The finale of the concert given in the Lifeboat House during the Deal Maritime Festival on 22nd September 2013. The whole crew led by John Bromley of Kimber's Men.
Bully in the ally refers to a group of sailors out drinking. If one got too drunk (bully) to continue they'd stash them in ally and come back for them later.
Absolutely a tribute to these men that after all these years this is still the best version of this song. Recorded on a phone, no doubt. I wouldn’t change a thing. Play it at my funeral.
Kimber's Men are still regularly performing - check out their website for details; living locally to them (Calder Valley, West Yorkshire, England) I frequently have the privilege of hearing big John Bromley (the lead here) and Gareth Scott (next to him, in the hat) sing at sessions etc.
@@spinlaw 🇮🇱Am Yisrael Chai!🇮🇱. PROTIP to all the haters... consider what happened to EVERY enemy and persecutor of Israel and the Jewish people. The world's greatest empires and petty tribes alike, they are all DASHED TO PIECES after messing with Israel, always. Please just let Israel live in peace, they are the apple of God's eye. If they need chastening, God will do it, not you. So bless them and God will bless you! It's easy!🙏❤️
Everything about this video makes me happy. Older gents coming together singing their favorite songs. And the women joining in is so amazing. I’ve been listening to this none stop.
that is surely a serious choir, not just some people coming together, they have multiple harmonies going at any given point. that's not something you just do with your friends, you need to know how
That is such a perfect description for it. He manages to be full and powerful, but warm and steady at the same time. What an absolute joy it must be to hear him in person.
The question of ‘what it means to be British’ and ‘what is British identity’. This is an example of being British, our ancestors of the navy, something to be proud of and the shanties ooze British identity.
I’ll never forget when Kimber’s Men came to my Primary School and we performed with them and then had fish and chips afterwards. Fantastic couple of months or so
Actually true! They tell the story of a deaf girl hearing John's voice after 18 years of hearing nothing else. The video is on YT called Kimbers men at Harwich yacht club or similar
@@chiassisimone1657 Why wouldnt I be? If you have something to say about Joe Stead then you can take it up with me. We dont take slander like that around here.
Lyrics to this version: Help me Bob im bully in the alley Wey hey bully in the alley Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley Bully down in Shinbone al Sally is a girl in Shinbone alley Wey hey bully in the alley Sally is a girl that I spliced nearly Bully down in Shinbone al Help me Bob im bully in the alley Wey hey bully in the alley Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley Bully down in Shinbone al I found myself out under three, o Wey hey bully in the alley I found myself with time so free, o Bully down in Shinbone al Help me Bob im bully in the alley Wey hey bully in the alley Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley Bully down in Shinbone al I waltzed up to the Angel inn, o Wey hey bully in the alley And kicked down the door and walked right in, o Bully down in Shinbone al Help me Bob im bully in the alley Wey hey bully in the alley Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley Bully down in Shinbone al I walked up to the barroom counter Wey hey bully in the alley There I met with greasy Annie Bully down in Shinbone al Help me Bob im bully in the alley Wey hey bully in the alley Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley Bully down in Shinbone al I bought her rum and I bought her gin, o Wey hey bully in the alley Bought her wine of white and red, o Bully down in Shinbone al Help me Bob im bully in the alley Wey hey bully in the alley Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley Bully down in Shinbone al And when I spent of all me tin, o Wey hey bully in the alley Off to bed we both did creep, o Bully down in Shinbone al Help me Bob im bully in the alley Wey hey bully in the alley Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley Bully down in Shinbone al We rough-and-tumbled all night long, o Wey hey bully in the alley Dawn did break, the cock did call, o Bully down in shinbone al Help me Bob im bully in the alley Wey hey bully in the alley Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley Bully down in Shinbone al I left my gal to go a-sailin Wey hey bully in the alley Left my Sal to go a-whalin Bully down in Shinbone al Help me Bob im bully in the alley Wey hey bully in the alley Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley Bully down in Shinbone al Help me Bob im bully in the alley Wey hey bully in the alley Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley Bully down in Shinbone al
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley. Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al. Sally is a girl in Shinbone alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley. Sally is the girl that I spliced nearly, Bully down in Shinbone al. So! Help me Bob, I'm bullyin the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley. Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al. I found by self out under three-oh Wey hey, Bully in the alley. I found by self with time so free-oh Bully down in Shinbone al. So! Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley. Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al. I waltzed up to the angel little Wey hey, Bully in the alley. And kicked down the door, and walked right in-oh Bully down in Shinbone al. So! Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley. Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al. I walked up to the barroom counter Wey hey, Bully in the alley. There I met with Greasy Artie, Bully down in Shinbone al. So! Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley. Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al. I bought her rum and I bought her gin-oh Wey hey, Bully in the alley. And bought her wine, of white and red-oh, Bully down in Shinbone al. So! Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley. Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al. And when I've spent a folly total, Wey hey, Bully in the alley. Off to bed, we both did dream ‘bout, Bully down in Shinbone al. So! Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley. Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al. We're open, tope a low light lark-oh, Wey hey, Bully in the alley. ‘Pon daybreak, the cock did call. Bully down in Shinbone Al So! Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley. Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al. I left my girl to go a-sailing, Wey hey, Bully in the alley. I left my Sal to go a-whaling. Bully down in Shinbone Al So! Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley. Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al. So! Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley. Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al.
