Sea Songs
(in alphabetical order)
A sailor went to sea, sea, sea,
to see what he could see, see see.
But all that he could see, see, see,
Was the bottom of the deep blue, sea, sea, sea.
A Sailor Went to Diz
A sailor went to Diz, Diz, Diz
To see what he could Diz, Diz, Diz
And all that he could Diz, Diz, Diz
Was the bottom of the deep blue Diz, Diz, Diz.
Beach
Buddies
(sung
to Did you ever see a Lassie?)
Have you ever seen a sea
star, a sea star, a sea star?
Have you ever seen a sea star while at the beach?
(Add other verses such as a lobster, a crab, a clam, a mussel, ...)
Baby
Beluga
Baby Beluga in the deep blue
sea,
Swim so wild and you swim so free
Heaven above and the sea below,
And a little white whale on the go.
Baby Beluga, Baby Beluga
Is the water warm, is your mama home with you so happy?
Way down yonder where the dolphins play,
Where you dive and splash all day,
Waves roll in and the waves roll out,
See the water squirting out of your spout.
Baby Beluga, Baby Beluga, sing a little song,
Sing for all your friends we like to hear you.
When it's dark, you're home and fed,
Curl up snug in your water bed.
Moon is shining and the stars are out
Good night, little whale, good night.
Baby Beluga, Baby Beluga,
With tomorrow's sun, another day's begun,
You'll soon be waking.
Baby Beluga in the deep blue sea,
Swim so wild and you swim so free.
Heaven above and the sea below
You're just a little white whale on the go.
Just a little white whale on the go.
Blow
the Man Down
Oh, blow the man down, bullies,
blow the man down!
Way! Hey! Blow the man down!
Oh, blow the man down, bullies, blow the man down,
Give me some time to blow the man down!
As I was a-walking down Paradise Street,
Way! Hey! Blow the man down,
A saucy young maiden, I happened to meet,
Give me some time to blow the man down.
I asked, where're you bound. She said, nowhere today,
Way! Hey! Blow the man down,
Now that's fine, I told her, I'm headed that way,
Give me some time to blow the man down.
We entered an ale-house looked
down on the sea,
Way! Hey! Blow the man down,
There stood a policeman who stared right at me.
Give me some time to blow the man down.
Said he, You're a pirate that flies the black flag,
Way! Hey! Blow the man down,
You've robbed some poor Dutchmen, and left them in rags,
Give me some time to blow the man down.
Oh, officer, officer, you do me
wrong,
Way! Hey! Blow the man down,
I'm a freshwater sailor just in from Hong Kong.
Give me some time to blow the man down.
But they jailed me six
months in Old Lexington Town,
Way! Hey! Blow the man down,
For fighting and kicking and knocking him down,
Give me some time to blow the man down.
The adorable damsel, when she
saw me fall,
Way! Hey! Blow the man down,
Took off with her hero, so handsome and tall,
Give me some time to blow the man down.
All ye sailors take warning
before you set sail,
Way! Hey! Blow the man down,
If he's strong as an ox and as big as a whale,
Think twice before you blow the man down.
Come all you brave sailors who
follow the sea,
Way! Hey! Blow the man down,
And join in a-singing this shanty with me!
Give me some time to blow the man down.
Bobbing
Up and Down Like This
Sons of the sea, bobbing up and
down like this,
Sailing the ocean, bobbing up and down like this.
They may build their ships, my lads, bobbing up and down like this
But they can't beat the boys of the Old Brigade,
Bobbing up and down like this.
Pirates so free, bobbing up and
down like this,
Searching the ocean, bobbing up and down like this.
They care naught for wind and rain, bobbing up and down like this
For they rob the gold on the Spanish Main,
Bobbing up and down like this.
Cape
Cod Girls
Those Cape Cod girls,
they have no combs,
Heave away! Heave away!
They comb their hair with codfish bones,
Heave away! Heave away!
Heave away, you bully, bully boys,
Heave away! Heave away!
Heave away and don't you make any noise,
For we're bound for Australia.
Cockles
and Mussels
In Dublin's fair city, where
girls are so pretty,
I first set my eyes on sweet Molly Malone,
As she wheeled her wheelbarrow through streets broad and narrow,
Crying cockles, and mussels, alive, alive-o.
Chorus: Alive, alive-o, alive, alive-o,
Crying, cockles
and mussels, alive, alive-o.
