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* JustTrainWrong: In "On the Railroad," for the train's trip to San Francisco, the "boss-man says that a mile a day's the pace." This would be agonizingly slow and in fact slower than walking -- the Conestoga wagons used before the railroad traveled about 15 miles (22 km) a day. Trains of the time could reach 60 miles an hour or 90 km/h on straight, level track, and crossed the continental US (3000 miles or around 5000 km) in a matter of days. The lyrics appear to confuse the speed of train travel with the speed of actually ''building'' the railroad.
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-->"This is our ode to the road,\\
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From all of these five seats"
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From all of these five seats"seats''
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--> "She'll shoot the wings right off a fly from 50 yards away!"
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* PirateSong: "Last Bristolian Pirate", naturally
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* PirateSong: "Last Bristolian Pirate", naturallynaturally.
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* ImprobableAimingSkills: The titular captain in "Maggie's Ship."
--> "She'll shoot the wings right off a fly from 50 yards away!"
--> "She'll shoot the wings right off a fly from 50 yards away!"
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* Acappella: Their first two EPs and albums were entirely a cappella save for two songs, and their subsequent releases have continued to feature several a cappella songs each.
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* Acappella: ACappella: Their first two EPs [=EPs=] and albums were entirely a cappella save for two songs, and their subsequent releases have continued to feature several a cappella songs each.
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* MurderBallad: "Willie Taylor" tells the story of a woman whose love is [[Press-Ganged]], so she [[SweetPollyOliver disguises herself as a man]] to follow; however, when she finds him unfaithful, she kills him and instead gets command of a ship of her own.
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* MurderBallad: "Willie Taylor" tells the story of a woman whose love is [[Press-Ganged]], Press-Ganged, so she [[SweetPollyOliver disguises herself as a man]] to follow; however, when she finds him unfaithful, she kills him and instead gets command of a ship of her own.
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* Joshua Bowker, 2012-2015, 2015-2017
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* Joshua Bowker, 2012-2015, 2015-20172012-2016
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* AccordionToMostSailors: Fitting their focus on nautical songs, they often feature accordions in their instrumentation.
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* AccordionToMostSailors: Fitting their focus on nautical Acappella: Their first two EPs and albums were entirely a cappella save for two songs, they often and their subsequent releases have continued to feature accordions in their instrumentation.several a cappella songs each.
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We shot our ship with weapons and prepared to go to war\\
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We shot shod our ship with weapons and prepared to go to war\\
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The Derby twins with one leg each on deck were standing by\\
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The Derby Darby twins with one leg each on deck were standing by\\
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* AwfulWeddedLife: In "The Captain's Daughter", the singer recounts that he'd rather face the lash again than see his wife.
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* AudienceParticipationSong: When they perform "Hoist Up the Thing" live, the crowd is is instructed to respond to the line "Turn hard to port" by yelling, "That's not port!"
* AwfulWeddedLife: In "The Captain's Daughter", the singer recounts that he'd rather face the lashagain than see his wife.wife again.
* AwfulWeddedLife: In "The Captain's Daughter", the singer recounts that he'd rather face the lash
* CarSong: Arguaby all the songs on "Land Shanties", but particularly "To the Ends of the Block":
-->"Oh, yeee haaaara, I'm taking me carra,\\
The pride of the fleet, and all she meets,\\
The flagship Vitara!"
-->"Oh, yeee haaaara, I'm taking me carra,\\
The pride of the fleet, and all she meets,\\
The flagship Vitara!"
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He's never sulked and he's still cracking jokes\\
"Ah, Mr. Starbuck, your aim is quite rare!"\\
"Well, I aims to sink her beyond disrepair!"''
"Ah, Mr. Starbuck, your aim is quite rare!"\\
"Well, I aims to sink her beyond disrepair!"''
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"Well,
'Well, I aims to sink her beyond
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* CrowdSong: The Johns have led collaborative mass-choir covers of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ2HbYnlc3s "The Wellerman"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Fow61Zsn2s "Leave Her Johnny"]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSKeECZ7Cew "The Workers Song"]], each composed of hundreds of synced videos submitted by fans.
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* CrowdSong: The Johns have led collaborative mass-choir covers of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ2HbYnlc3s "The Wellerman"]], "Wellerman"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Fow61Zsn2s "Leave Her Johnny"]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSKeECZ7Cew "The Workers Song"]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JudLezrVgU "Here's a Health to the Company"]], each composed of hundreds of synced videos submitted by fans.fans.
