So many people here. Looks like we're gonna need a bigger boat!

What a wonderfully true voice Mr. Hollum possesses.

Sea shanties were a way of keeping people in time and to help relieve the monotony of many jobs on board ship, but that doesn't mean they didn't enjoy themselves at the same time. I've worked in similar conditions, not as harsh, but lots of heavy lifting in muddy fields in storms etc, and the feeling of cameradarie produced by singing a song you all know is an amazing thing, and makes a dull, hard job that little bit easier.

I remember my grate uncle pissed drunk at 2 in the morning singing this lmao😂😂

The lyrics for this version (as with all traditional songs there are many variations). Farewell and adieu to you, Spanish ladies, Farwell and adieu to you, ladies of Spain; For we've received orders for to sail for old England; But we hope in a short time to see you again. We will rant and we'll roar like true British sailors, We'll rant and we'll roar all on the salt seas Until we strike soundings in the channel of old England; From Ushant to Scilly is thirty-five leagues. We hove our ship to with the wind from sou'west, boys We hove our ship to, deep soundings to take; 'Twas forty-five fathoms,with a white sandy bottom, So we squared our main yard and up channel did steer. We will rant and we'll roar like true British sailors We'll rant and we'll roar all on the salt seas Until we strike soundings in the channel of old England From Ushant to Scilly is thirty-five leagues. The first land we sighted was calléd the Dodman Next Rame Head off Plymouth, off Portsmouth and Wight; We sailed by Beachy, by Fairlight and Dover And then we bore up for the South Foreland light. We will rant and we'll roar like true British sailors We'll rant and we'll roar all on the salt seas Until we strike soundings in the channel of old England From Ushant to Scilly is thirty-five leagues. Then the signal was made for the grand fleet to anchor And all in the Downs that night for to lie; Let go your shank painter, let go your cat stopper Haul up your clewgarnets, let tacks and sheets fly! We will rant and we'll roar like true British sailors We'll rant and we'll roar all on the salt seas Until we strike soundings in the channel of old England From Ushant to Scilly is thirty-five leagues. Now let ev'ry man drink of his full bumper And let ev'ry man drink of his full glass; We'll drink and be jolly and drown melancholy And here's to the health of each true-hearted lass. We will rant and we'll roar like true British sailors We'll rant and we'll roar all on the salt seas Until we strike soundings in the channel of old England From Ushant to Scilly is thirty-five leagues.

I also heard this in Master and Commander. Great movie. “To wives and sweethearts. May they never meet.”

We like spanish ladies so much, we made a song in memory of them

This is insanely catchy.

I'm an Ex BRITISH SOLDIER, & spent 90% overseas, totally loved it!!

"You go inside the cage? The cage goes in the water? You go in the water? Sharks in the water. Our shark..."

Salute to Captain Sam Quint, the greatest Shark Hunter in the Seven Seas, May he Rest In Peace (that goes double for the late and great Robert Shaw).

Lyrics ; Farewell and adieu to you, Spanish Ladies, Farewell and adieu to you, ladies of Spain; For we've received orders for to sail for ol' England, But we hope in a short while to see you again. We'll rant and we'll roar like true British sailors, We'll rant and we'll roar all on the salt sea. Until we strike soundings in the channel of old England; From Ushant to Scilly is thirty five leagues. We hove our ship to with the wind from sou'west, boys We hove our ship to, deep soundings to take; 'Twas forty-five fathoms, with a white sandy bottom, So we squared our main yard and up channel did make. We'll rant and we'll roar like true British sailors, We'll rant and we'll roar all on the salt sea. Until we strike soundings in the channel of old England; From Ushant to Scilly is thirty five leagues. The first land we sighted was called the Dodman, Next Rame Head off Plymouth, off Portsmouth the Wight; We sailed by Beachy, by Fairlight and Dover, And then we bore up for the South Foreland light. We'll rant and we'll roar like true British sailors, We'll rant and we'll roar all on the salt sea. Until we strike soundings in the channel of old England; From Ushant to Scilly is thirty five leagues. Then the signal was made for the grand fleet to anchor, And all in the Downs that night for to lie; Let go your shank painter, let go your cat stopper! Haul up your clewgarnets, let tacks and sheets fly! We'll rant and we'll roar like true British sailors, We'll rant and we'll roar all on the salt sea. Until we strike soundings in the channel of old England; From Ushant to Scilly is thirty five leagues. Now let ev'ry man drink off his full bumper, And let ev'ry man drink off his full glass; We'll drink and be jolly and drown melancholy, And here's to the health of each true-hearted lass. ---------------- There are lots of alternatives but this is the true lyrics of this version.

22 years in the Royal Navy. Happy days

This song was taught in my secondary days, our music teacher brought us many wonderful songs around the world, she passed away after our graduation many years after at age around 50, we missed her so much.

got shitfaced on plane leaving spain sang this for 10 min straight

Master and Commander

Spanish Ladies is a traditional English naval song, describing a voyage from Spain to the Downs from the viewpoint of ratings of the British Royal Navy. It is featured in The Oxford Book of Sea Songs, edited by Roy Palmer in 1986, which states that the earliest known reference to it is in the logbook of the Nellie of 1796 (though a ballad by the same name, registered in England December 14, 1624 with the Stationers' Company, may also be related to it).

