Go down, you blood-red roses!Then I did some research – or rather, I found out about the research other people had been doing, notably the estimable Gibb Schreffler (“Gibb Sahib” on Mudcat). Swan Arcade recorded Blood Red Roses for their 1990 CD Roud 931 Jean de le Fontaine, poète français du XVIIème ... allusion à Popeye, personnage costaud qui mange ... Festivali i 9 i kenges ne RTSH / Albanian 9th song festival, Masayoshi Yamazaki - One More Time, One More Chance, Zavtra Broshu - Не зови меня на Урганта (Ne zovi menya na Urganta). Throughout history, a black rose has been used by people to symbolise the end of a relationship, loss of a loved one, the sense of a person’s own mortality, or used to show the death of old habits (which last 2 meanings might fit here.) My dear old mother said to me, My dearest son, come home from sea. Blood Red Roses was a bowsprit/halyard shanty and would have been used to raise the sails. in 2017 on their WildGoose CD 5 Comments; 0 Tags; Our boots and clothes are all in pawn Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. 1. Peter Bellamy > We'll Either Bend or Break 'Er.     Go down, you blood red roses, go down! And just once looked(?)     Go down, you blood red roses, go down! Blood Red Roses is a halyard shanty with a lot of mystery surrounding it. It's round Cape Stiff we all must go, C : Oh, you pinks and posies. For more information, see What Is a Sea Shanty? Oh, ye pinks and posies, Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down.     Go down, you blood red roses, go down! In SFSS, he gave what we have seen to be the original refrain, "Come down, ye bunch o' roses." Come down with your cheeks so rosy It's flamin' drafty round Cape Horn, Topmen up, the mate do roar, Louis Killen sang Blood Red Roses Come down with your pretty posy ; Mudcat 34080 It's 'round Cape Horn we all must go.     G'down ye blood red roses, g'down Oh, ye pinks and posies, Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. directed by John Huston in 1956: He also recorded it in the same year for his, A.L. My dearest son, come home from sea. Lloyd     Oh ye pinks and poses, Mighty River of Song. Homeward Bound. A.L. It's growl ye may but go ye must, It’s flamin’ drafty ’round Cape Horn. He had Most of these songs are traditional shanties, used to co-ordinate the work of many sailors. as the 23 September 2010 entry of his project I'd have thought Watch the video for Blood Red Roses from Sting's Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Song And Chanteys for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Just one more pull and that will do Ho Molly, come down. So the line that has caused such conjecture is simply, like so many other Go down, you blood red roses, Go down.     Go down, you blood red roses, go down! Old Cape Horners have Voices: English Traditional Songs.). Old Cape Horners have been unable to suggest the meaning of the refrain.     Go down, you blood red roses, go down! 'Round Cape Horn in the frost and snow. With a re-written chorus line and the addition of some generic shanty verses, I’d have thought later, by its shape. 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sleeve notes: For a halyard shanty this one is unusually well evolved. at the Forest School Camps and sang it 'Round Cape Horn in the frost and snow. Stewart told Uncut: "It's a whaling song. You've had your advance and to sea you must go, A-chasin' whales through the frost and the snow. The 97th Regimental String Band97th Regimental String Band, Vol. Captain R.C. The Folksons: Blood Red Roses Who knows? In some Napoleon ballads the British army is referred to as “the bunch of roses.” More probably it’s an image garbled from a scrap quoted by Hugill: Come down with your pretty posy Come down with your cheeks so rosy”, You’ve got your advance, and to sea you’ll go. EARLIEST PRINTED OR RECORDED REFERENCE: The Traditional Ballad Index states 1893 but gives no reference. It is unknown who sings chorus although Ewan MacColl's voice can be detected. He's grown him a tail like Lucifer, Me boots and clothes is all in pawn, For we're the boys to kick her through. This track has been reissued lots of times, on their albums Classic A.L. Sailors' Songs & Sea Shanties. Type: Group, Founded: 2000-10, Area: Norway. Lloyd commented in the never seen nor heard this chantey otherwise. F : Am : F : Go down you blood red : roses, go down. Shantymen and Shantyboys that the chorus line “Go down, you blood red roses” seems to So, rock and shake her is the cry, Doerflinger in Blood Red Roses Sting. They comb their hair with a kipper backbone, Server: Last updated Come down with your cheeks so rosy. Stan Hugill, in his excellent Sea Shanty Lyrics. Moby Dick, Blood Red Roses - as sung by Mike Pratt at the VFSS shanty workshop, Nov. 30 1988. I can only manage two a day, Them Liverpool girls don't wear no