* DrivingSong: Several on "Land Shanties", particularly "Ode to the Road":
-->"This is our ode to the road,\\
Our song for the street\\
A harmony-laden tribute of the pavement\\
From all of these five seats"
* DrivingSong: Several on "Land Shanties", particularly "Ode to the Road":
-->"This is our ode to the road,\\
Our song for the street\\
A harmony-laden tribute of the pavement\\
From all of these five seats"
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* HorribleHistoryMetal: Well, not "metal," but "Fire and Flame" is about the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Explosion Halifax Explosion]], an industrial accident that levelled a city when two ammunition haulers collided.
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* HistoricalBiographySong: "John Paul Jones is a Pirate" recounts several major events in the life of 18th c. naval captain [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paul_Jones John Paul Jones]], who was called a hero in the American Revolution, but by the British was often considered a pirate.
* HorribleHistoryMetal: Well, not "metal," but "Fire and Flame" is about the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Explosion Halifax Explosion]], an industrial accident that levelled a city whentwo ammunition haulers collided.a cargo ship collided with another that was hauling munitions.
* HorribleHistoryMetal: Well, not "metal," but "Fire and Flame" is about the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Explosion Halifax Explosion]], an industrial accident that levelled a city when
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* OdeToFood: "Beer is Great" is an upbeat drinking song dedicated to, well, the joys of knocking back a good beer/ale.
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* OdeToFood: MurderBallad: "Willie Taylor" tells the story of a woman whose love is [[Press-Ganged]], so she [[SweetPollyOliver disguises herself as a man]] to follow; however, when she finds him unfaithful, she kills him and instead gets command of a ship of her own.
* OdeToIntoxication: "Beer is Great" is an upbeat drinking song dedicated to, well, the joys of knocking back a goodbeer/ale.beer/ale.
* PirateSong: "Last Bristolian Pirate", naturally
* OdeToIntoxication: "Beer is Great" is an upbeat drinking song dedicated to, well, the joys of knocking back a good
* PirateSong: "Last Bristolian Pirate", naturally
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* ATasteOfTheLash: "The Captain's Daughter" is about being tied to the mast and flogged for shirking duties. His "daughter" is [[ICallItVera actually his favorite whip with a cutesy nickname]].
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* ATasteOfTheLash: "The Captain's Daughter" is about being tied to the mast and flogged for shirking duties. His "daughter" is [[ICallItVera [[CuteAsABouncingBetty actually his favorite a whip with a cutesy nickname]].
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* TrainSong: "On the Railroad" talks about the construction of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcontinental_railroad Transcontinental Railroad]] in the form of a work song, and with each verse the song speeds up, mirroring the line in the chorus "Picking up coal and we're picking up speed".
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* ''Voyage'' (2024)
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* TheBlacksmith: "Hammer and the Anvil" is sung from the point of view of a blacksmith at work, complete with the sounds of a smithing hammer striking metal during the chorus.
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* TheBlacksmith: "Hammer and the Anvil" is sung from the point of view perspective of a blacksmith at work, complete with the sounds of a smithing hammer striking metal during the chorus.
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* BewareTheSillyOnes: At first, the idea of a giant waterfowl like the titular "Moby Duck" serving as an antagonist sounds rather comical. Then the song goes into detail about the havoc it wreaks, and it quickly becomes clear why the sailors take Moby Duck as seriously as they would any other sea monster.
* TheBlacksmith: "Hammer and the Anvil" is sung from the point of view of a blacksmith at work, complete with the sounds of a smithing hammer striking metal during the chorus.
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* OdeToFood: "Beer is Great" is an upbeat drinking song dedicated to, well, the joys of knocking back a good beer/ale.
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* AdaptationalLocationChange: Their cover of "The Last Saskatchewan Pirate" by Music/TheArrogantWorms is retitled "The Last Bristolian Pirate", and transports the action from the Saskatchewan River in Canada to the River Severn in England.
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* CasualDangerDialogue: The captain in "Nantucket" is a "droll kind of soul," who takes time during battle to poke fun at a sailor's aim.
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* CasualDangerDialogue: The captain in "Nantucket" is a "droll kind of soul," soul" who takes time during battle to poke fun at a sailor's aim.aim.
