{title: Randy Dandy-O}
{artist: Traditional (maritime / halyard)}
{album: Late 19th-century capstan / halyard shanty; widely sung in the American and British clipper trade}
{key: D}
{tempo: 140}
{difficulty: advanced}
{phase: 4}
{tags: shanty,halyard,traditional,public-domain,call-response,uptempo,tightening}

{c: An uptempo halyard with tricky timing — the "way, hey, roll and go" chorus needs to land on a specific beat and a sloppy crew rushes it. Tightens the whole band's rhythm. Public domain.}
{c: Three chords (D, G, A). Fast halyard tempo, around 130-150 BPM. The pull is on "ROLL" and "GO" — hit those words with weight.}

{start_of_verse}
[D]Now we are ready to [G]sail for the Horn
[D]Way-hay, [G]roll and [A]go!
Our [D]boots and our clothes, boys, are [G]all in the pawn
[D]Timme [A]rollickin' randy dandy-[D]o
{end_of_verse}

{start_of_chorus}
[D]Heave a pawl, oh [G]heave away!
[D]Way-hay, [G]roll and [A]go!
[D]The anchor's on board and the [G]cable's all stored
[D]Timme [A]rollickin' randy dandy-[D]o
{end_of_chorus}

{start_of_verse}
[D]Soon we'll be warping her [G]out through the locks
[D]Way-hay, [G]roll and [A]go!
Where the [D]pretty young girls all [G]come down in their flocks
[D]Timme [A]rollickin' randy dandy-[D]o
{end_of_verse}

{start_of_chorus}
[D]Heave a pawl, oh [G]heave away!
[D]Way-hay, [G]roll and [A]go!
[D]The anchor's on board and the [G]cable's all stored
[D]Timme [A]rollickin' randy dandy-[D]o
{end_of_chorus}

{start_of_verse}
[D]Come breast the bars, bullies, and [G]heave her away
[D]Way-hay, [G]roll and [A]go!
Soon we'll be [D]rolling her [G]down through the bay
[D]Timme [A]rollickin' randy dandy-[D]o
{end_of_verse}

{start_of_chorus}
[D]Heave a pawl, oh [G]heave away!
[D]Way-hay, [G]roll and [A]go!
[D]The anchor's on board and the [G]cable's all stored
[D]Timme [A]rollickin' randy dandy-[D]o
{end_of_chorus}

{start_of_verse}
[D]Sing goodbye to Sally, and [G]goodbye to Sue
[D]Way-hay, [G]roll and [A]go!
And [D]you who are listening, [G]goodbye to you
[D]Timme [A]rollickin' randy dandy-[D]o
{end_of_verse}

{start_of_chorus}
[D]Heave a pawl, oh [G]heave away!
[D]Way-hay, [G]roll and [A]go!
[D]The anchor's on board and the [G]cable's all stored
[D]Timme [A]rollickin' randy dandy-[D]o
{end_of_chorus}

{c: ===== HOW TO PLAY IT =====}
{c: This shanty rewards tight crew timing. Drill it: the "way-hay, ROLL and GO" line needs every voice landing the capital words together. If the band can do that, the whole song works.}
{c: Floating verses — the standard set includes many more verses than printed here. Add ones you like.}
{c: Reference recordings: The Longest Johns; Storm Weather Shanty Choir; Bounding Main; Sean Dagher's Assassin's Creed Black Flag arrangement.}