Bully in the Alley

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Canadian folksinger Jesse Ferguson performs traditional sea shanty "Bully in the Alley" (Roud # 8287). Ferguson also performs all harmonies. Lyrics below. The title refers to being drunk in an alley behind the pub.

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Bully in the Alley
(traditional [Roud 8287], arrang. J. Ferguson, 2021)

Chorus:
So! Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley.
Way-ay, hay-ay, bully in the alley!
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley.
Bully down in Shinbone Al.

V1.
Well, Sally is a girl that I loved dearly, etc.
Well, Sally is the girl that I spliced nearly, etc.

V2.
I bought her silks and I bought her laces, etc.
I took her out to fancy places, etc.

V3.
For seven long years I courted Sally, etc.
All she did was a-dilly and a-dally, etc.

V4.
When I get to Saint Lou, I'm gonna steer for my Sally, etc.
I'll throw her a line and make fast in her alley, etc.

V5.
When it's time to leave, I'm gonna slip my cable, etc.
Gonna visit my Sal as often as I'm able, etc.

V6.
Gonna leave my Sal and go out a-sailing, etc.
Gonna leave my gal and go out a-whaling, etc.