Dreadnoughts, The - Fire Marengo Lyrics

I hear a female

Que tenomes ushhh me encanta saludos desde Colombia xd

Fire Marengo? How will Marengo find a job now?

Great music!!

Girls in the locker room: ugh I hate PE
Boys in the locker room:

Allan A. Chornak I wish I had this experience

You never hear this singing anymore. Except the dreadnoughts. You brought something new to a nice shanty.

I know what this song is about but still don't know what marengo is nor what fire has to do with anything. Anybody help me out here?

Going to say Marengo is the name of a cannon

@Cinereous Monk Probably has something to do with the french ship the Marengo, or the Battle Of Marengo.

According to some Searching, this is a cotton-packer's song--strict rhythmic cadences like this are usually work songs. "Marengo" was the name of a stevedore, who would toss or "fire" cotton bales down into the hold of a ship where the skilled stowers would pack them in as tightly as possible. "Put him down where he belongs", "screw him in and there he'll stay", etc.

Im so gonna have this as the theme for the bbeg in my DnD campaign

I was just thinking that this is perfect for a D&D campaign

I Asbestos I gotta do it

Thankfully, Marengo has a very generous severance package and has a host of other opportunities lined up.

great song

Lyrics:
Lift him up and carry him along
Fire Marengo, fire away

Put him down where he belongs
Fire Marengo, fire away

Ease him down and let him lay
Fire Marengo, fire away

Screw him in and there he'll stay
Fire Marengo, fire away

Now stow him in his hole below
Fire Marengo, fire away

Say he must andthen he'll go
Fire Marengo, fire away

When I get back to Liverpool town
Fire Marengo, fire away

I'll drop a line to little Sally Brown
Fire Marengo, fire away

I'll haul her high, I'll haul her low
Fire Marengo, fire away

I'll bust her locks and make her go
Fire Marengo, fire away

Oh Sally she's a pretty little craft
Fire Marengo, fire away

And sharp to the fore and rounded aft
Fire Marengo, fire away

So screw that cart and screw it down
Fire Marengo, fire away

Let's get the hell away from Shiloh town
Fire Marengo, fire away
Fire Marengo, fire away

Wow this is fucking amazing great job guys

I love this shanty. It was one of the first I found, and I used to sing it as I shoveled coal for the winter.

wholesome

Wow, so great to see you guys apply your amazing style of shanty singing to one my personal favorite shantys. I would love if you guys did Blow the man down, the dogger bank and Auckland to the bluff