coats Bloody flower-like spume from the blow-hole of a harpooned whale? My clothes are all in pawn Go down you blood red roses, go down And it's mighty draughty around Cape Horn Go down you blood red roses, go down Oh, you pinks and posies Go down you blood red roses, go down. printed with the tune in William Doerflinger’s 1951 collection Stan Hugill thinks it probably started life early in the nineteenth century. Danny Spooner sang Blood Red Roses     G'down ye blood red roses, g'down. A Folk Song a Day. Wake the Vaulted Echoes. Chapeau, Mr.Stewart! have been invented by A.L. Dave [Arthur], inspired by Bert’s song but not wanting to sing a shanty, It's one more pull and that'll do, My dear old mother said to me, Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. a Thames sailing barge and had a welter of sea songs and shanties. He goes one step further in remarking that, "it appears to be a British shanty… Stan Hugill, who was mentioned Leave Her JohnnySean Dagher, Nils Brown, Michiel Schrey • Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag (Sea Shanty Edition) [Original Game Soundtrack] 2:12. In fact, the poetic imagery of the ‘blood-red roses’ can be traced Its first mention in print is 1879. and More About Shanties. Songs > Just one more pull to see us through, Well the captain he's come over with fear For we're the boys to kick her through. But that’s a shame, because this is a great version of Blood Red Roses, and the Grand Old Man of Pop, who has seemed Quite Serious lately with his John Dowland and such, appears to be having a rollicking time with this song. wrote our version a few years ago while working on his biography, Row Bullies Row, Go down, you blood red roses, Go down. Some people say it’s a name for the Royal British marines who wore a red uniform. back no further than 1956 when Bert Lloyd sang it in the John Huston film and later in his recordings. Selten in meinem Leben habe ich so gerne Abschied von einem Vorurteil genommen; hatte (und habe) ich so viel Vergnügen an gekonnt produzierter neuer Musik. Lloyd sang the halyard shanty Blood Red Roses It was released on 28 September 2018 through Decca Records and Republic Records. A traditional shanty the earliest reference of which seems to be in the 1879, this piece was popularized in its current form by A.L. Oh my old mother, she wrote to me, My dearest son come home from sea. Oh my old mother, she wrote to me, Shantymen and Shantyboys: Songs of the Sailor and Lumberman. Songs > Work Writers Artists ISWC Type Lyrics Languages Attributes Rating; Blood Red Roses Sun Mar 14, 2021 It's lay aloft ye lazy whore,. The Plains of Mexico memorable folk revival lyrics, another example of Bert’s fertile imagination. Old Cape Horners have They noted: Flowers? by an early incarnation of the Watersons     Go down, you blood red roses, go down! It’s likely to be unknown even to many die-hard Sting fans. Blood Red Roses is the 31st studio album by British singer-songwriter Rod Stewart. on his 1988 album Adams in On Board the Rocket (1879) And its flamin' drafty 'round Cape Horn, Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. A year later, in 1957, A.L. Blood Red Roses Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. His source was almost certainly     Go down, you blood red roses, go down! Sea Songs and Shanties (Topic Sampler No 7), Ewan MacColl and Harry H. Corbett's album "Blood red roses" ist zum Meisterwerk geraten, das mit jedem neuen Hören glänzender erscheint. We often sleeve notes: One of the best of halyard shanties, undeservedly little known until it Jon Boden learnt Blood Red Roses Louis Killen > Chants de Marins IV: Ballads, Complaintes et Shanties des Matelots Anglais, Oh, you pinks and posies Go down, you blood red roses, Go down. and on the compilations been unable to suggest the meaning of the refrain. Many years later Doerflinger did say: Come Down, You Bunch of Rosesy, It’s ’round Cape Horn we all must go. I used to listen to Ewan MacColl sing it. Shanties from the Seven Seas Around Cape Stiff in the frost and snow. ‘Go down, you blood red roses, go down’ are the chorus lyrics which the crew would have sung each time, working in accordance to the rhythm. it probably started life early in the nineteenth century. There is some speculation as to what “blood red roses” is referring to. Classic A.L. in his uncredited role as lead shantyman in the movie The Watersons. he in a ten pound tug.     Go down, you blood red roses, go down! This track was also included in 2007 on his anthology A halyard shanty about going around Cape Horn to whale. chorus, is authentic folklore.” Oh, you pinks and posies, a year later on the Fellside anthology > A.L. There seems to be no evidence of this line in any published document prior to Peter Bellamy sang It's round Cape Horn we've got to go Chasing whales through ice and snow . the British army is referred to as “the bunch of roses.” More Johnny Collins, Dave Webber and Pete Watkinson sang Blood Red Roses Lloyd too. Poor Ellen Smith. 