My first knowledge of this song was from a book on sailing. Each chapter ended with a shanty. I couldn't read music then at all. Barely can now. But I am not just a little grateful that Bellowhead is in my email inbox. Very grateful indeed. Y'all are a fabulous group doing fabulous work on timeless folk songs. Shanties are my fav. I have been a sailor in the merchants and the military. Thanks, guys. I'll contribute when I can. Love y'all.
Saw them at Hop Farm, I had heard of them but had never listen to them, but now I love them, and I swear at Hop Farm the whole crowd where dancing to these guys! You guys are brilliant!!!!!!!!
I'm 76 and love it! Absolute great stage presence and showmanship! Could I adopt Rachael as a granddaughter? Jon is a musical genius! I've sang with my guitar the Kingston Trio version since 1960! And the story told has been true so many times with my shipmates! It really does happen to young, gullible sailors. Ha! Sorry you all retired. Mike
And for those here who are spelling it "santy", I'll just say that I think it should perhaps be "Santee", the name of a river in South Carolina. Sailors knew where the rivers were and they sang about them.. Perhaps the salt who penned these lyrics was on a Brit merchantman who was acquainted with the North American east coast more than just the New York area.
Santy (or santee or even santi in some version ) could refer to the specific type songs sang by sailors when pumping bilge water( like a shanty but more specific to pumping bilge water ,rather than just sailing in general) .So I've always presumed it was more in reference to pumping the bilge water and Weighing anker to get out of Newyork as he had a bad experience and wanted to get out of there.The word frequently occurs in folks songs referring to preping ships to leave Port.So I'd guess it just means leaving or going away in this case .The lyrics of new york girls changes throughout the various different versions over the years but some of the earlier ones definitely seem to be referring to weighing anker and wanting to go home. Not sure I see the connection to rivers in this case, although both meanings could originate from santianna.
@@bikemonkey006 really good observations. The "away" is probably "aweigh", as in "hoist the anchor. Let's get under way". I hadn't heard about the bilge pumping. And, yeah, Santa Anna or Santianna did find his way into a lot of shanties. But whatever the case, the sailor was def ready to leave New York (which sentiment I recall with clarity when I was a deckhand on a research vessel there.)
Roll on November and they come to Norwich.. so excited! I normally listne to punk, rock, indie and Metal but i so cant wait for bellowhead! what a party!
saw bellowhead at g live Guilford very talented buñch of mussicians dissapointing that they have stopped recording together great show and fun night I think it was 2016 when I saw them ,
original by Tim Hart, Robert Johnson, Rick Kemp, Peter Knight, Nigel Pegrum, Maddy Prior AKA Steeleye Span Somehow the original are always the best - but still a a great version from Bellowhead which without these song would remain floating in the distance of time with this who heard it eons ago
The original is a 19th Century traditional Irish ballad, written in the 1830s. I'd recommend listening to different versions of this - the Kingston Trio version from 1959 is pretty different to this one but it's interesting to look at the way people have interpreted it. Actually, really, Steeleye Span were pretty late to this polka party. Another brilliant version, I hasten to add. :)
BOURNEMOUTH OPERA HOUSE - LIVE DVD MONDAY MAY 2nd The Spring tour dates have all sold out so, due to demand we have added an extra date at the extremely beautiful Bournemouth Opera House - now the Academy - on Monday May 2nd 2011 It's so gorgeous we decided it would be the ideal venue to film a new live DVD. With support from the extremely bouncy 3 Daft Monkeys and a few special surprises it should be a great Bank Holiday party. Come swing those dancing legs.
