Ukuleles On The ShoreThis is a song I wrote in September 2016, inspired by the Ukulele Hooley By The Sea, a ukulele festival I went to near Dublin in Ireland. I decided to write something in the style of sea shanty, but as the action in the song all takes place on the shore, it is a shore shanty. The photo is one I took of a beach in Reykjavik in October 2017.
I went down to the shore today
With my ukulele
I went down to the shore today
With my ukulele
With my ukulele
With my ukulele
I went down to the shore today
With my ukulele
On the shore I spied a lass
With a ukulele
She said to me won't you play a while
On your ukulele
So I sat with her and we played some songs
On our ukuleles
Then she said to me now I must go
With my ukulele
I said to her why must you go?
With your ukulele
She said to me I've got a boat to catch
Early in the morning
So now I'm here all on my own
With my ukulele
Here's a recording:
This recording was made in November 2017 and features me on vocals, with accompaniment on the tenor and baritone ukuleles, and some vocal percussion. The chords are C, G and F.
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