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[–] 2 points 1 day ago

Maybe switch to a different language, and see if that changes things up. Still a lot of sailing and stabbing though

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago

    There once was a ship that put to sea, the name of the ship was the Billy of Tea...

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  • [–] 61 points 2 days ago (20 children)

    How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now...

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  • [–] 26 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (16 children)

    A letter of mark marque came from the king

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  • [–] 21 points 2 days ago (11 children)

    To the scummiest vessel I'd ever seen

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  • [–] 18 points 2 days ago (9 children)

    I was told we'd cruise the seas for American gold

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  • [–] 13 points 2 days ago (7 children)

    We'd fire no guns, shed no tears

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  • [–] 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (6 children)

    Now I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier,

    the last of Barrett's privateers.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 days ago (5 children)

    Oh Elcid Barrett cried the town

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  • [–] 10 points 2 days ago (4 children)

    (How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now)

    For 20 brave men all fishermen who…

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  • [–] 9 points 2 days ago (3 children)

    Would make for him the Antelope's crew.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)
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  • [–] 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    One time in high school this girl came up to our lunch table and said "isn't it funny how white people have no culture?" so I looked at the only other white guy at the table and sang the first line to this song, and then he sang back. We had never even discussed it before, lucky guess that he knew it. Everyone else asked wtf that was and I said "oh you wouldn't understand, it's a white people thing".

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago

    It's not that white people have no culture,

    It's that everything that originated from a predominantly white cultures get labeled either as "colonizer culture" or as a "white supremacist dogwhistle."

    Also, if anyone claims that something is a "white culture thing," then suddenly they're racist.

    If you don't believe me, just show up to a multiculturalism group and try to celebrate Irish culture or mention being proud of your irish heritage. They'll assume that makes you a white supremacist and chase you out.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago

    It's not that white people have no culture,

    It's that everything that originated from a predominantly white cultures get labeled either as "colonizer culture" or as a "white supremacist dogwhistle."

    Also, if anyone claims that something is a "white culture thing," then suddenly they're racist.

    If you don't believe me, just show up to a multiculturalism group and try to celebrate Irish culture or mention being proud of your irish heritage. They'll assume that makes you a white supremacist and chase you out.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago* (1 child)

    Now listen to me. I know it might not be a sea shanty but The rocky road to dublin grabbed me real good, what do ye lads say aboot that? A real stomper if ye ask me!

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  • [–] 5 points 2 days ago (6 children)

    In terms of sea shanties, and I'll be the first to say for a 40 year old my taste in music is.... Eclectic to say the last, but there is a recording out of the 60s that is the quintessential collection of sea shanties and it is absolutely amazing.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago (3 children)

    So you're just going to causally mention a quintessential collection of sea shanties without giving any details?

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  • [–] 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    https://www.discogs.com/release/3385853-Various-Sea-Songs-And-Shanties?srsltid=AU7gw4VeA4mCQLsU39lDupIrYzTn9F63sQ1P3UUTX9U9GPhONbFhOCkp

    Sorry I didn't really feel like doing the leg work but here you go.

    I swear to God I have this vinyl somewhere in my house but I haven't seen it in years and haven't listened to it in years.

    But it is quite quite good if you are able to find a digitized copy of it somewhere or the original which is extremely hard to find nowadays.

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  • [–] 26 points 2 days ago (9 children)

    Got it, folk songs about labor it is

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    [–] 4 points 2 days ago*

    now we are ready to head for the horn

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  • [–] 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    This was the best part of playing AC: Black Flag for me.

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    [–] 15 points 2 days ago (4 children)

    Check out the Dreadnoughts, fucking amazing Canadian band

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    [–] 14 points 2 days ago*

    Tires of sea shanties? Might I suggest some land shanties instead?

    https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n-GQcUzZkJlnZVM46fmDlG01Iznbr2ItE

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  • [–] 14 points 2 days ago (8 children)

    The internet saw one guy’s YouTube video of him doing a 4-part arrangement of Wellerman and now everyfuckingbody thinks they love sea shanties.

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    [–] 9 points 2 days ago

    No lie, singing shanties with my wife while we're cleaning the kitchen... makes the cleaning wayyy more fun

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  • [–] 13 points 2 days ago (3 children)

    Windrose is a pretty good game but the shanty button makes it peak.

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    It's a shame we already have the last shanty

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  • [–] 10 points 2 days ago

    I miss me lass

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  • [–] 7 points 2 days ago* (1 child)

    A swingin' sword, a skull and bones, and pleasant company

    I never pay my income tax and screw the GST! (Screw it!)

    Sailing down to Saskatoon, the terror of the sea

    If you wanna reach the co-op boy, you gotta get by me!

    Har-har!

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    [–] 5 points 2 days ago

    Leave her Johnny, Leave her.

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