As I walked down to New York town, a fair maid I did meet She asked me back to see her place; she lived on Barrack Street And away, Santy, my dear Annie Oh you New York girls, can't you dance the polka? And when we got to Barrack Street, we stopped at forty-four Her mother and her sister were waiting at the door And away, Santy, my dear Annie Oh you New York girls, can't you dance the polka? And when I got inside the house, the drinks were passed around The liquor was so awful strong, my head went round and round And then we had another drink before we sat to eat The liquor was so awful strong, I quickly fell asleep And away, Santy, my dear Annie Oh you New York girls, can't you dance the polka? When I awoke next morning, I had an aching head And there was I Jack all alone, stark naked in me bed My gold watch and my money and my lady friend were gone And there was I Jack all alone, stark naked in the room And away, Santy, my dear Annie Oh you New York girls, can't you dance the polka? Oh looking round that little room, there's nothing I could see But a woman's shift and apron that were no use to me With a barrel for a suit of clothes, down Cherry Street forlorn Where Martin Churchill took me in and he sent me round Cape Horn So sailor lads, take warning when you land on New York shore You'll have to get up early to be smarter than a whore And away, Santy, my dear Annie Oh you New York girls, can't you dance the polka? And away, Santy, my dear Annie Oh you New York girls, can't you dance the polka?
Its posta be..... As I walked down to Chatham street a fair young maid I did meet. She asked me to see her home she lived in Bleeker street. chorus. When we got to Bleeker street we stopped at 44, Her mother and her sister there to meet us at the door. chorus When we got inside the drinks we're passed around. The liquor was so awful strong my head went round and round.
Pretty sure it's Varrick Street, which is in Manhattan, on the edge of Chinatown. Was probably a very seedy part of Town in those days, and near the docks 😎
This has got be the best version of this song on the market. I missed Bellowhead when they were on in Bury because I'd not heard them until they were on Jools Holland. Looking forward to seeing them Live if they come round again. Great band.
Whats the name of the tune that starts getting played at 5 seconds? I've had it stuck in my head for weeks after listening to this and I can't put a finger on it. Somebody put me out of my misery please?!
Where's my comment (just added) gone? OK, I'll say it again ( - and if it pops up twice, that's why.) This seems to have been tightened up in the edit. A lot of the linking musical bits have been halved or cut out..!
My first knowledge of this song was from a book on sailing. Each chapter ended with a shanty. I couldn't read music then at all. Barely can now. But I am not just a little grateful that Bellowhead is in my email inbox. Very grateful indeed. Y'all are a fabulous group doing fabulous work on timeless folk songs. Shanties are my fav. I have been a sailor in the merchants and the military. Thanks, guys. I'll contribute when I can. Love y'all.
We miss you. You bring so much fun into music.
They're amazing live, miss Bellowhead 🙏🏼😓
same so sad
Love this song never gets old
great band - great fun live............saw them a couple of times at Cambridge folk festival. excellent gigs
They are first-rate, a joy to listen to.
cannot listen to this without tapping feet, and wanting to dance. Its amazing..... Such a happy track...
I've been to see them loads of times, its all beer and dancing - great fun!!!
Great song, great arrangement and great band. If it weren't for the movie "Gangs of New York", I would not have ever heard this great song.
Saw them at Hop Farm, I had heard of them but had never listen to them, but now I love them, and I swear at Hop Farm the whole crowd where dancing to these guys! You guys are brilliant!!!!!!!!
I quite enjoyed the Steeleye Span version of this. However this song and version is GREAT!!!
Great to see the band on a video with such good sound and production qualities.
So grateful Bellowhead are touring again - hoorah
Folking brilliant!
I'm 76 and love it! Absolute great stage presence and showmanship! Could I adopt Rachael as a granddaughter? Jon is a musical genius! I've sang with my guitar the Kingston Trio version since 1960! And the story told has been true so many times with my shipmates! It really does happen to young, gullible sailors. Ha! Sorry you all retired. Mike
Five years later, when I too am 76, hope you all good Mike.
And for those here who are spelling it "santy", I'll just say that I think it should perhaps be "Santee", the name of a river in South Carolina. Sailors knew where the rivers were and they sang about them.. Perhaps the salt who penned these lyrics was on a Brit merchantman who was acquainted with the North American east coast more than just the New York area.
Santy (or santee or even santi in some version ) could refer to the specific type songs sang by sailors when pumping bilge water( like a shanty but more specific to pumping bilge water ,rather than just sailing in general) .So I've always presumed it was more in reference to pumping the bilge water and Weighing anker to get out of Newyork as he had a bad experience and wanted to get out of there.The word frequently occurs in folks songs referring to preping ships to leave Port.So I'd guess it just means leaving or going away in this case .The lyrics of new york girls changes throughout the various different versions over the years but some of the earlier ones definitely seem to be referring to weighing anker and wanting to go home. Not sure I see the connection to rivers in this case, although both meanings could originate from santianna.