@@marazali1816 the chanty was a past time, but also something to break the monotony and increase teamwork between sailors. each song will have a main 'chorus' which is universal, but the verses and lines between the 'universal line' would be very different from ship to ship, and port to port. Some ships would even go further to change the tune. so you probably did hear a version where it was dearly rather than nearly. and further still, there are versions where there was no splicing at all =p
I’m retired US Navy (1999-2019) and I have a deep love for sea shanties. I absolutely love being at sea. I came across this song today at work and can’t stop listening to it. This is amazing. Makes me wanna head to some coastal town in Maine or Halifax (one of my favorite places ever) and drink at a bar on the waterfront and sing songs of the sea with Sailors. I love this. As we say in the US Navy when someone has done something exceptional, “BRAVO ZULU!”
This is quite literally my favourite version of any song that's ever been made. I can't even count the number of people I've shared this with, it's such an excellent rendition and produces the perfect mood. Well done!
I speak for my father when I say "amazing". He was a Captain for the Canadian Coast Guard but also an old salt from a young age, always at sea, and would have appreciated this so much. Enjoy, Captain Stephen Costinak.
The lead singer is great, but props to the tenor for the amazing high-pitch harmony. I like how in the "bully down in Shinbone al" verses his voice becomes stronger and stronger, to the point that when the lyrics reach the word "alley" it completely dominates the harmony -- shadowing even the lead singer. Like at 3:13, for example.
Lyrics for sing-along: Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al. Sally is a girl in Shinbone alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley. Sally is the girl that I spliced nearly, Bully down in Shinbone al. So! Help me Bob, I'm bullyin the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley. Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al. I found by self out under three-oh Wey hey, Bully in the alley. I found by self with time so free-oh Bully down in Shinbone al. So! Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley. Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al. I waltzed up to the angel little Wey hey, Bully in the alley. And kicked down the door, and walked right in-oh Bully down in Shinbone al. So! Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley. Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al. I walked up to the barroom counter Wey hey, Bully in the alley. There I met with Greasy Artie, Bully down in Shinbone al. So! Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley. Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al. I bought her rum and I bought her gin-oh Wey hey, Bully in the alley. And bought her wine, of white and red-oh, Bully down in Shinbone al. So! Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley. Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al. And when I've spent a folly total, Wey hey, Bully in the alley. Off to bed, we both did dream ‘bout, Bully down in Shinbone al. So! Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley. Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al. We're open, tope a low light lark-oh, Wey hey, Bully in the alley. ‘Pon daybreak, the cock did call. Bully down in Shinbone Al So! Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley. Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al. I left my girl to go a-sailing, Wey hey, Bully in the alley. I left my Sal to go a-whaling. Bully down in Shinbone Al So! Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley. Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al. So! Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley. Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al.
Did you? Then you must be the person who submitted this to musicguru, because that's where I copy pasted it from: musikguru.de/kimber-s-men/songtext-bully-in-the-alley-839939.html
I'm born and bred Australian but feel a huge connection to my English heritage and this kind of thing makes me feel just that bit closer. I sing songs like this to my 3 year old son at bed time and he absolutely loves it. Thankyou good folk, sing on.....
Micheal, excuse my clumsy way English, but I come from a Spanish-speaking country; Argentina; but I feel deep ties between our cultures and the men and women of work and sacrifice from around the world. I first heard this song in the "Artfull Dodger" series, I LOVE Dikens ( I love Victor Hugo too). Both place marginal, simple and vulnerable men and women at the center of the scene. (They were mediums who channeled deep knowledge and helped society evolve). I know and love many aspects of British culture and I learned about the sacrifice of children during the industrial revolution, railway development, mining, hunger and poverty of the proletarian classes as everywhere and from the bottom of this epic of Everyday life emerges this wonderful expression of friendship, improvement and hope; WOW!!! I shake your hand from the bottom of the American continent, one day we will all hug each other in eternity.
HerdingDogRescuer heh, believe it or not, a voice cant take hours of this. it is pretty hard on the vocal chords. also tiring. low register baratone takes a lot of wind. my barbershop director (classically trained in opera but crossed over to barbershop) broke a rib coughing because his lungs / diaphram were incredibly strong.
You're way wrong in the case of John Bromley (the lead Shanty man here) Jason. I stand next to him gig after gig for nine years, and his voice never faulters, It is deep hulled and cast in iron. Check out any KIMBERS MEN stuff on youtube - you will see that to be true.
You KNOW it's a good working song when, even when just performing it, the singers can't bear to stand totally still. Absolutely everyone is shifting, bobbing, swaying, you can't stand still here. Even the cameraman!
Is it wild I cried? It's just got to be the pinnacle of manliness, comradery and sailors having a great time. It's astonishing I love it. By my moustache! Damn good show everyone!
I've heard foghorns that didn't have this depth or consistency. Those pipes are fantastic, enviable, and just. .. just.. DAMN, my guy. The entire group, as well, has amazing harmony, and the ability to weave harmony and melody together so cohesively and beautifully is wonderful. Definitely one of my favorite go-to's when I'm missing the ocean and the dock-life that comes with living in a small town by the big water.