-->''Our skipper is canny, a droll kind of soul,\\
He's never sulked and he's still cracking jokes\\
"Ah, Mr. Starbuck, your aim is quite rare!"\\
"Well, I aims to sink her beyond disrepair!"''
-->''Our skipper is canny, a droll kind of soul,\\
He's never sulked and he's still cracking jokes\\
"Ah, Mr. Starbuck, your aim is quite rare!"\\
"Well, I aims to sink her beyond disrepair!"''
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* HorribleHistoryMetal: Well, not "metal," but "Fire and Flame" is about the Halifax Explosion.
* JobSong: A lot. Whalers, merchant sailors, railroad workers ("On the Railroad"), miners ("Miner's Lifeguard"), and craftsmen ("Hammer and Anvil") all feature.
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* HorribleHistoryMetal: Well, not "metal," but "Fire and Flame" is about the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Explosion Halifax Explosion.
Explosion]], an industrial accident that levelled a city when two ammunition haulers collided.
* JobSong: Alot. Whalers, lot; whalers, merchant sailors, railroad workers ("On the Railroad"), miners ("Miner's Lifeguard"), and craftsmen ("Hammer and Anvil") all feature.
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* WorkingClassAnthem: "The Workers' Song".
-->''We're the first ones to starve, we're the first ones to die,\\
We're the first ones in line for that pie in the sky\\
And we're always the last when the cream is shared out\\
For the worker is working when the fat cat's about!''
-->''We're the first ones to starve, we're the first ones to die,\\
We're the first ones in line for that pie in the sky\\
And we're always the last when the cream is shared out\\
For the worker is working when the fat cat's about!''
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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: From "Moby Duck":
-->''Row-ho Row-ho and with any luck\\
We'll win the '''d'''ay and '''d'''o away the '''d'''readed Moby '''D'''uck\\
[…]\\
We shot our ship with weapons and prepared to go to war\\
'Til the '''f'''etid '''f'''eathered '''f'''earsome '''f'''lying duck will breathe no more''
* AnArmAndALeg: The crew hunting down the "Moby Duck" are heavily afflicted by this, to the point they seem to only have an average of one limb per person.
-->''There was bonnie brave Marie, who to her arms had waved goodbye\\
And handsome Jack whose duck-attack [[EyeScream left him without an eye]]\\
The Derby twins with one leg each on deck were standing by\\
Only a couple dozen limbs between a crew of twenty-five''
-->''Row-ho Row-ho and with any luck\\
We'll win the '''d'''ay and '''d'''o away the '''d'''readed Moby '''D'''uck\\
[…]\\
We shot our ship with weapons and prepared to go to war\\
'Til the '''f'''etid '''f'''eathered '''f'''earsome '''f'''lying duck will breathe no more''
* AnArmAndALeg: The crew hunting down the "Moby Duck" are heavily afflicted by this, to the point they seem to only have an average of one limb per person.
-->''There was bonnie brave Marie, who to her arms had waved goodbye\\
And handsome Jack whose duck-attack [[EyeScream left him without an eye]]\\
The Derby twins with one leg each on deck were standing by\\
Only a couple dozen limbs between a crew of twenty-five''
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* AwfulWeddedLife: In "The Captain's Daughter", the singer recounts that he'd rather face the lash again than see his wife.
-->''Though years ago I'm still reminded of those awful days\\
My wife reminds me of the lash in oh so many ways\\
But between the two of them I know which brings more pain\\
I'd rather bring my back to bear than see my wife again!''
-->''Though years ago I'm still reminded of those awful days\\
My wife reminds me of the lash in oh so many ways\\
But between the two of them I know which brings more pain\\
I'd rather bring my back to bear than see my wife again!''
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* TruthInTelevision: "The Captain's Daughter" was a common nickname for the bosun's whip.
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* TruthInTelevision: "The Captain's Daughter" was historically a common nickname for the bosun's whip.
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Pun was too good to just cast aside
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* LongJohnShoutout: The group's name is an obvious reference to [[Literature/TreasureIsland the famous literary pirate]] Long John Silver.
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* LongJohnShoutout: The group's name is an obvious reference to [[Literature/TreasureIsland the famous literary pirate]] Long John Silver. One might say they're the ''Longest'' John Shoutout!
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* LongJohnShoutout: The group's name is an obvious reference to [[Literature/TreasureIsland the famous literary pirate]] Long John Silver.
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%%* LongJohnShoutout: The longest!
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