@@bikemonkey006 really good observations. The "away" is probably "aweigh", as in "hoist the anchor. Let's get under way". I hadn't heard about the bilge pumping. And, yeah, Santa Anna or Santianna did find his way into a lot of shanties. But whatever the case, the sailor was def ready to leave New York (which sentiment I recall with clarity when I was a deckhand on a research vessel there.)
Bellowhead: Energy boosting, adrenaline rushing, utterly addictive - and they can’t touch you for it! Granny Groupie.
This is awesome, I feel like dancing to it now.
Saw In Halifax last night. Amazing as ever; the venue was bouncing
Lucky...that was their last run wasn't it?
Roll on November and they come to Norwich.. so excited! I normally listne to punk, rock, indie and Metal but i so cant wait for bellowhead! what a party!
This is my top folk song!
Best band in the world.
dancing to this song forever.
Dance, dance, dance !!! wonderfull.
What a charming racket! It even got my 75 year old mum on her feet trying to polka :-D
Love this song 😘😘😘😍😍
saw bellowhead at g live Guilford very talented buñch of mussicians dissapointing that they have stopped recording together great show and fun night I think it was 2016 when I saw them ,
Wow. Fantastic! Goosebumps!
Misery is to discover Bellowhead in 2023 and know you'll likely never get to see them live
brilliant!
Best thing ever!
Brilliant!!!! In every way
great fun!
original by Tim Hart, Robert Johnson, Rick Kemp, Peter Knight, Nigel Pegrum, Maddy Prior AKA Steeleye Span
Somehow the original are always the best - but still a a great version from Bellowhead which without these song would remain floating in the distance of time with this who heard it eons ago
The original is a 19th Century traditional Irish ballad, written in the 1830s. I'd recommend listening to different versions of this - the Kingston Trio version from 1959 is pretty different to this one but it's interesting to look at the way people have interpreted it. Actually, really, Steeleye Span were pretty late to this polka party. Another brilliant version, I hasten to add. :)
awesome
Glorious
Looking forward to seeing them at Garforth Arts Festival on Sat 6th July 2013!!
Awesome!
RIP Paul Sartin.
Oh, these guys are lovely! Checked them out as I saw them on Roskilde 2012's bandlist - It's going to be interesting!
This is amazing!!!
Still fucking brilliant. I miss you guys.
I feel pathetic to say: this is what holds me to my father.
BOURNEMOUTH OPERA HOUSE - LIVE DVD MONDAY MAY 2nd
The Spring tour dates have all sold out so, due to demand we have added an extra date at the extremely beautiful Bournemouth Opera House - now the Academy - on Monday May 2nd 2011
It's so gorgeous we decided it would be the ideal venue to film a new live DVD.
With support from the extremely bouncy 3 Daft Monkeys and a few special surprises it should be a great Bank Holiday party. Come swing those dancing legs.
like if these guys should have played at the 2012 closing ceremony
About time someone gave that a like. Brilliant
Tune!
This has got everyone, here, up dancing I'll tell you :-D
Bellowheading out for the evening!
And finally found you my Irish brooothers.
i love that irish violin play
+Umabel LX1 what's Irish about it ? they are an English folk band!
the violin play .. sounds Irish .. not the band .. and its their song its classic
love it
get it done
Wish they'd come to Vegas. I'm sure they'd do well
just saw them at wickham 2012:) absolutly epic, brass and string FOLK ORCHESTRA XD
Love it
Why did I only discover this band on their farewell tour !!!!!!!
i love love love this :) xx
Gangs of New York!
They have so much fun on stage, I just want to go join the party
As I walked down to New York town, a fair maid I did meet
She asked me back to see her place; she lived on Barrack Street
And away, Santy, my dear Annie
Oh you New York girls, can't you dance the polka?
And when we got to Barrack Street, we stopped at forty-four
Her mother and her sister were waiting at the door
And away, Santy, my dear Annie
Oh you New York girls, can't you dance the polka?