Lyrics from this version: Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley Wey hey bully in the alley Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley Bully down in Shinbone al. Sally is a girl in Shinbone alley Wey hey bully in the alley Sally is the girl that I spliced nearly Bully down in Shinbone al. So! help me Bob I'm bully in the alley Wey hey bully in the alley Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley Bully down in Shinbone al. I found by self out under three-oh Wey hey bully in the alley I found by self with time so free-oh Bully down in Shinbone al. So! help me Bob I'm bully in the alley Wey hey bully in the alley Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley Bully down in Shinbone al. I waltzed up to the angel little Wey hey bully in the alley And kicked down the door and walked right in-oh Bully down in Shinbone al. So! help me Bob I'm bully in the alley Wey hey bully in the alley Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley Bully down in Shinbone al. I walked up to the barroom counter Wey hey bully in the alley There I met with greasy Artie, Bully down in Shinbone al. So! Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley Wey hey bully in the alley Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley Bully down in Shinbone al. I bought her rum and I bought her gin-oh Wey hey Bully in the alley And bought her wine of white and red-oh Bully down in Shinbone al. So! help me Bob I'm bully in the alley Wey hey bully in the alley Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley Bully down in Shinbone al. And when I’ve spent a folly total Wey hey bully in the alley Off to bed we both did dream ‘bout Bully down in Shinbone al. So! help me Bob I'm bully in the alley Wey hey bully in the alley Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley Bully down in Shinbone al. We’re open tope a low light lark-oh Wey hey bully in the alley ‘Pon daybreak the cock did call Bully down in Shinbone Al So! help me Bob I'm bully in the alley Wey hey bully in the alley Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley Bully down in Shinbone al. I left my girl to go a-sailing Wey hey bully in the alley I left my Sal to go a-whaling Bully down in Shinbone Al So! help me Bob I'm bully in the alley Wey hey bully in the alley Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley Bully down in Shinbone al. So! help me Bob I'm bully in the alley Wey hey bully in the alley Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley Bully down in Shinbone al.
I’ve been in that alley in Singapore, Hong Kong, Mombasa, Bangkok, Mauritius, the Seychelles, Cochin, Surabaya, Guadalcanal, Vanuatu, aye and a few other places besides
No bullshit this is my favorite video on the internet and as a man id like nothing more then to drink and smoke a cigar and sing sea shanties with these folks 🫡
I heard this song as a child in the old Discovery Chanel-produced computer game Pirates: A Captain's Quest and have had it stuck in my head for over a decade, and just found out the name a few days ago. Excellent rendition!
Currently on holiday in Whitby .. they had a group of shanty singers singing on the pier .. made me think about my favourite Shanty’s and here I am … and so so happy I am to be here!!! ❤❤❤
As a Scot you need to keep this sort of thing alive lads. it's beautiful to see folk try and keep local culture alive like that and it doesn't happen on it's own
I’m not a Scot but I am a U.S. Navy Sailor. Spent 20 years in the Navy and love this music of the sea and music of the people. It can only be preserved by our generation sharing it and passing it along to younger generations. I’ve been playing this stuff for my kids for a while now.
@@Bigtill1999 Thats cool man, glad you appreciate it. I worry that our neighbours south of the border struggle to keep things like this alive. Anyways, i'll be off to see Peat and Deisel in Glasgow next weekend for Celtic Conncetions. You can check it out online. Think you can get a digital ticket and just watch whatever when you have time as you live elsewhere.
Sea shanties were mentioned on board ships in the 1500’s. A lot of sea shanties tie in with British folk songs,this one was also found in Dorset,Somerset.(A lot of early English folk songs mention Sally(and trouble😅)in the alley,being in the backstreets outside pubs.)This group is from Yorkshire.
Unbelievable that the lead did all this while waiting to get through to his insurance company.
Lmao 😂
Legend has it they still haven't answered
He makes his own hold music
The song is actually his personal verification password with the insurance company, dude lost his insurance card.
Some people achieve greatness and some are just great.
Dangerous to be a pint in those parts
many a pint have fallen
Aye, but there's as many more will take their place.
@@philipwilliams5808 That's the spirit!!!👍😁
@@mikekean8344 My father would say "The Bible says, Be not drunk with the wine but be filled with the spirit" as he drank his whisky.
@@CHEEKYMONKEY1618 F
Her: he's probably out cheating rn
Me and the boys:
It’s you. it’s the man.
Sup Jon thank you for appreciating Maritime culture.
The shantie wave has taken you hear, with us!
God bless you, Jon.
@@Hearshotkid_2113 Wife: "WHERE WERE YOU ALL NIGHT?!"
Husband: sings sea shanty
This guys father was an amplifier.
His mother was a foghorn
His uncle a microphone
His sister a surround sound system. She was massive.
@@kyngkylegaming3524 sweet home alabama
@Jacquobite That went to 11.
I require assistance Robert, for I am inebriated in a passageway.
Chuck
That’s great! Thank you!
😂❤️
This is great comedy
me, an intellectual
I lost it 😂
*Vestibule
You think anyone of this group after all this time, know how much we appriciate this?
The right-most gentleman with the hat looks like the most sailory sailor who has ever sailored.
He reminds me of a random kindly old sea captain
He would be the first man to pull out the Rom, and the last man to leave the ship!
He's forgotten more than most men have seen.
damn right he does. hes an old salt with no time for bullshit.
I'm going to be honest, I thought you were talking about the left-most man with the vertical stripes and white beard.
