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"a drop of Nelson's blood" is a common refrain in English sea shanties.
In some of my favorite books, the Aubrey-Maturin series, Dr. Maturin has an asp preserved in alcohol and the seamen sneak in and drink it off!
"Oh a drop of Nelson's blood wouldn't do us any harm!" "And we'll all hang on behind" "As we roll the old chariot along"
I think my favorite version of that song is David Coffin's crowd sing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49FWp7WLYKw
Always props to grey hat w/ green button down hitting the high harmony!
I love this so much. The first time I saw this version I watched it ten times in a row and cried a little.
Group singing like this is really powerful. I'm glad you liked it!
I am a member of The High Desert Seamen, a group that sings sea shanties and wassailing songs on 12/24 each year. Roll The Old Chariot is one of our songs. We add new verses in every year. David Coffin, in this viddie is truly inspiring. He has much to teach us all.
He's been very active on tiktok too, singing different versions of these old songs, taking requests, and singing with others. I don't know anything about his personal life, but in shanties he's awesome.
My top shantyman, though, is Tom Lewis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqUNwvOLzpk
Your group sounds awesome! I have always loved shanties and sea-songs; I should look for a local group that takes random idiots.
We live in the high mountain desert, far from navigable waters, and so singing sea shanties and wassailing songs at Xmas Eve seemed a natural development. We welcome random idiots, fools, and other amusing people to join.