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Sheffield Shanty (live at Queens Social Club)

from Live at Queens Social Club by Monkey Swallows the Universe

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Get the new and improved 2016 version of Sheffield Shanty, featuring Cornerstone Brass Band, over here: monkeyswallows.bandcamp.com/album/sheffield-shanty-ii-groucho

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Avast! They're leaving town two by two
As the rain pours down and we're all soaked through
And as they march away, two by two
It's like we need an ark for the rest of us

So I'll cut my hair short
And I'll make a flag from an old black dress
That I'd have worn if it hadn't rained so much
That the seven hills became seven seas
And I'll sail my house from Broomhill to Walkley

Pretty Polly is a pigeon
She's got a gammy leg and she'll eat anything
I've got an eye patch with a hole in
Cos I don't need to navigate by stars - I use the road signs and the Arts Tower
Still, the rains come

So I'll cut my hair short
And I'll make a flag from an old black dress
That I'd have worn if it hadn't rained so much
That the seven hills became seven seas
And I'll sail my house from Crookes to Don Valley

You can be my cabin boy and I can be your long lost pal
I can call you Eddie
And Eddie when you call me you can call me Captain

So I'll cut my hair short
And I'll make a flag from an old black dress
That I'd have worn if it hadn't rained so much
That the seven hills became seven seas
And I'll sail my house from Fulwood to High Green

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from Live at Queens Social Club, released April 10, 2016
by Nat Johnson
Nat Johnson - vocals and guitar
Kevin Gori - guitar
Cate Tully - glockenspiel
Rob Dean - percussion

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"Sheffield's loveliest band" - The Guardian

MSTU are: Nat Johnson, Kevin Gori, Cate Tully, Andy George & Rob Dean.

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