Bully in the ally refers to a group of sailors out drinking. If one got too drunk (bully) to continue they'd stash them in ally and come back for them later.
I thought bully was just a blanket term for soldiering types.
We've all been there..
Bully basically works as a way of saying "of ill health" or feeling sickly.
Drinking to excess definitely fits the term.
Why do they point at each other and laugh half through the song ??
Thank you for this wonderfully enlightening nugget
these guys look like they have infinite knowledge on pratical things like fixing a car or fishing etc.
Woodsman
They all look like a good dad
@@hatemeldmerdash585 there lifeboatmen , it's a volunteer thing in the UK
I can vouch for one, he’s the best!
@@hatemeldmerdash585 A good Dad ahahaha you're too right.
I cant be the only one who has listened to this 1000 times and keep coming back
You're not.
Same
Not at all
Same
Same here
That man has the voice of Poseidon.
Wil Jasso and the guy on the left has the beard of Poseidon. Makes you want to go sign on for a stint as a sailor doesn’t it?
You fool it’s him
It's posiedon in disguise
cX
as well he should!
Absolutely a tribute to these men that after all these years this is still the best version of this song. Recorded on a phone, no doubt. I wouldn’t change a thing. Play it at my funeral.
This lead singer, has the voice of a titan, some people might not enjoy the sound of such a voice. But i love powerful voices!!!
i would love to see more shantys with this lead singers voice :)
I agree.
I consider myself lucky to sing with John, he also sings with his son and daughter as 'The Bromleys' they sound like giants. :-)
Anyone who leads this sort of singing wants to do it like this.
Yea you can clearly hear him even when they all start to sing. Lovely voice
And to think he was on his phone the entire time.
He's calling Bob for help.
@@CalebRoy I thought he was calling Sally
He's calling for the Old Chariot to pick up Bully from the alley.
Brilliant 🤣😂
Lmao nah he's doing a singing thing where you plug one ear so you can hear if ya pitch better
Years ago John was standing behind me in a pub singaround, I thought there'd been an earthquake.
I've seen people with a voice so high pitched they can break glass, but not until now have i heard a voice so deep it could crack bricks!
Mr BigCookie well said that man. X
The lead on this is amazing. This seems like how a real old pirate/privateer band would sound. Back when I was knocking about in the 1690's
Thanks mayne. Santiano are awsome. Everything always sounds better in german. This is the greatest find since Alestorm.
Between This guys and Jonathan from The Longest Johns entire schoolhouses would crack
Check our Ronnie Drew from The Dubliners. His voice was said to resemble coal being crushed under a door!
Perfection.
LazerzZ absolute perfection
Absolutely.
LazerzZ Perfection causing so much erection
ITS YA BOI!! Well done mate :)
Nice stream man!
If this isn’t played at my funeral then I’m not going!
That guy stands on the edge of cliffs and shouts at ships during bad weather.
jia79 Nah, his voice would lead the weather away and the ships would go to him.
The guy leading went to the Mariana Trench to find his voice.
UNDERrated comment
It's definitely deep enough
😂😂
The marinara trench
I know him
You're probably not on here anymore, but know that you and your group did an amazing job of doing this old shanty justice.
Kimber's Men are still regularly performing - check out their website for details; living locally to them (Calder Valley, West Yorkshire, England) I frequently have the privilege of hearing big John Bromley (the lead here) and Gareth Scott (next to him, in the hat) sing at sessions etc.
You guys are wonderfully and uniquely genuine. Thank you from a fan in Israel
@johnmcmahon5670 wow! That's awesome! Thanks for letting me know!
@@MrWildside87 no worries. I was out with them last night, ha ha!
@@spinlaw 🇮🇱Am Yisrael Chai!🇮🇱.
PROTIP to all the haters... consider what happened to EVERY enemy and persecutor of Israel and the Jewish people. The world's greatest empires and petty tribes alike, they are all DASHED TO PIECES after messing with Israel, always. Please just let Israel live in peace, they are the apple of God's eye. If they need chastening, God will do it, not you. So bless them and God will bless you! It's easy!🙏❤️
I secretly love this kind of music
I won't tell anyone !
you kick ass man
fboyg91 You and me both mate
Me too. I don't tell people because I'll be teased.
Ruth Rose I have the same dirty secret. Amazing music.
100% certain that the tall bearded old man on the far left has been bully in the alley multiple times in his life
Isaac Nelson doppelgänger for my grandfather, I’ve watched this 20 times today so far.
He’s not old he’s just a seasoned bully in the alley
Thanks for the laugh Isaac
You be careful. He bare-knuckles kids your age to this day and still wins. He'll tip you like a sh*thouse.
His name is Joe and sadly he passed away. Was such a great guy
Everything about this video makes me happy. Older gents coming together singing their favorite songs. And the women joining in is so amazing. I’ve been listening to this none stop.
absolutely, has a great vibe
I love all their energy. A brotherhood that brought in a sister into the fold. Just about living and living life!
that is surely a serious choir, not just some people coming together, they have multiple harmonies going at any given point. that's not something you just do with your friends, you need to know how
Stop simping dude what did they do??? o.O
Same. so sick.
I'm Scottish but this makes me proud to be British! Sailores soldiers and airmen! Well done boys keeping your heritage alive!
Some people have a voice that can shatter glass, this man has a voice that can crack rock
That is such a perfect description for it. He manages to be full and powerful, but warm and steady at the same time. What an absolute joy it must be to hear him in person.
