Mutiny The Longest Johns
"Mutiny" by The Longest Johns, released in 2020, is a sea shanty that embodies themes of rebellion, camaraderie, and the struggles of sailors against oppressive forces. The song features rich harmonies and traditional maritime instrumentation. Its revival of sea shanties has sparked renewed interest in folk music. #Folk
[Verse 1]
We're contracted here, in a rickety vessel on an ocean so endlessly vast
Swore in the mess to state our dissention and swiftly got tied to the mast
For the captain's a tyrant and has not a care for anything under the sun
So untie me mates, we'll send him to hell and plunder us five hundred tons
[Chorus]
Oh, mutiny! Mutiny! Lead on my friends
Mutiny! Mutiny! Don't look so tense
There's gold to be taken, we'll bathe in it when
We mutiny, mutiny! Get to it then
[Verse 2]
A new dawn has risen, and with it our spirits, the chains have been cut from our feet
So pass out the grog, find my cup and fill it, and toast to our new liberty
All now together, we'll construct a plan to reap all we want from the sea
But someone must guide with safe, steady hands and maybe that someone is... hmm. Me!
[Chorus]
Mutiny! Mutiny! Don't think so small
Mutiny! Mutiny! Answer the call
In brotherhood, sisterhood, for the long haul
It's mutiny, mutiny! Good sailors all
[Verse 3 (spoken)]
Ah, everything's perfect, just as I planned, and great things are coming, but still
A creeping sensation I feel in my bones, that somebody wishes us ill (Is it that guy?)
Don't trust the mate, the cook, or the bosun, they dream to bend you to their will
Objectors must go, I cannot allow them to disrupt this Eden we've built (I see you over there behind the barrel! OH!)
We're contracted here, in a rickety vessel on an ocean so endlessly vast
Swore in the mess to state our dissention and swiftly got tied to the mast
For the captain's a tyrant and has not a care for anything under the sun
So untie me mates, we'll send him to hell and plunder us five hundred tons
[Chorus]
Oh, mutiny! Mutiny! Lead on my friends
Mutiny! Mutiny! Don't look so tense
There's gold to be taken, we'll bathe in it when
We mutiny, mutiny! Get to it then
[Verse 2]
A new dawn has risen, and with it our spirits, the chains have been cut from our feet
So pass out the grog, find my cup and fill it, and toast to our new liberty
All now together, we'll construct a plan to reap all we want from the sea
But someone must guide with safe, steady hands and maybe that someone is... hmm. Me!
[Chorus]
Mutiny! Mutiny! Don't think so small
Mutiny! Mutiny! Answer the call
In brotherhood, sisterhood, for the long haul
It's mutiny, mutiny! Good sailors all
[Verse 3 (spoken)]
Ah, everything's perfect, just as I planned, and great things are coming, but still
A creeping sensation I feel in my bones, that somebody wishes us ill (Is it that guy?)
Don't trust the mate, the cook, or the bosun, they dream to bend you to their will
Objectors must go, I cannot allow them to disrupt this Eden we've built (I see you over there behind the barrel! OH!)
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