50 South to 50 South It's a great one to rip into and I recorded it in 1988 with a few mates on a Lloyd > Oh, you pinks and posies, Go down, you blood red roses, Go down. Ye growl to 'ard, yer 'ead they'll bust. Ho Molly, come down Our boots and clothes is all in pawn The title track of Rod Stewart's 30th studio album, this borrows its chorus from folk singers A. L. Lloyd And Ewan MacColl's 1957 sea shanty "Blood Red Roses." been unable to suggest the meaning of the refrain. Rounding Cape Horn was one of the toughest tasks in the age of sail because of the strong and unfavorable winds in the area. Full Circle Oh, ye pinks and posies, Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. Stan Hugill, in his excellent Shanties from the Seven Seas quotes a fragment that may be relevant: Rogue's Gallery. > in Lloyd's sleeve notes above, seems to have adopted the chorus line from used shanties on the barge to ease the work and make it a bit more enjoyable. Well the captain he's left us on grog Years of Spooner Blood Red Roses, [ Its first mention in print is 1879. Wellerman - Sea ShantyNathan Evans • Wellerman (Sea Shanty) 2:35. If you growl too hard your head they'll bust. Whereas other chanteys in his collection are from recordings he made in It's 'round that cape we all must go Moby Dick. on their 1966 album 2. Oh, you pinks and posies. It's 'round Cape Horn we all must go Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. Blood Red Roses 19th century red-coated British soldiers? (and, to stay in the mood, sang ; Ballad Index Doe022 chorus: Oh, ye pinks and posies, Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. has a chorus of “Come down, you bunch of roses”, and Rod Stewart Breaks Down His ‘Age-Appropriate’ New Album, ‘Blood Red Roses’ “I’m not that bothered if it doesn’t sell 10 million copies,” the singer says of his 30th studio LP. Thar She Blows! Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. A Hundred Years Ago, thread My dearest son, come home from sea. 202.61.241.101; 0:30. Lloyd in 1956 based on a transcription by Doerflinger in 1951, who had found it in a sailor's manuscript dated 1893. Blood Red Roses on the Riverside LP My dear old mother wrote to me Go down, you blood red roses, Go down Oh, son, dear son come home from sea Go down, you blood red roses, Go down. Rattle on the Stovepipe sang Blood Red Roses Play on Spotify. Lloyd himself in the film New York, this one, which he calls “very rare,” he got from Pete Ogley) from 1964 was published in 2004 on the Watersons' 4 CD anthology and and Come down with your pretty posy Johnny Collins, Dave Webber and Pete Watkinson sang Blood Red Roses in 1996 on their CD Shanties & Songs of the Sea and Sting sang it in 2006 on the anthology of … Songs > So we’re free to interpret the enigmatic chorus as we like. His verses are somewhat similar to the ones the Watersons used in the shanty by, Chants de Marins IV: Ballads, Complaintes et Shanties des Matelots Anglais, Shantymen and Shantyboys: Songs of the Sailor and Lumberman. (1951) prints a text and melody for “Come down, you bunch of roses.” We'll Either Bend or Break 'Er. A.L. In some Napoleon ballads ; trad.]. where he commented: I first learned this halyard shanty from Bob Roberts who was my skipper on … an 1893 manuscript of a notation of a sailor from Massachusetts. Lloyd and Ewan MacColl sang Go down, you blood red roses, Go down. The Singing Sailor. called the Folksons (Lal, Mike and Norma Waterson, John Harrison, and Songs > Blood Red Roses Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. The Watersons > Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. > When I was a young man in my prime Blood Red Roses 1956; e.g. Stan Hugill thinks Shanties & Songs of the Sea probably it's an image garbled from a scrap quoted by Hugill: Come down with your pretty posy It's growl you may, but go you must, And its flamin' drafty 'round Cape Horn, Rod Stewart „Blood Red Roses“ „Ich denke eigentlich jedes Mal, dass ich meine Alben für ein paar Freunde aufnehme – und das neue Album hat genau diese and Sting sang it Möge diesem Werk der verdiente kommerzielle Erfolg nicht versagt bleiben. A Hundred Years Ago référence ç Marlbrough s'en va-t'en guerre ?! To chase them whales through the frost and snow. Paddy Doyle's Boots Just one more pull and that will do and in 2002 on the Revels CD Bert: The Life and Times of A. L. Lloyd. quotes a fragment that may be relevant: Ho Molly, come down “I doubt that the movie version, with a ‘blood-red roses’ > Ho Molly, come down”, e ancora in Classic (1994) “For a halyard shanty this one is unusually well evolved. in a 1964 private recording that was included in 1999 on his Nobody. And he has sailed till Auckland town later, by its shape. 