This is like staring into a campfire. I could listen to this for days.
Excellent comparison. That really captures it
Front of the bus: *no sound*
Back of the bus: its shanty time
except it's donacdum
@George Washington holyshit its GEORGE WASHINGTON
hows wolf doin?
@@dkstudios4805 wolf is ok, i havent killed him.... yet
@@manicboyman534 how dare you. wolf is a god amongst you heisters, treat him with respect
How is this man not world famous?! I’d listen to an album of him just covering whatever songs he wanted.
I would listen to that any day.
Indeed, (((how))) is he not world famous.
THEY HAVE MUSIC
ITS CALLED KIMBERS MEN ITS NOT MUCH BUT ITS BEAUTIFUL
"I'm sorry but the algorithm says you'd enjoy Taylor Swift instead."
i listen to this everytime it appears, and i will have this comment so everytime someone likes it i will remember to come here once again
What a nice way to be reminded.
I listen to this at least 2-3 times a week.
cmon and listen again
@@junkyarddog8277 here i am, thanks
@@michels6379 I'm here too.
Like, seriously.
This is cool.
I only found this today and I think I've watched it 50 times already
Me too
I’m probably over 200 after 3 days
I‘m infected aswell
SAME
The question of ‘what it means to be British’ and ‘what is British identity’. This is an example of being British, our ancestors of the navy, something to be proud of and the shanties ooze British identity.
I’ll never forget when Kimber’s Men came to my Primary School and we performed with them and then had fish and chips afterwards. Fantastic couple of months or so
Having fish and chips with them is the most pirate thing in the modern era
Sounds fantastic!
@@commonlogicart1604 Only if there's drinking involved.🍻
With a pint, right?
Even the deaf can clearly hear this gentleman
Actually true! They tell the story of a deaf girl hearing John's voice after 18 years of hearing nothing else. The video is on YT called Kimbers men at Harwich yacht club or similar
They'd feel the vibrations through the stone
I enjoy blasting this song on my car stereo and seeing the looks that people toss my way.
Mandela Affected Bloody landlubbers ta ‘hole lot o’ ‘em.
Brilliant. I’ll be doing the same.
Rest in Peace Joe. Brightest voice out of all of those men.
Which one was Joe?
@@PubeStache big guy with the stripe shirt and beard was a realy nice man
For real?
@@chiassisimone1657 Why wouldnt I be? If you have something to say about Joe Stead then you can take it up with me. We dont take slander like that around here.
@@BOOMBOX6000 what? I have respect man
Lyrics to this version:
Help me Bob im bully in the alley
Wey hey bully in the alley
Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Bully down in Shinbone al
Sally is a girl in Shinbone alley
Wey hey bully in the alley
Sally is a girl that I spliced nearly
Bully down in Shinbone al
Help me Bob im bully in the alley
Wey hey bully in the alley
Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Bully down in Shinbone al
I found myself out under three, o
Wey hey bully in the alley
I found myself with time so free, o
Bully down in Shinbone al
Help me Bob im bully in the alley
Wey hey bully in the alley
Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Bully down in Shinbone al
I waltzed up to the Angel inn, o
Wey hey bully in the alley
And kicked down the door and walked right in, o
Bully down in Shinbone al
Help me Bob im bully in the alley
Wey hey bully in the alley
Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Bully down in Shinbone al
I walked up to the barroom counter
Wey hey bully in the alley
There I met with greasy Annie
Bully down in Shinbone al
Help me Bob im bully in the alley
Wey hey bully in the alley
Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Bully down in Shinbone al
I bought her rum and I bought her gin, o
Wey hey bully in the alley
Bought her wine of white and red, o
Bully down in Shinbone al
Help me Bob im bully in the alley
Wey hey bully in the alley
Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Bully down in Shinbone al
And when I spent of all me tin, o
Wey hey bully in the alley
Off to bed we both did creep, o
Bully down in Shinbone al
Help me Bob im bully in the alley
Wey hey bully in the alley
Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Bully down in Shinbone al
We rough-and-tumbled all night long, o
Wey hey bully in the alley
Dawn did break, the cock did call, o
Bully down in shinbone al
Help me Bob im bully in the alley
Wey hey bully in the alley
Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Bully down in Shinbone al
I left my gal to go a-sailin
Wey hey bully in the alley
Left my Sal to go a-whalin
Bully down in Shinbone al
Help me Bob im bully in the alley
Wey hey bully in the alley
Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Bully down in Shinbone al
Help me Bob im bully in the alley
Wey hey bully in the alley
Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Bully down in Shinbone al
Rubiksgocraft g
thanks
Bless you
you sir are a legend!
What is 'under three o'?
Having a full crew, as it were, to sing makes this rendition great!
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al.
Sally is a girl in Shinbone alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
Sally is the girl that I spliced nearly, Bully down in Shinbone al.
So!
Help me Bob, I'm bullyin the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al.
I found by self out under three-oh Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
I found by self with time so free-oh Bully down in Shinbone al.
So!
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al.
I waltzed up to the angel little Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
And kicked down the door, and walked right in-oh Bully down in Shinbone al.
So!
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al.
I walked up to the barroom counter Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
There I met with Greasy Artie, Bully down in Shinbone al.
So!
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al.
