Jolly Roving Tar | The Longest Johns

[@Mypwnithisstuckinacardoor]

Wake up babe TLJ uploaded another banger

[@NinjaWeazel]

"What a bastard!" 😂 I am dead, boys. You killed me good and proper.

[@ProfesoraNut]

The background interjections are never disappointing!! 😂 "Gloucestershire Wassail" and "Mutiny" have some of my favourites! 😂

[@jrbrookins3644]

"This is sherry!" is my absolute favorite@@ProfesoraNut

[@ProfesoraNut]

@@jrbrookins3644 Yes!! That one too! 🤣🤣 And I love all the interjected protests to taxing in the Salonika video, especially Andy's "Black Buns!". I just roll on the floor laughing!

[@another-human_exe]

Robbie's expression and how he says that made it almost sound personal.

[@thepie4920]

💀

[@meganary876]

"I'm married to the sea." "Well you're about to get a divorce boy."

[@kellermax]

Saw the guys yesterday live in Cologne. Best thing I've done in a long time. So nice to meet my music heroes in real life and witness their amazing performance!!!

[@nbenefiel]

They are coming to Chicago in May. I bought my tickets in October. I can’t wait. It’s a three hour drive but it’s worth it.

[@th3.raabi1989]

Only 2 hours for me, but same! Had loads of fun last time they came out, and I plan on doing it again!

[@philipreid2542]

Still doing the meet and greets? Managed to meet them twice after concerts, very humble and friendly lads indeed

[@kellermax]

Totally. They are people you want to hang out with. I am so very grateful they are taking the time for the meet and greet so I could talk to them.

[@MrOlympuse410]

​@@nbenefielI saw them last night in Camden, London. It'll be worth the drive, trust me!

[@gracet.]

the list of songs Needed on the youtube album grows longer by the week

[@alvpyrola]

New one for me, that's always exciting! And it was great! Big smile type song :D Now I have to listen to it ten more times or so! While we were waiting for the premiere, Heart of oak came up in the chat. And I think we need a video of it. I know there is one already, but it's so old that I think a lot of people don't even know it exists. So add that to the suggestion box.

[@ProfesoraNut]

💯💯👏💪😁

[@scotttaylor7146]

I just found the Irish Rovers version of this song. Sometimes the foresight, it's astounding

[@Omnicide101]

HELL YEAH THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE IRISH ROVERS SONGS LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@CapriUni]

Great fun! Always refreshing when the narrator's a bastard, and admits it, instead of making excuses.

[@jessinthegarden]

Loved this so much! Very very adequate. Only, now I really want to hear you do “Whiskey in the Jar” which, was inevitable anyway. But now I really wants it. 😂

[@dqflynn]

seconded!

[@TokyoBlue587]

Everyone does Whiskey in the Jar, it’s like a requirement for every folk band!

[@Mamut__]

We need this jewel on spotify! Excellent job boys. :)

[@SkullCollectorD5]

So strange to have shaken your hands yesterday and get the notification for this as soon as I sit down at home! Here's to you, boys!

[@ivanlagayacrus1891]

seth watkins cover of this has been a daily listener for me for over a year now, always good to hear it again

[@nikolausi_ausm_hausi]

Thank you so much for your beautiful rendition of this all-time classic! I love all the little things that you added to create a modern, fresh flavor (the claps in the chorus are brilliant), while still keeping the soul and essence of the song. I would have loved to hear this one live in Leipzig, but there will be tours in the future where we will hear this gem, I am certain!

[@jeremydyck2601]

Another great job guys, keep up the good work. Also, here's a short list of songs I think you'll have fun with. My old man's a dustman Killiburne Brae Up among the heather Rare ould mountain dew Pheasant pluckers son

[@yasumedia9528]

The perfect addition to my St. Pat's day playlist.

[@Durendal-Studios]

TLJ sounding as amazing as ever! For a second I thought this was the Jolly Roving Tar like the one sung by Great Big Sea.

[@theamazinghotbottle3531]

At last a song I knew beforehand ! 😂 Love this one, great rendition as always lads (Robbie's "What a bastard !" made me laugh a lot 😂) I hope the tour is going well 👍

[@W31rdog]

You are indeed as much an enrichment for the shanty/folk scene as the Dubliners

[@thunder_2232]

im so happy they covered this favourite of mine... such a great song lads! keep on bringing out classics like this and go drink to all those lassies at the jolly roving tar!

[@kobayashi.official]

I just can't with you boys.... You never, ever, ever, miss the mark! Are you tired of winning yet???

[@Federalagent1]

Absolutely love these. Please keep doing them! They’re absolutely amazing!

[@Dinologan1015]

Love this song! It's great to hear a Longest Johns cover of it!

[@madiko]

It's so catching to see you this happy. Kudos to the person behind the camera as well as post-production peeps. What a gorgeous video! Thank you so much for sharing. Love you lads! 😘 🎶

[@ClassicStudStudios]

I need this one on Spotify 🥲, this is one of your best!

[@meganhuffmanwrites]

Another great video! I would love to hear you cover "All My Tears" by Julie Miller and Emmylou Harris. It has that western folk sort of sound that I think would suit your voices beautifully! I so wish I lived across the pond so I could see you live. I'm so proud of how you've grown in the years since I discovered your channel.