It's interesting, but I figured out that the lyrics to this are actually the "cleaned up" version for public consumption (and I assume there were many even worse, forgotten verses). The original started out "Farewell and adieu, to Spanish ladies, farewell and adieu, to ladies of Spain". They aren't speaking _to_ the ladies, kjust lamenting that they're being left behind. And then, it doesn't say we hope in a short time, we'll see you again", or even "fear we may ne'er see you again", it's "fear we may ne'er see fair ladies again". There are several other variations; if you look on wikipedia, you''ll see there are two sets of lyrics printed, the second set being more nautically technical. I suspect the first version, the one you hear most often, is a version tweaked to make the words fit the tune better, and to make some of the more obscure terminology clearer for landlubbers. I also question the last line of the 4th verse, "cast off your clew garnets, let tacks and sheets fly"...I wonder if that's really supposed to be "your clew t'garn'sl", which is how sailors pronounce "topgallantsail". I'll also note that the idea of sailors writing a song full of technical terminology about sailing a ship tickles me, because it reminds me of poetic young midshipman Mowatt from the Aubrey and Maturin series. Anyone know who I'm on about? Wonderful books, some of the best ever written. Better than Hornblower, I've decided, and the accurate details about sailing and the sail navy are astonishing and pleasing (not to mention the period-accurate phraseology and language patterns, and excellent characters). I always keep a computer handy while reading, because I'm constantly having to Google things I'm not sure I understand, and I learned a great deal about how sailing vessels work because of them (you can read the books without understanding how a sailingship works, and the difference between a ship, bark, brigatine, snow, xebec and polacre, but it's even more enjoyable when you do).

Thank you so much, Zimonov! I'm an ever fan of Jaws, and for decades the only version I knew of this song was that in the voice of Capt. Quint... Until it came up again in Master and Commander. Now, this is something else!

who else listens to sea shanties when theyre sad... just me?

I sang this when I was climbing in the masts of Dar Mlodziezy when we departed from A Coruna (Spain). The memories....

My, what an excellent singing voice the young lad has Cpt. Jack Aubrey

I am here to thank an excentric shark hunter with untreated trauma for making me discover this song. R.I.P. Quint, hope you found your old crew members and a bigger boat where you are

Me, an actual Spanish lady: hey that's illegal

God bless England, what a beautiful nation of God fearing ancients with such fantastic songs as these

Found a sea shanty CD at a second-hand shop, and this song's on it and one of my favorites. Actually, I believe it's this exact one - same singers, same recording!

Jaws. Anyone? This is the song Quint was singing lol

Farewell and adieu to you, Spanish Ladies, Farewell and adieu to you, ladies of Spain; For we've received orders for to sail for ole England, But we hope in a short time to see you again. We will rant and we'll roar like true British sailors, We'll rant and we'll roar all on the salt sea. Until we strike soundings in the channel of old England; From Ushant to Scilly is thirty five leagues. We hove our ship to with the wind from sou'west, boys We hove our ship to, deep soundings to take; 'Twas forty-five fathoms, with a white sandy bottom, So we squared our main yard and up channel did make. We will rant and we'll roar like true British sailors, We'll rant and we'll roar all on the salt sea. Until we strike soundings in the channel of old England; From Ushant to Scilly is thirty five leagues. The first land we sighted was called the Dodman, Next Rame Head off Plymouth, off Portsmouth the Wight; We sailed by Beachy, by Fairlight and Dover, And then we bore up for the South Foreland light. We will rant and we'll roar like true British sailors, We'll rant and we'll roar all on the salt sea. Until we strike soundings in the channel of old England; From Ushant to Scilly is thirty five leagues. Then the signal was made for the grand fleet to anchor, And all in the Downs that night for to lie; Let go your shank painter, let go your cat stopper! Haul up your clewgarnets, let tacks and sheets fly! We will rant and we'll roar like true British sailors, We'll rant and we'll roar all on the salt sea. Until we strike soundings in the channel of old England; From Ushant to Scilly is thirty five leagues. Now let ev'ry man drink off his full bumper, And let ev'ry man drink off his full glass; We'll drink and be jolly and drown melancholy, And here's to the health of each true-hearted lass. We will rant and we'll roar like true British sailors, We'll rant and we'll roar all on the salt sea. Until we strike soundings in the channel of old England; From Ushant to Scilly is thirty five leagues.

“For we’ve received orders to sale back to Boston

I used to sing this in Australia with my friends back in the day. Tear

here's to you spanish ladies

Whenever I hear this I want to say : "We need a bigger boat..."

Thank You Quint (Jaws) for bringing me here

I the guy in the back yelling . Heave and Ho!

3am and I'm sat in my chair singing along to this and smiling like crazy

"You're gonna need a bigger boat."

Master and Commander.

Never could get this song out of my head, might as well take another listen and be happy!

I am proud of my British heritage!!