I bought her rum and I bought her gin-oh Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
And bought her wine, of white and red-oh, Bully down in Shinbone al.
So!
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al.
And when I've spent a folly total, Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
Off to bed, we both did dream ‘bout, Bully down in Shinbone al.
So!
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al.
We're open, tope a low light lark-oh, Wey hey, Bully in the alley. ‘Pon daybreak, the cock did call.
Bully down in Shinbone Al So!
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al.
I left my girl to go a-sailing, Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
I left my Sal to go a-whaling.
Bully down in Shinbone Al So!
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al.
So!
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al.
Amazing
Lol I thought it was "Greasy Annie", Artie/Arnie makes a lot more sense
I thought it was spliced dearly instead of nearly
@@marazali1816 the chanty was a past time, but also something to break the monotony and increase teamwork between sailors. each song will have a main 'chorus' which is universal, but the verses and lines between the 'universal line' would be very different from ship to ship, and port to port. Some ships would even go further to change the tune.
so you probably did hear a version where it was dearly rather than nearly. and further still, there are versions where there was no splicing at all =p
I tip my hat to you king. I appreciate it.
the man's got the voice, the voice of a fellow thats done it.
ramuh456 bois think fucking a gall is achievement. His talking about man stuff.
2021 and this is still a bop.
A timeless bop
That's how trad music is supposed to work!
bop since 1772
Absolutely timeless...
_Bully_ is definitely my fave sea shanty, and these fellas have the best version in the game
This guy has a voice that could crack thunder.
John Bromley murdered the high king! Shouted him apart!
He made me give up adventuring and become a town guard.
Fen hi krii, moor!
Dovakiin',
FUS' RO' DAH'!
well done Sir :D
LOL
To shreds you say?
This makes my heart feel full and warm. That lead singer is a UNIT. Thanks, guys.
I’m retired US Navy (1999-2019) and I have a deep love for sea shanties. I absolutely love being at sea. I came across this song today at work and can’t stop listening to it. This is amazing. Makes me wanna head to some coastal town in Maine or Halifax (one of my favorite places ever) and drink at a bar on the waterfront and sing songs of the sea with Sailors. I love this. As we say in the US Navy when someone has done something exceptional, “BRAVO ZULU!”
"Carry on ship mate." From an AT1 USS Eisenhower CVN 69.
@@shadetreemech290 be safe Shipmate and return home safely. My cover is off to you and the crew.
This is quite literally my favourite version of any song that's ever been made. I can't even count the number of people I've shared this with, it's such an excellent rendition and produces the perfect mood. Well done!
The uncut version is better.
@@gregwblank2535 where can we find that?
@@joelaw13 and it was never to be found. 😶🌫
I speak for my father when I say "amazing". He was a Captain for the Canadian Coast Guard but also an old salt from a young age, always at sea, and would have appreciated this so much. Enjoy, Captain Stephen Costinak.
That's a pretty awesome surname you got there. Keep hold of it, good surnames are hard to come by usually
So that's what you really do with a Drunken Sailor!
🤣🤣🤣🤣
🎶Stash 'im out back an' find him later🎶
Best comment ever lol
Truly a beautiful rendition of this traditional shanty. The heartiness of this crew cannot be put into words!
What about the heartiness of the gang once get past the murder of each other
@@arthurmorgan9485 Shaddup and start drinking!!🙂
I feel like he would crush all my knuckles with nothing but a vigorous hand shake
There’s something fantastic about a bunch o guys of all types and ages singing in perfect harmony. Male bonding at its finest. !
And the lady at the back. Mind you she has a deep voice
The Lord Blessed that chantyman with a voice from Heaven itself.
vv
What a grand performance! John Bromley has the tone & depth of a well tuned foghorn! (and I mean that as very complimentary)
Capt. John Swallow it almost makes me want to cry it's so pure
The lead singer is great, but props to the tenor for the amazing high-pitch harmony. I like how in the "bully down in Shinbone al" verses his voice becomes stronger and stronger, to the point that when the lyrics reach the word "alley" it completely dominates the harmony -- shadowing even the lead singer. Like at 3:13, for example.
Well said. It’s amazing and you can feel the joy these seafaring warriors have in singing this song.
Which guy is singing those parts, can you tell? I’ve been trying to figure it out forever
@@roberthieber1The guy all in black between vertical stripe and hat man.
yeah you can really tell they know what they're doing
I think it's the guy in the black pea coat two people left of the lead guy
Lyrics for sing-along:
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al.
Sally is a girl in Shinbone alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
Sally is the girl that I spliced nearly, Bully down in Shinbone al.
So!
Help me Bob, I'm bullyin the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al.
I found by self out under three-oh Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
I found by self with time so free-oh Bully down in Shinbone al.
So!
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al.
I waltzed up to the angel little Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
And kicked down the door, and walked right in-oh Bully down in Shinbone al.
So!
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al.
I walked up to the barroom counter Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
There I met with Greasy Artie, Bully down in Shinbone al.
So!
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al.
I bought her rum and I bought her gin-oh Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
And bought her wine, of white and red-oh, Bully down in Shinbone al.
So!
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al.
And when I've spent a folly total, Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
Off to bed, we both did dream ‘bout, Bully down in Shinbone al.
So!
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al.
We're open, tope a low light lark-oh, Wey hey, Bully in the alley. ‘Pon daybreak, the cock did call.
Bully down in Shinbone Al So!