She was a fishmonger, but sure 'twas no wonder,
For so were her mother and father before,
And they each wheeled their barrow through streets broad and
narrow,
Crying, cockles and mussels, alive, alive-o.
She died of a fever, and no one could save her,
And that was the end of sweet Molly Malone,
And her ghost wheeled her barrow through streets broad and narrow,
Crying, cockles and mussels, alive, alive-o.
Crabs
are Crawling
(sung to Frère
Jacques)
Crabs are crawling, crabs are
crawling,
On the rocks, on the rocks.
Watch out for their pincers, watch out for their pincers,
Snap, snap, snap; snap, snap, snap.
Crawdad
You get a line and I'll get a
pole, honey
You get a line and I'll get a pole, babe
You get a line and I'll get a pole
We'll go down to the crawdad hole, honey, sugar baby mine.
We'll go fishing when the sun comes up...
Carry your bait in a big red cup
Row the boat to the middle of the lake...
We'll stop for lunch and have some cake
Pack up the poles and head for shore...
It's gonna rain, it's gonna pour
Down
by the Bay
Down by the bay, where the
watermelons grow,
Back to my home, I dare not go,
For if I do, my mother will say,
"Did you ever see a bear, combing his hair?"
Down by the bay.
... "Did you ever see a bee, with a sunburned knee?"...
... "Did you ever see a moose, kissing a goose?"...
... "Did you ever see a whale, with a polka dot tail?"...
Eight
Tentacles
(sung to Little White Duck)
There are eight tentacles,
swimming in the ocean,
Eight tentacles making a commotion.
Who could belong to so many feet?
The octopus does and they help him eat.
He has eight tentacles, swimming in the ocean,
Swim, swim, swim.
Fish
and Chips and Vinegar
Fish and chips and vinegar,
vinegar, vinegar,
Fish and chips and vinegar,
Pepper, pepper, pepper, salt.
Don't throw your junk in my backyard,
My backyard, my backyard,
Don't throw your junk in my backyard,
My backyard's full.
One bottle of pop, two bottle of pop,
Three bottle of pop, four bottle of pop,
Five bottle of pop, six bottle of pop,
Seven bottle of pop, pop.
Fish's
Rodeo
Chorus:
Shim, sham, I sure am,
I'm sure ready to go
I'm sure ready to go and SHOUT
At the fish's rodeo. Yahoo!
We'll rush down to the seashore
We'll rush down to the sea
We'll rush down to the ocean
Go and you shall see.
Little Shrimpy Shoulders
The Hot Shot of the show
She'll ride that bucking sea horse
At the fish's rodeo.
The shell fish runs the food shop,
She dishes out some pies
She sets up in the sunshine
Selling shakes and fries.
The finish is the fish race
Right before your eyes
The shark is sure a sure shot
To capture every prize.
Fishing
Fishing, fishing, down by the
sea.
We'll take our fishing rods, you and me.
Sit on the sea-wall, all the long day,
Watching the passing ships far away.
Something is moving, just over there;
See how that big fish jumped into the air?
Is he on your line, is he on mine?
Oh look, I've got him! Isn't he fine!
Mm-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m.
Five
Little Fish
(sung to London Bridge)
Five little fish swimming by the shore,
By the shore, by the shore,
One got caught, then there were four, four little fish.
Four little fish swimming in the sea,
In the sea, in the sea,
One got caught, then there were three, three little fish.
Three little fish swimming in the blue,
In the blue, in the blue,
One got caught, then there were two, two little fish.
Two little fish swimming in the sun,
In the sun, in the sun,
One got caught, then there was one, one little fish.
One little fish swimming straight for home,
Straight for home, straight for home.
Decided he would never roam, smart little fish.
Going
Over the Sea
When I was one, I had some fun,
going over the sea.
I climbed aboard a pirate ship,
And the captain said to me,
Chorus: Going over, going under,
Stand at attention like a soldier,
With a one, two, three.
When I was two, I joined the crew, going over the sea.
I climbed aboard a pirate ship
And the captain said to me...
When I was three, I drank some tea ...
When I was four, I went to shore ...
When I was five, I learned to dive...
When I was six, I picked up sticks...
When I was seven, I went to heaven...
When I was eight, I was first mate...
When I was nine, I climbed a vine...
When I was ten, I we sailed again...
Have
You Ever Seen a Seal?
(sung to Have you ever seen a Lassie?)
