Nelson's Blood Nelson's Blood was a nickname for grog. It was said that to preserve Lord Nelson's body, after Trafalgar (1805), it was placed in a barrel of rum aboard ship. Shortly thereafter, some sailor's started to refer to their daily ships ration of rum and water as "Nelson's Blood". This shanty was used at the capstan and other jobs aboard ship where a runaway chorus was required. Like the song Drunken Sailor, it was a stamp and go shanty. Verses could be added as long as necessary to complete a job. Music by - Marc Gunn Lyrics Oh, a drop of Nelson's blood wouldn't do us any harm Oh, a drop of Nelson's blood wouldn't do us any harm Oh, a drop of Nelson's blood wouldn't do us any harm And we'll all hang on behind. So we'll roll the old chariot along An' we'll roll the golden chariot along. So we'll roll the old chariot along An' we'll all hang on behind! Oh, a plate of Irish stew wouldn't do us any harm Oh, a plate of Irish stew wouldn't do us any harm Oh, a plate of Irish stew wouldn't do us any harm And we'll all hang on behind. So we'll roll the old chariot along An' we'll roll the golden chariot along. So we'll roll the old chariot along An' we'll all hang on behind! Oh, a nice fat cook wouldn't do us any harm Oh, a nice fat cook wouldn't do us any harm Oh, a nice fat cook wouldn't do us any harm And we'll all hang on behind. So we'll roll the old chariot along An' we'll roll the golden chariot along. So we'll roll the old chariot along An' we'll all hang on behind! Oh, a roll in the clover wouldn't do us any harm Oh, a roll in the clover wouldn't do us any harm Oh, a roll in the clover wouldn't do us any harm And we'll all hang on behind. So we'll roll the old chariot along An' we'll roll the golden chariot along. So we'll roll the old chariot along An' we'll all hang on behind! Oh, a long spell in gaol wouldn't do us any harm Oh, a long spell in gaol wouldn't do us any harm Oh, a long spell in gaol wouldn't do us any harm And we'll all hang on behind. So we'll roll the old chariot along An' we'll roll the golden chariot along. So we'll roll the old chariot along An' we'll all hang on behind! Oh, a nice watch below wouldn't do us any harm Oh, a nice watch below wouldn't do us any harm Oh, a nice watch below wouldn't do us any harm And we'll all hang on behind. So we'll roll the old chariot along An' we'll roll the golden chariot along. So we'll roll the old chariot along An' we'll all hang on behind! Oh, a night with the gals wouldn't do us any harm Oh, a night with the gals wouldn't do us any harm Oh, a night with the gals wouldn't do us any harm And we'll all hang on behind. So we'll roll the old chariot along An' we'll roll the golden chariot along. So we'll roll the old chariot along An' we'll all hang on behind! MAIN MENU / NEXT SONG |