What a pleasant song

I could just see some privateers or pirates singing this while drinking rum and wine and shooting muskets, rifles and pistols for no reason

Thank you! You're completely right, I've been looking for a clear version of this song for what seems like forever.

ok, so i'm drunk with rum and i've listened to this on repeat for about 5 times and i do feel like a PYRATE

Makes me proud to serve in the navy and listening to this stuff when I had too much to drink such a generic sailor

6 years i discovered this version, no idea who made it still after many searches..

So it’s 1:30 AM and tomorrow is the first day of my Sophomore year, and here I am listening to 18th century sea shanties. I have no regrets.

first herd this song when I was 9, in the movie jaws, have loved it ever since, love all sailor, colonial , folk music

First time I heard this song was the captain always singing it on jaws

I like this version better than the AC4 version because of the background music, it just makes it 100x better.

Love this song. Thanks for putting it up.

Whenever we went on a mission and thought that we might not be conning back, my brothers and myself would drink, be merry and sing that same very song! I.. Am the last one left now!

I role play pirates and sailors, and I don't RP them glamorous. There are often references to hard life on board a ship. "Don't ask about those soft bits in that sea biscuit...you don't want to know."

This is one of my favorite sea shanties

That's the version I was longing to hear. Thank you!

"Cage go in the water, you go in the water, shark in the water, our shark..."

Hard to believe now that in the 18th and 19th centuries we were able to kick such arse with these wooden terrors. Wouldn't want to face a broadside from one of these beasts.

Love this song thanks for posting

Darn. This is good. I’m vibing

The phrase "From Ushant to Scilly, tis 35 leagues" seems out of place until one realises that the Isles of Scilly (1707) disaster happened because of a mix up in navigation between the two places. So the disaster is immortalised in song amongst the deck hands on board ship. How typically British!

A versão do Assassin's Creed 4 ficou maravilhosa. Mas é muito legal ouvir uma versão tão original quanto essa. Me senti voltar no tempo.

Man-o-war sir! Royal bloody navy Seems to be alone, sir!

They never saw those Spanish ladies again. The Armada never made it back to Spain. As Elizebeth said, "Flavit et Dissipati Sunt." God's winds blew and they were scattered.

This was in Hornblower:Retrubution. it was sung by Captain Sawyer, but he was cut off. Good to hear the whole song! Gofy

We will rant and we roar

I've heard a couple versions of this song. But this is my favorite ^^ its fit for a tavern.

the BEST version on the youtube.....=D

I love the "Heave and ho!" bits :D

I'm drinking boi's! Drink with me!! Captain Morgan ahhooyyyy

Captain Quint bring me here.

I can't hear this song without thinking of Jaws, really catchy tune though

Young Adult novel Missee Lee. The tenth book of the Swallows and Amazons series by Arthur Ransome brought me here! One of the characters Captain Flint is singing some of the words.

Like this version.

It's now in Assassin's Creed IV Black flag as a sea shanty! ;P

MASTER AND COMMANDER brought me here, since 2010, now its 2018

We used to sing this at junior school, 60 years ago. Gosh I feel old!

Scilly

past life test: You were a pirate automatically me:

this is the best accordion sounding version.

Thanks for shared this old musics !! 🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬

The original intent of this song was not in praise of Spanish women and does not mean what most people think it means. This song is believed to have first appeared during the reign of Elizabeth I and the Spanish Armada. Women in Spain would have called in the army if a boatload of Protestant sailors showed up on Spain's shores. This song is an insult to the enemy sailors of Spain (the Armada) by calling them "ladies".

ARRRRRRRRRR I don’t know why that scurvy dog KZfaq recommended this me.

"We'll drink and be jolly til we drown melancholy.."

This legit cured my headache!

Who sings this version of spanish ladies?? It's the best version I've heard if anyone could let me know that would be awesome.

now to gather the boys, we doing karaoke tonight

I’ve been taking him to the cleaners every Thursday night for the last 15 years! I never lose!

Anyway....... We delivered the bomb.

No sabía yo que los ingleses tenía una canción así...bueno una española que se acaba de enterar 😁🙋🏼‍♀️💋

Genialna piękna jest co powien czas ta wstawka głosowa Brytyjczycy to świetnie potrafią robić.

Myself as ex royal navy; would probably have stayed in if this shit was still ongoing

Spaniard women are BEAUTIFUL, oh good God!

Wonderful! Thank you!

im gonna make this the next rickroll and theres nothing you can do about it.

This is perfect 👌

Remember Jaws guy... The fisherman is with us

I agree, we often only remember the fun bits of history, the average westerner would not appreciate being dumped in 18th century earth. On the other hand, there's no harm in fantasising about the 'good old days', just so long as you remember they didn't have central heating, cars, paved roads, hot water on demand, all varieties of food all year round etc.

Well said, I appreciate culture like this lives on and is celebrated by as many as will, please enjoy for as long as you like, and thank you for blues, soul and rock'n'roll :)

"From Spain, neither good wind nor good marriage"- Portuguese Idiom

bloody great song.love all the sea shanties.

In a world without gold, we might have been heroes.