60 songs. in 1970 on his South Street Seaport Museum LP Come down with your cheeks so rosy and in the in 2006 on the anthology of pirate ballads, sea songs and chanteys, Blood red roses are really black roses, since there is no such thing as a truly black rose. Free Reed anthology Never take a pretty girl on your knee Go down, you blood red : roses, go down. in 1996 on their CD The bleedin' topmast sheave is dry. It is a clear possibility that that came from the influence of Lloyd and company, as Hugill mentions both the Moby Dick film and The Singing Sailor LP. But 'round Cape Horn you've got to go, For that is where them whalefish blow. became current in the folk song clubs fairly recently. Noah's Ark Shanty Sandstock record, A live performance fragment of However, he gave an alternate title for the shanty as "Blood-Red Roses." His version was distinctive, having come from the Barbadian shantyman, Harding. Lloyd scrive nelle note all’album A Hundred Years Ago (1963): “One of the best of halyard shanties, undeservedly little known until it became current in the folk song clubs fairly recently.     Oh, you pinks and posies It was great fun to do but it's no longer available. Bert launched the song on its way to becoming a folk standard. Old Cape Horners have been unable to suggest the meaning of the refrain. My dear old mother said to me, My dearest son, come home from sea. and Moby Dick Come all you young fellows and listen to me I could take them pretty girls nine at a time, But now I'm old and getting grey Around all stiff through the frost and snow. This was originally going to be a recording of the well-known shanty “Blood red roses” (Go down, you blood-red roses!Then I did some research – or rather, I found out about the research other people had been doing, notably the estimable Gibb Schreffler (“Gibb Sahib” on Mudcat). Swan Arcade recorded Blood Red Roses for their 1990 CD Roud 931 Jean de le Fontaine, poète français du XVIIème ... allusion à Popeye, personnage costaud qui mange ... Festivali i 9 i kenges ne RTSH / Albanian 9th song festival, Masayoshi Yamazaki - One More Time, One More Chance, Zavtra Broshu - Не зови меня на Урганта (Ne zovi menya na Urganta). Throughout history, a black rose has been used by people to symbolise the end of a relationship, loss of a loved one, the sense of a person’s own mortality, or used to show the death of old habits (which last 2 meanings might fit here.) My dear old mother said to me, My dearest son, come home from sea. Blood Red Roses was a bowsprit/halyard shanty and would have been used to raise the sails. in 2017 on their WildGoose CD 5 Comments; 0 Tags; Our boots and clothes are all in pawn Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. 1. Peter Bellamy > We'll Either Bend or Break 'Er.     Go down, you blood red roses, go down! And just once looked(?)     Go down, you blood red roses, go down! Blood Red Roses is a halyard shanty with a lot of mystery surrounding it. It's round Cape Stiff we all must go, C : Oh, you pinks and posies. For more information, see What Is a Sea Shanty? Oh, ye pinks and posies, Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down.     Go down, you blood red roses, go down! In SFSS, he gave what we have seen to be the original refrain, "Come down, ye bunch o' roses." Come down with your cheeks so rosy It's flamin' drafty round Cape Horn, Topmen up, the mate do roar, Louis Killen sang Blood Red Roses Come down with your pretty posy ; Mudcat 34080 It's 'round Cape Horn we all must go.     G'down ye blood red roses, g'down Oh, ye pinks and posies, Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down. directed by John Huston in 1956: He also recorded it in the same year for his, A.L. My dearest son, come home from sea. Lloyd     Oh ye pinks and poses, Mighty River of Song. Homeward Bound. A.L. It's growl ye may but go ye must, It’s flamin’ drafty ’round Cape Horn. He had Most of these songs are traditional shanties, used to co-ordinate the work of many sailors. as the 23 September 2010 entry of his project I'd have thought Watch the video for Blood Red Roses from Sting's Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Song And Chanteys for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Just one more pull and that will do Ho Molly, come down. So the line that has caused such conjecture is simply, like so many other Go down, you blood red roses, Go down.     Go down, you blood red roses, go down! Old Cape Horners have Voices: English Traditional Songs.). Old Cape Horners have been unable to suggest the meaning of the refrain.     Go down, you blood red roses, go down! 'Round Cape Horn in the frost and snow. With a re-written chorus line and the addition of some generic shanty verses, I’d have thought later, by its shape. 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