Have you ever seen a seal, a seal, a seal,
Have you ever seen a seal, clap his flippers?
He claps and he claps and he claps and he claps.
Have you ever seen a seal clap his flippers?
Have you ever heard a seal, a seal, a seal,
Have you ever heard a seal, go arf, arf, arf, arf?
He barks, and he barks, and he barks, and he barks.
Have you ever heard a seal go arf, arf, arf, arf?
Have you ever watched a seal, a seal, a seal,
Have you ever watched a seal, swim in the sea?
He dives, and he twirls, and he swirls, and he twirls.
Have you ever watched a seal, swim in the sea?
I
Am a Sea Star
(sung to Up on the Housetop)
I am a sea star, not a fish,
I'll tell you the difference, if you wish,
Fish have fins and swim in schools,
I have feet to wade in tidal pools.
Oh, oh, oh, sea star's the name,
Ask me again and I'll say the same.
Fish can swim and splash all day,
Stuck to a rock I'd rather stay.
I am a sea star, not a fish.
I'll tell you the difference, if you wish.
Fish have teeth, some strong, some weak,
My mouth is shaped just like a beak.
Oh, oh, oh, sea star's the name,
Ask me again and I'll say the same.
A clam comes by so I sit real still,
Soon I'll have a delicious meal.
I'm
Popeye the Sailor Man
I'm Popeye, the sailor
man. Toot, toot.
I'm Popeye, the sailor man. Toot, toot.
I'm strong to the finish, 'cause I eat my spinach.
I'm Popeye, the sailor man! Toot, toot!
Inside
an Oyster's Pretty Shell
(sung to Pop! Goes the Weasel)
Inside an oyster's pretty shell, and tucked away from sight,
You might be lucky enough to find a pearl that's big and white.
In
the Ocean
(sung to Mary Had a Little Lamb)
In the ocean I saw an eel, saw
an eel, saw an eel,
In the ocean I saw an eel, he squirmed and wiggled around.
In the ocean I saw a shark, saw a shark, saw a shark,
In the ocean I saw a shark, she had lots of teeth.
In the ocean I saw a whale, saw a whale, saw a whale,
In the ocean I saw a whale, he swam and rolled around.
In the ocean I saw an octopus, saw an octopus, saw an octopus,
In the ocean I saw an octopus, she moved her arms around.
In the ocean I saw a dolphin, saw a dolphin, saw a dolphin,
In the ocean I saw a dolphin, he jumped up in the air.
I
Saw A Crab
(sung to Oh, My Darling Clementine)
I went walking, I went walking.
I saw a crab right on the beach.
Saw a crab, saw a crab, walking this way with his feet.
Jack
Was Every Inch a Sailor
Chorus:
Jack was every inch a sailor, five-and-twenty years a whaler,
Jack was every inch a sailor, he was born upon the bright blue sea.
Now 'tis twenty-five or thirty years since Jack first saw the light.
He came into this world of woe, one dark and stormy night.
He was born upon his father's ship, as she was a-lying to,
'Bout twenty-five or thirty miles, south-east of Baccalieu.
Now when Jack grew up to be a man, he went to Labrador.
He fished at Indian harbor, where his father fished before.
On his returning in the fog he met a heavy gale,
And Jack was swept into the sea and swallowed by a whale.
Now that whale went straight for Baffin Bay
'Bout ninety miles an hour,
And every time he'd blow a spray, he'd send it in a shower.
Oh now, said Jack unto himself, I must see what he's about.
So he grabbed that whale all by the tail,
And turned him inside out.
Little
Fishies
All the crew are asleep, and
the ocean's at rest.
And I'm singing this song for the one I love best.
Chorus: Hey ho, little fishies,
don't cry, don't cry.
Hey ho, little fishies, don't cry, don't cry.
The anchor's aweigh and the weather is fine
And the captain's on deck hanging out extra line.
There are fish in the sea and of that there's no doubt
Just as good as the ones that have ever come out.
Little fish when he's caught, well he fights like a whale
As he threshes the water with his long, narrow tail.
Lobsters,
Lobsters
(sung to My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean)
Red lobsters live deep in the ocean,
They live on the floor of the sea.
Red lobsters live deep in the ocean,
I hope that they don't catch me.
Lobsters, lobsters, they live in the ocean so deep, so deep.
Lobsters, lobsters, they live in the ocean so deep.
