Sons of the Sea (song)
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Sons of the Sea is a traditional sea shanty
also known as Bobbing Up and Down Like This and Men of the Ocean.
Sons of the Sea was a sea shanty
also sung traditionally at Boy Scout
s' camps and used as the basis of the title of the 1969 Dad's Army
episode Sons of the Sea.
It is also the chosen song/anthem for Highridge Utd Football Club in Bristol, England.
It is also used as the club theme song by the Western Bulldogs Football Club in the Australian Rules Football league under the title "Sons of S'cray", as Western bulldogs's old name was Footscray, a suburb in Western Melbourne. When they re-named their team to "Western Bulldogs", they changed it to "Sons of the West", also changing some of the words to fit in with the new song and club name.
It has also been known to be sung at gloucestershire cricket games by a select number of supporters. The words are,
Sons of the seas, when were bobbin' up and down like this.
Over the ocean, when were bobbin' up and down like this.
You can build a ship, my friend, when were bobbin' up and down like this.
But you can't beat the boys of the gloucestershire, when were bobbin' up and down like this.
There is also an art-song called "Sons of the Sea", words by Sarojini Naidu
, music by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
(1910) of which there is a famous recording by Peter Dawson
. There is no literary or musical connection with the folk song discussed above.
Sea shanty
A shanty is a type of work song that was once commonly sung to accompany labor on board large merchant sailing vessels. Shanties became ubiquitous in the 19th century era of the wind-driven packet and clipper ships...
also known as Bobbing Up and Down Like This and Men of the Ocean.
Sons of the Sea was a sea shanty
Sea shanty
A shanty is a type of work song that was once commonly sung to accompany labor on board large merchant sailing vessels. Shanties became ubiquitous in the 19th century era of the wind-driven packet and clipper ships...
also sung traditionally at Boy Scout
Boy Scout
A Scout is a boy or a girl, usually 11 to 18 years of age, participating in the worldwide Scouting movement. Because of the large age and development span, many Scouting associations have split this age group into a junior and a senior section...
s' camps and used as the basis of the title of the 1969 Dad's Army
Dad's Army
Dad's Army is a British sitcom about the Home Guard during the Second World War. It was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft and broadcast on BBC television between 1968 and 1977. The series ran for 9 series and 80 episodes in total, plus a radio series, a feature film and a stage show...
episode Sons of the Sea.
It is also the chosen song/anthem for Highridge Utd Football Club in Bristol, England.
It is also used as the club theme song by the Western Bulldogs Football Club in the Australian Rules Football league under the title "Sons of S'cray", as Western bulldogs's old name was Footscray, a suburb in Western Melbourne. When they re-named their team to "Western Bulldogs", they changed it to "Sons of the West", also changing some of the words to fit in with the new song and club name.
It has also been known to be sung at gloucestershire cricket games by a select number of supporters. The words are,
Sons of the seas, when were bobbin' up and down like this.
Over the ocean, when were bobbin' up and down like this.
You can build a ship, my friend, when were bobbin' up and down like this.
But you can't beat the boys of the gloucestershire, when were bobbin' up and down like this.
There is also an art-song called "Sons of the Sea", words by Sarojini Naidu
Sarojini Naidu
Sarojini Naidu , also known by the sobriquet The Nightingale of India, was a child prodigy, Indian independence activist and poet...
, music by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was an English composer who achieved such success that he was once called the "African Mahler".-Early life and education:...
(1910) of which there is a famous recording by Peter Dawson
Peter Dawson
Peter Smith Dawson was an Australian bass-baritone and songwriter. Dawson gained worldwide renown through song recitals and many best-selling recordings of operatic arias, oratorio solos and rousing ballads during a career spanning almost 60 years.Although Dawson's repertoire embraced a great deal...
. There is no literary or musical connection with the folk song discussed above.