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al.
I left my girl to go a-sailing, Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
I left my Sal to go a-whaling.
Bully down in Shinbone Al So!
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al.
So!
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley, Bully down in Shinbone al.
Did you? Then you must be the person who submitted this to musicguru, because that's where I copy pasted it from: musikguru.de/kimber-s-men/songtext-bully-in-the-alley-839939.html
It's greasy Annie not Artie
@Tom Smith Because the lyrics are incorrect.
Absolutely superb. Something sorely needed in these times..
@@EndlessSummer888 Do us a favor and go cry us a river, why don't you?
Ok so the singing is incredible but let's all agree whoever did the rooster crowing was an integral part of this masterpiece. 😀
Agreed
“Time to play the best Mario Party of our lives.”
That high harmony though
Every bit of the harmony.
ikr
DougDoug brought me here. This video has brought me lots of joy since my divorce.
I yearn for this kind of culture in our modern age. Instant fan. You guys are wonderful and I just love how organic this performance is.
I'm born and bred Australian but feel a huge connection to my English heritage and this kind of thing makes me feel just that bit closer. I sing songs like this to my 3 year old son at bed time and he absolutely loves it. Thankyou good folk, sing on.....
I just grew more chest hair after this song.
My water turned into Rum and my goldfish is a Whale now
So you have one whole chest hair now?
Lol. I kid. I kid.
Listened this in my car with my crew, now we're somewhere in the pacific discovering some new islands to loot lost treasures and shantys.
My car was so old that i heard an old man saying: Leave her Johnny, leave her.
My chest hair grew chest hair
Micheal, excuse my clumsy way English, but I come from a Spanish-speaking country; Argentina; but I feel deep ties between our cultures and the men and women of work and sacrifice from around the world. I first heard this song in the "Artfull Dodger" series, I LOVE Dikens ( I love Victor Hugo too). Both place marginal, simple and vulnerable men and women at the center of the scene. (They were mediums who channeled deep knowledge and helped society evolve). I know and love many aspects of British culture and I learned about the sacrifice of children during the industrial revolution, railway development, mining, hunger and poverty of the proletarian classes as everywhere and from the bottom of this epic of Everyday life emerges this wonderful expression of friendship, improvement and hope; WOW!!! I shake your hand from the bottom of the American continent, one day we will all hug each other in eternity.
Thanks, you shown a great understanding of the feelings of ordinary folk.
That man’s voice is the stuff of legends.
10/10 would plunder and pillage with
best comment award
haha yes
Every pirate ship needs great singers - and this is one helluva shantey!
No no no! Not pirates, PRIVATEERS. Pirates are criminals. Privateers are all established an' shit.
Ahoy matey
this is possibly the most jovial melody that exists on earth. can't get it out of my head
Thank you for using a decent microphone. This is great.
Best version of this on UA-cam by far. His voice is amazing. If I could sing like that, I would sing all the day long.
HerdingDogRescuer heh, believe it or not, a voice cant take hours of this. it is pretty hard on the vocal chords. also tiring. low register baratone takes a lot of wind. my barbershop director (classically trained in opera but crossed over to barbershop) broke a rib coughing because his lungs / diaphram were incredibly strong.
You're way wrong in the case of John Bromley (the lead Shanty man here) Jason. I stand next to him gig after gig for nine years, and his voice never faulters, It is deep hulled and cast in iron. Check out any KIMBERS MEN stuff on youtube - you will see that to be true.
fantastic! then his vocal chords are built for this kind of singing!
Absolutely amazing. You guys must have so much fun. God bless you for providing so much quality music for the world's ears!
Still brings me to tears to hear a bunch of regular guys make such a beautiful sound.
Just discovered this and have watched this 50 times already. Love it
Listened to every version of this on UA-cam. This is the best, only be better with 500 singing
You KNOW it's a good working song when, even when just performing it, the singers can't bear to stand totally still. Absolutely everyone is shifting, bobbing, swaying, you can't stand still here. Even the cameraman!
Is it wild I cried? It's just got to be the pinnacle of manliness, comradery and sailors having a great time. It's astonishing I love it. By my moustache! Damn good show everyone!
Amazing what humans are capable of if they work together, isn't it?
thank god for assasins creed to introduce me to all these cool little songs
Right
Same 😂😂😂 me and my little brother sang like Sailors now. Like my Dad
Greatest Man That Ever Lived assassin's Creed? I just sing this stuff for fun
haha so true, that's actually why i'm here
Agreed
Magnificent! John Bromley has a great gift of a voice.
I'd give anything to be in a pub with these guys right now. #lockdown2021
Amen
Yes
ah the sea stories and beer would flow!
Anything to sing shanties with the boys.
The good ol days
@@therandomdickhead5744 mate you've got the best name 🤣
I've heard foghorns that didn't have this depth or consistency. Those pipes are fantastic, enviable, and just. .. just.. DAMN, my guy. The entire group, as well, has amazing harmony, and the ability to weave harmony and melody together so cohesively and beautifully is wonderful. Definitely one of my favorite go-to's when I'm missing the ocean and the dock-life that comes with living in a small town by the big water.
"This is why I f*cking hate videogames because this is what it does; it appeals to the male fantasy."
The male fantasy:
😁 Hoist the colours!!!!
FR
UA-cam: Here, you need to give this a watch.
Me: What is it?