Long
Legged Sailor
Have you ever, ever, ever
in your long legged life,
Seen a long legged sailor and his long legged wife?
No, I've never, never, never in my long legged life,
Seen a long legged sailor and his long legged wife.
Have you ever, ever, ever in
your short legged life,
Seen a short legged sailor and his short legged wife?
Have you ever, ever, ever in your bow legged life,
Seen a bow legged sailor and his bow legged wife?
Michael,
Row the Boat Ashore
Chorus: Michael, row the boat ashore, Hallelujah,
Jordan's river is chilly and
cold, Hallelujah.
Chills the body but not the soul, Hallelujah.
My
Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
My bonnie lies over the
ocean,
My bonnie lies over the sea,
My bonnie lies over the ocean,
O bring back my bonnie to me.
Chorus: Bring back, bring back,
O, bring back my bonnie, to me , to me.
Bring back, bring back,
O, bring back my bonnie to me.
Last night as I lay on my pillow,
Last night as I lay on my bed,
Last night as I lay on my pillow,
I dreamed that my bonnie was dead.
O blow ye winds over the ocean,
O blow ye winds over the sea,
O blow ye winds over the ocean,
And bring back my bonnie to me.
The winds have blown over the ocean,
The winds have blown over the sea,
The winds have blown over the ocean,
And brought back my bonnie to me.
Octopus
Slippery fish, slippery fish
sliding through the water,
Slippery fish, slippery fish, gulp, gulp, gulp
Octopus's
Garden
I'd like to be under the
sea,
In an octopus's garden in the shade.
He'd let us in, knows where we've been.
In his octopus's garden in the shade.
I'd ask my friends to come and see
An octopus's garden with me.
I'd like to be under the sea,
In an octopus's garden in the shade.
We would be warm, below the storm
In our little hideaway beneath the waves,
Resting our heads, on the sea bed.
In an octopus's garden near a cave.
We would sing and dance around,
Because we know we can't be found.
I'd like to be under the sea
In an octopus's garden in the shade.
Picking
Up Oysters
(sung to 1 Little, 2 Little,...)
Picking up oysters out on
the beach,
Picking up oysters out on the beach,
Picking up oysters out on the beach,
When the tide is low.
Shucking the oysters out on the beach,
Shucking the oysters out on the beach,
When the tide is low.
Leaving the shells out on the beach,
Leaving the shells out on the beach,
Leaving the shells out on the beach,
For more oysters to grow.
Ride
a Whale
(sung to Mary Had a Little Lamb)
Row,
Row, Row Your Boat
Row, row, row your boat
gently down the stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream.
Row, row, row your boat underneath the stream
Ha, ha! Fooled you. I'm a submarine.
Sailing,
Sailing
Sailing, sailing, over
the bounding main,
For many a stormy wind will blow, ere
Jack will be home again.
Sailing, sailing over the bounding main,
For many a stormy wind will blow, ere Jack comes home again.
Salty
Sea Giant
(sung to The Muffin Man)
Do you know a giant mammal,
giant mammal, giant mammal?
Do you know a giant mammal, that lives in the salty sea?
Yes, it is a huge grey whale, huge grey whale, huge grey whale,
Yes, it is a huge grey whale, that lives in the salty sea.
She
Waded in the Water
(sung to Battle Hymn)
She waded in the water, and she
got her feet all wet,
She waded in the water, and she got her feet all wet,
She waded in the water, and she got her feet all wet,
But didn't get her (clap, clap) wet, (clap) yet. (clap)
Chorus: Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
But she didn't get her (clap, clap) wet (clap) yet. (clap)
She waded in the water and she got her ankles wet (3times)
But she didn't get her (clap, clap) wet (clap) yet.(clap)
She waded in the water and she got her knees all wet...
She waded in the water and she got her thighs all wet...
She waded in the water and she finally got it wet...
She finally got her bathing suit wet!
So
Far Below
(sung to Up on the Housetop)
Down in the ocean, so far
below,
Live many animals that we know.
Fish and crabs and oysters too,
I see them all in the ocean blue.
Ho, ho, ho, watch them go,
Some are fast and some are slow.
Down in the ocean, so far below,
Live many animals that we know.
The
Deep Blue Ocean
(sung to You are my Sunshine)
Down in the ocean, the deep
blue ocean,
Live many creatures of every size.
Whales, sharks and dolphins,
Crabs, fish and oysters,
Live together side by side.
