Across The Western Ocean
Traditional:
Pre 1849 English – Irish packet trade - the Western Ocean is the Atlantic - another version came about in 1849 due to the California gold rush
courtesy of www.SailorSongs.com
Oh the times are hard and the wages low
A-me-lia where you bound to
The Rock- y mountains is my home
A - cross the western o - cean
The land of promise there you’ll see
A – me - lia where you bound to
I’m bound across the Western sea
A - cross the Western O - cean
I’ll take my way from Liverpool
A-me – lia where you bound to
In Liverpool, that Yankee school
A – cross the Western O – cean
There’s Liverpool Pat in a tarpaulin hat
A – me – lia where you bound to
And Yankee Jack, the packet rat
A – cross the Western O – cean
Be - ware these packet ships I say,
A – me – lia where you bound to
They steal your stores and clothes away
A – cross the Western O - cean
The author of this website has put a lot of time and effort into gathering the greatest collection of sea shanties for the world to enjoy - There are songs that have been to sung to a job of work at sea for many, many years and collecting them has been a great endeavour. - Roger Chartier has made the effort out of his own interest and the requests that he has gotten to do this work from fellow musicians who wanted a good source of sea shanties to draw on and learn from. He has been told that for this effort he is a remarkable man.
