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Fire Down Below

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courtesy of www.SailorSongs.com

Fire in the galley fire in the house
Fire in the beef kid scorching the scouse
Fire fire fire down below
Fetch a bucket of water Fire down below

Fire in the cabin fire in the hold
Fire in the strong room melting the gold
Fire fire fire down below
Fetch a bucket of water Fire down below

Fire round the capstan fire on the mast
Fire on the main deck burning it fast.
Fire fire fire down below
Fetch a bucket of water Fire down below

Fire in the lifeboat fire in the gig
Fire in the pig stye roasting the pig
Fire fire fire down below
Fetch a bucket of water Fire down below

Fire in the store room spoiling the food
Fire on the orlop burning the wood.
Fire fire fire down below
Fetch a bucket of water Fire down below

Fire on the waters fire high above
Fire in our hearts for the friends that we love
Fire fire fire down below
Fetch a bucket of water Fire down below



The author of this website has put a lot of time and effort into gathering the greatest collection of sea shanties for the world to enjoy - There are songs that have been to sung to a job of work at sea for many, many years and collecting them has been a great endeavour. - Roger Chartier has made the effort out of his own interest and the requests that he has gotten to do this work from fellow musicians who wanted a good source of sea shanties to draw on and learn from. He has been told that for this effort he is a remarkable man.