There's
a Big Ship Sailing
There's a big ship sailing on
the illy-ally-o,
The illy-ally-o, the illy-ally-o,
There's a big ship sailing on the illy-ally-o,
Heigh, ho, illy-ally-o.
There's a big ship sailing, rocking on the sea,
Rocking on the sea, rocking on the sea,
There's a big ship sailing, rocking on the sea,
Heigh-ho, rocking on the sea.
The captain said, "It'll never, never do,
Never, never do, never, never do."
The captain said, "It'll never, never do,
Heigh-ho, never, never do.
The big ship sank to the bottom of the sea,
The bottom of the sea, the bottom of the sea,
The big ship sank to the bottom of the sea,
Heigh-ho, the bottom of the sea.
There's
A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea
There's a hole in the bottom of
the sea,
There's a hole in the bottom of the sea,
There's a hole, there's a hole,
There's a hole in the bottom of the sea.
There's a log in the hole in the bottom of the sea,
There's a log in the hole in the
bottom of the sea,
There's a hole, there's a hole,
There's a hole in the bottom of the sea.
(add) bump on the log...
(add) frog on the bump on the log...
(add) wart on the frog on the bump on the log...
(add) hair on the wart on the frog on the bump ...
(add) flea on the hair on the wart on the frog on the ...
(add) elephant on the flea on the hair on the wart
Three
Jolly Fishermen
There were three jolly
fishermen,
There were three jolly fishermen,
Fisher, fisher, men, men, men,
Fisher, fisher, men, men, men,
There were three jolly fishermen.
The first one's name was Abraham,
The first one's name was Abraham,
Abra, Abra, ham, ham, ham,
Abra, Abra, ham, ham, ham,
The first one's name was Abraham.
The second one's name was Isaac...
I, I, zak, zak, zak...
The third one's name was Jacob...
Ja, Ja, cob, cob, cob...
They all sailed up to Jericho,...
Jeri, Jeri, co, co, co...
They should have gone to Amsterdam,...
Amster, Amster, sh, sh, sh...
Three
Little Fishies
Down in the meadow in a
little bitty pool
Swam three little fishies and a momma fishie too
Swim said the momma fishie, swim, if you can
And they swam and they swam all over the dam.
Chorus:
Boop, boop, ditty ditta wattum choo (3 times)
And they swam and they swam all over the dam.
Stop, said the momma fishie, or you'll get lost.
But the three little fishies didn't want to be bossed.
So the three little fishies went off on a spree,
And they swam and they swam right out to the sea.
Well, little fishies, here's a lot of fun,
We'll swim in the sea till the day is done,
So they swam and they swam and it was a lark,
Till all of a sudden they met a shark.
Help, cried the little fishies, look at all the whales.
And quick as they could they turned on their tails.
And back to the pool in the meadow they swam
And they swam and they swam all over the dam.
Three
Silver Fish
(sung to Three Blind Mice)
Three silver fish, three silver
fish,
See how they swim, see how they swim.
Their tails go left and their tails go right,
Their gills breathe in and their gills breathe out,
Did you ever see such a slippery sight
As three silver fish?
(substitute species names for "fish")
We're
Little Orange Crabs
(sung to The Farmer in the Dell)
We're little orange crabs who
live down by the sea,
And wherever we run to and fro, we're quick as quick can be.
We're little orange crabs, who like to run and hide,
And when you see us walking by, it's always side to side.
What
Shall We Do With The Lazy Sailor?
What shall we do with the
lazy sailor,
What shall we do with the lazy sailor,
What shall we do with the lazy sailor,
Early in the morning?
Put him in a boat and make him row it, (3 times)
Early in the morning.
Give him bread and ginger water (3 times)
Early in the morning.
Who
Did Swallow Jonah?
Who did, who did, who did, who
did,
Who did swallow Jo, Jo, Jo, Jo,
Who did, who did, who did, who did,
Who did swallow Jo, Jo, Jo, Jo,
Who did, who did, who did, who did,
Who did swallow Jo, Jo, Jo, Jo,
Who did swallow Jonah, who did swallow Jonah,
Who did swallow Jonah down?
Yellow
Submarine
In the town where I was born,
Lived a man who sailed to sea.
And he told us of his life in the land of submarines.
So we sailed up to the sun,
Till we found the sea of green.
And we lived beneath the waves,
In our yellow submarine.