And when I got inside the house, the drinks were passed around
The liquor was so awful strong, my head went round and round
And then we had another drink before we sat to eat
The liquor was so awful strong, I quickly fell asleep
And away, Santy, my dear Annie
Oh you New York girls, can't you dance the polka?
When I awoke next morning, I had an aching head
And there was I Jack all alone, stark naked in me bed
My gold watch and my money and my lady friend were gone
And there was I Jack all alone, stark naked in the room
And away, Santy, my dear Annie
Oh you New York girls, can't you dance the polka?
Oh looking round that little room, there's nothing I could see
But a woman's shift and apron that were no use to me
With a barrel for a suit of clothes, down Cherry Street forlorn
Where Martin Churchill took me in and he sent me round Cape Horn
So sailor lads, take warning when you land on New York shore
You'll have to get up early to be smarter than a whore
And away, Santy, my dear Annie
Oh you New York girls, can't you dance the polka?
And away, Santy, my dear Annie
Oh you New York girls, can't you dance the polka?
Its posta be..... As I walked down to Chatham street a fair young maid I did meet. She asked me to see her home she lived in Bleeker street. chorus. When we got to Bleeker street we stopped at 44, Her mother and her sister there to meet us at the door. chorus When we got inside the drinks we're passed around. The liquor was so awful strong my head went round and round.
im not gonna lie but touring with these guys would be great fun! xD
good song :D
This was Bill Cuttings favorite song.
God I miss Bellowhead
i want to dance to this at an irish pub! beereverywhere!
Thumbs up if you're here after an awesome hangover-dispelling concert at Roskilde!
I thought these guys were Irish but it turns out they are actually English. Either way, this is a great, feel-good song.
Jass Wilder.
And away, Santy, My dear honey!
All you New York Girls, can't you dance the polka?
I think I have an addiction to this......it's a serious problem......like, I need to go to bed!!!
Sheer genius,
Opera never really caught on, but this will...
Belter of a song!!!
love seeing the nun in audience!!
I’m homesick 😮
Annie moved from Bleecker Street to Barrack Street apparently.
Pretty sure it's Varrick Street, which is in Manhattan, on the edge of Chinatown. Was probably a very seedy part of Town in those days, and near the docks 😎
Come on Bellowhead. Time to reform. It's overdue now :)
agree!
I don't half miss Bellowhead
Shame on the people who disliked this video
Is it compulsory?
very good
i wished that cello wasnt their a few times ;)
This has got be the best version of this song on the market. I missed Bellowhead when they were on in Bury because I'd not heard them until they were on Jools Holland. Looking forward to seeing them Live if they come round again. Great band.
See Daily Telegraph Thu 06-Dec-2012 page 31 - Thomas H Green meets the 11-strong Bellowhead
rock FOLKS!!!!!!! wait...
Only 10 years late... 😬
They remind me of the Pogues, as a band.
Totally different
This bands the berries and the chick sure has a lovely smile
The dogs bollocks!
A lovely version, but I miss the Peter Sellers vocals and uke from Steeleye Span's version.
Whats the name of the tune that starts getting played at 5 seconds? I've had it stuck in my head for weeks after listening to this and I can't put a finger on it. Somebody put me out of my misery please?!
Who is the stunning Cello player ? She is gorgeous !
Rachel McShane
i am going to open up a shanty channel with all the great seafaring songs. i will let you know ye land lubbers
oh please, I think we all could use a channel like that, David
AAArrrrrrrggggggghhhhh
Ahrrrr, Pirate videos toooo
Did you do it?
The small blonde one in middle is my mates dad 😂😂😂
😊
I feel like I'm hearing sometehing like a bodhrán in there. Anyone know what the drum is?
Who's the hot girl on the double bass? She's gorgeous.
Is Mr Boden using a baroque bow?
Where's my comment (just added) gone? OK, I'll say it again ( - and if it pops up twice, that's why.) This seems to have been tightened up in the edit. A lot of the linking musical bits have been halved or cut out..!
Does anyone know what brand/make/model of mandolin Benji is using here?? :D
@GrungeHippie95 Buxton Opera House
Does anyone know where I can get the sheet music for the violin part in this song?