On Board the Kangaroo
On Board of the Kangaroo also known as On Board the Kangaroo, Aboard the Kangaroo, Good Ship Kangaroo and Bristol Sea Shanty is generally regarded as an English shanty.[1] It's said to have been composed by Harry Clifton and had been published in 1856. The song is sung from the perspective of a mariner who worked on a ship called the Kangaroo which was probably the SS Kangaroo; a British Passenger and mercantile ship.[2] It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 925.[3]
Notable recordings
- Burl Ives - Songs of Ireland (1958)[1]
- Planxty - After the Break (1979)
- Nic Jones - In Search of Nic Jones (1998)
- Tony Rose - Bare Bones (1999)[4]
- Waldorf String Band - Celtic Celebration (2014)[5]
References
- "On Board the Kangaroo". www.contemplator.com. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- Salto, Cattia (2018-04-26). "Aboard the kangaroo/The Good Ship Kangaroo". Terre Celtiche Blog (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- "Search". www.vwml.org. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- "On Board the Kangaroo (Roud 925; G/D 6:1211)". mainlynorfolk.info. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- The Good Ship Kangaroo, 2014-11-17, retrieved 2022-10-26
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