{"id":2148,"date":"2014-05-30T16:47:40","date_gmt":"2014-05-30T20:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/?page_id=2148"},"modified":"2020-08-19T21:01:35","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T01:01:35","slug":"strike-the-bell","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/?page_id=2148","title":{"rendered":"Strike the Bell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a jolly piece often requested.\u00a0 Rick tells me that the origins of this ditty is with Henry Clay Work&#8217;s 1865 song &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/item\/ihas.200002355\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ring The Bell, Watchman<\/a>&#8220;, and the melody and general air was quickly adopted by sailors as is so often the case.\u00a0 In this sailor&#8217;s form, Stan Hugill states that it was adapted to be a pumping chantey, and there are many variations of this such as &#8220;Click Go The Shears&#8221; and &#8220;Strike the Bell, Landlord.&#8221;\u00a0 At sea, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.history.navy.mil\/faqs\/faq83-1.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the end of a watch was signaled when the ship&#8217;s bell was struck 8 times<\/a>, which fell at midnight\/noon, 8 (am\/pm), and 4 (am\/pm); <a href=\"http:\/\/www.captainsnautical.com\/249\/a284\/Clocks-Barometers-and-Weather-Instruments\/WHAT-IS-SHIPS-BELL-TIME.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the end of your watch meant that you could go below <\/a>and try to get dry\/warm\/some sleep while the next watch took over on deck.\u00a0 8 bells could also signify the\u00a0metaphoric end of your watch in this life, meaning you had expired, but not in this case herein.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Jos. Morneault<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2148 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/?attachment_id=2153'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Ships-Bell.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/?attachment_id=5494'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/116131366_2652668928340978_4732690586352107446_n-300x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/116131366_2652668928340978_4732690586352107446_n-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/116131366_2652668928340978_4732690586352107446_n.jpg 472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">A<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">D<\/span><\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Up on the quarter deck and walking about,<br \/>\n<\/span><b><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">A<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">E<\/span><\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">There is the second mate so steady and so stout;<br \/>\n<\/span><b><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">A<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">D<\/span><\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">What he is a-thinkin&#8217; of he doesn&#8217;t know himself<br \/>\n<\/span><b><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">D<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">A<\/span><\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\">And we wish that he would hurry up and strike, strike the bell.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Chorus:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">E<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">A<\/span><\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<b><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Strike the bell second mate, let us go below;<\/span><\/em><\/span><i><br \/>\n<\/i><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">D<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">A<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">E<\/span><\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<em><b><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Look well to windward you can see it&#8217;s gonna blow;<\/span><\/b><\/em><b><i><br \/>\n<\/i><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">A<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">(A7)<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">D<\/span><\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<em><b><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Look at the glass, you can see it has fell,<\/span><\/b><\/em><b><i><br \/>\n<\/i><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">E<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">A<\/span><\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<em><b><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Oh we wish that you would hurry up and strike, strike the bell.<\/span><\/b><\/em><b><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\"> Down on the main deck and workin&#8217; at the pumps,<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\"> There is the larboard watch just longing for their bunks;<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\"> Look out to windward, you can see a great swell,<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\"> And we wish that you would hurry up and strike, strike the bell<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\"> Forward on the forecastle head and keepin&#8217; sharp lookout,<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\"> The yonder-John is\u00a0standin&#8217;, a-longin&#8217; 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font-size: medium;\"> And he&#8217;s wishin&#8217; that the second mate would strike, strike the bell.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\"> Aft on the poop deck our gallant captain stands,<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\"> Lookin&#8217; out to windward with a spyglass in his hand,<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> What he is a-thinkin&#8217; of we know very well,<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> He&#8217;s thinkin&#8217; more of shortenin&#8217; sail than strikin&#8217; the bell.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a jolly piece often requested.\u00a0 Rick tells me that the origins of this ditty is with Henry Clay Work&#8217;s 1865 song &#8220;Ring The Bell, Watchman&#8220;, and the melody and general air was quickly adopted by sailors as is so often the case.\u00a0 In this sailor&#8217;s form, Stan Hugill states that it was adapted [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":21,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2148","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2148"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5498,"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2148\/revisions\/5498"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}