UA-cam: Just click it.
Me: ... UA-cam, can you see into my soul?
years later i bet you can still here that voice echoing around the room
Who in their right mind could dislike this video?
May be templars 😂😂😂
the Irish
It impregnated their girlfriends.
Bob, having to come and help his bully friends out of the alley
@@EastEndBen lmao
Lyrics from this version:
Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Wey hey bully in the alley
Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Bully down in Shinbone al.
Sally is a girl in Shinbone alley
Wey hey bully in the alley
Sally is the girl that I spliced nearly
Bully down in Shinbone al.
So! help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Wey hey bully in the alley
Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Bully down in Shinbone al.
I found by self out under three-oh
Wey hey bully in the alley
I found by self with time so free-oh
Bully down in Shinbone al.
So! help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Wey hey bully in the alley
Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Bully down in Shinbone al.
I waltzed up to the angel little
Wey hey bully in the alley
And kicked down the door and walked right in-oh
Bully down in Shinbone al.
So! help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Wey hey bully in the alley
Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Bully down in Shinbone al.
I walked up to the barroom counter
Wey hey bully in the alley
There I met with greasy Artie,
Bully down in Shinbone al.
So! Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Wey hey bully in the alley
Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Bully down in Shinbone al.
I bought her rum and I bought her gin-oh
Wey hey Bully in the alley
And bought her wine of white and red-oh
Bully down in Shinbone al.
So! help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Wey hey bully in the alley
Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Bully down in Shinbone al.
And when I’ve spent a folly total
Wey hey bully in the alley
Off to bed we both did dream ‘bout
Bully down in Shinbone al.
So! help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Wey hey bully in the alley
Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Bully down in Shinbone al.
We’re open tope a low light lark-oh
Wey hey bully in the alley
‘Pon daybreak the cock did call
Bully down in Shinbone Al
So! help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Wey hey bully in the alley
Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Bully down in Shinbone al.
I left my girl to go a-sailing
Wey hey bully in the alley
I left my Sal to go a-whaling
Bully down in Shinbone Al
So! help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Wey hey bully in the alley
Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Bully down in Shinbone al.
So! help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Wey hey bully in the alley
Help me Bob I'm bully in the alley
Bully down in Shinbone al.
This is so freaking beautiful. Men, come together for this type of art more often, please
Shantys are the new crack, every day im here, returning like a addict. So wont you help me, playing bully in the alley..
This is seriously best version of Bully In The Alley !!! Great job :)
you sir haven't played acIV
I’ve been in that alley in Singapore, Hong Kong, Mombasa, Bangkok, Mauritius, the Seychelles, Cochin, Surabaya, Guadalcanal, Vanuatu, aye and a few other places besides
Me: I won't get drunk, trust me babe.
*Also the boys and I two shots later
Not sure why this is in my feed, but I'm happy it was. Great watch
No bullshit this is my favorite video on the internet and as a man id like nothing more then to drink and smoke a cigar and sing sea shanties with these folks 🫡
Mate you can! I have and they are the nicest blokes.
I’ve been playing this fairly regularly for about three years. Brilliant, absolutely brilliant!
very well done in my opinion, watched several youtube videos of this song and this one is my favorite
Michelle Crowe same here i think its all the professional/clean acoustics that won me over
I heard this song as a child in the old Discovery Chanel-produced computer game Pirates: A Captain's Quest and have had it stuck in my head for over a decade, and just found out the name a few days ago. Excellent rendition!
2 decades, actually, as the game came out in 1997
Currently on holiday in Whitby .. they had a group of shanty singers singing on the pier .. made me think about my favourite Shanty’s and here I am … and so so happy I am to be here!!! ❤❤❤
I saw it on reddit not long time ago, listened to it once, couldnt get it out of my mind.. and here I am for a 555th time..
As a Scot you need to keep this sort of thing alive lads. it's beautiful to see folk try and keep local culture alive like that and it doesn't happen on it's own
I’m not a Scot but I am a U.S. Navy Sailor. Spent 20 years in the Navy and love this music of the sea and music of the people. It can only be preserved by our generation sharing it and passing it along to younger generations. I’ve been playing this stuff for my kids for a while now.
@@Bigtill1999 Thats cool man, glad you appreciate it. I worry that our neighbours south of the border struggle to keep things like this alive.
Anyways, i'll be off to see Peat and Deisel in Glasgow next weekend for Celtic Conncetions. You can check it out online. Think you can get a digital ticket and just watch whatever when you have time as you live elsewhere.
You guys know this is an African American song? As most sea shanties were American in origin. Glad you guys are keeping our American heritage alive. 😂
Sea shanties were mentioned on board ships in the 1500’s. A lot of sea shanties tie in with British folk songs,this one was also found in Dorset,Somerset.(A lot of early English folk songs mention Sally(and trouble😅)in the alley,being in the backstreets outside pubs.)This group is from Yorkshire.
@@alpharius_nox Seethe and cope yankoid, most of them are British and Irish
Even in 2023 man... this has such value
"They have an excellent baritone section... No top tenors though that's for sure"
Lol
zulu
MEEEN OF HARLECH STOP YE DREAMING
Sing dammit, SING
brilliant
Why have i not heard this before, my ears are now blessed
everytime this video gets recommended to me i watch it from start to finish. It gives me goosebumps!
Amazing singing. Good on the lot of you!