[@the1trueshark]

this is a great song, and im so glad youve done a rendition! id love to see a version of three fishers if thats something you guys would like to do

[@jeremiaskleinschuster8466]

Going 16 hours by train to see you in Amsterdam last week was truly worth it!

[@AppleshyJedi]

Not the Jolly Roving Tar I know, but a very welcome one all the same! I love learning new songs!

[@BookwormHistory]

With St. Pat's around the corner and all, I'd love to hear your take on The Pogues' "Sally MacLennane"

[@BurcoGames]

They did that one with Smokey Bastard a couple years ago! Such a good cover.

[@BookwormHistory]

@@BurcoGames Oh man, I forgot all about that! Thank you! That song's one of my all-timers

[@Hunt3RMH]

What a fantastic rendition ! I was not ready for that banger

[@Sweatymilkshake]

Absolutely love you guys music. Can’t wait to keep hearing you do more covers.

[@billsanderson1442]

Lovely song. I was expecting the song of the same name by Great Big Sea, but this was excellent.

[@t_empest_]

lovely! it'd be great to hear bright morning stars if you're still recording these

[@EmelineHalsted]

As always, "White Squall" and "Big Hewer" would be exquisite (or perhaps better said, ADEQUATE)!

[@WaynettePorter]

Definitely second "White Squall". When my kiddo was at NTC Great Lakes, I had a habit of adding small bits of lyrics as post scripts to my letters. And in one I used a bit of "White Squall".

[@dasvurkex4879]

Keep up the great work guys! Amazing as always!

[@TokyoBlue587]

I’m really enjoying your new album a lot!! You guys are awesome (and even Adequate!) I am extremely sad that I won’t get to see you in Cambridge, MA like I had planned, I won’t be able to travel. PLEASE come to South Florida!!

[@uri65]

!!! one of my favourites:'))

[@wisard734]

One of my favorite shanties! Bravo!

[@mistfate4199]

Really enjoyed this one. Would love to see Antiguan Graveyard, Agamemnon, Star of the County Down, or Foggy Dew.

[@theskitmen3506]

They finally covered it!

[@PurpletracksStudios]

Expected a Great Big Sea cover but wasn't disappointed. This is a good one!

[@papabear8739]

Absolutely amazing lads! Keep up the amazing work fellas!

[@E350tb]

Beautiful!

[@grimoireweiss6428]

Please 🙏 tell me this masterpiece is on Spotify and iTunes?

[@Reralt_Of_Givia]

Most adequate gentlemen! I would highly recommend going to see them live. The first show in Belgium was magnificent!

[@bluejayblaze1180]

Thought it was a different song that I've sometimes heard called this name (turns out that one's really called "Get up Jack, John Sit Down"), so a bit surprised at the start, but still so much fun. This was great!

[@TokyoBlue587]

The Fishermen’s Friends have a fun version of that one!

[@lazergaming5652]

Amazing! This is the song that I produced me to shanties!

[@eagerEman25]

Love it!

[@billy101cat]

Wasnt the song I expected (Great big sea has a song called jolly roving tar) but it was still a joy to listen too!

[@MattVSDB]

Saw you guys and Sean Dagher in den haag last thursday and loved it! Will definitely see you again next time you're in the Netherlands!

[@wetspaghettinoodle918]

I can't wait to see you guys in Nashville! Them Oklahoma boys are riding again

[@DariusOfPersia]

Well here we are, we're back again, safe upon the shore In Belfast town we'd like to stay and go to sea no more We'll go into a public house and drink till we're content For the lassies, they will love us till our money is all spent So pass the flowing bowl while there's whiskey in the jar And we'll drink to all the lassies at the Jolly Roving Tar "Oh Johnny, did you miss me when the nights were long and cold? Or did you find another love in your arms to hold?" Says he "I thought of only you whilst on the sea afar! So come upstairs and cuddle with your jolly, roving tar!" So pass the flowing bowl while there's whiskey in the jar And we'll drink to all the lassies at the Jolly Roving Tar Well, in each other's arms they rolled until the break of day When the sailor rose and said "Farewell, I must be on my way!" "Why would you leave me, Johnny lad? I thought you'd marry me!" Says he "I can't get married, for I'm married to the sea!" So pass the flowing bowl while there's whiskey in the jar And we'll drink to all the lassies at the Jolly Roving Tar So pass the flowing bowl while there's whiskey in the jar And we'll drink to all the lassies at the Jolly Roving Tar Well, come you bonnie lassies now, a warning take by me Never trust a man like me an inch above your knee! I'll tease you and I'll please you, but when I've had my fun I'll leave you in the morning with a daughter or a son! (What a bastard!) So pass the flowing bowl while there's whiskey in the jar And we'll drink to all the lassies at the Jolly Roving Tar So pass the flowing bowl while there's whiskey in the jar And we'll drink to all the lassies at the Jolly Roving Tar

[@madisoncaudullo9836]

I love this song!! Please visit PARF sometime!!

[@maggiepavleszek3189]

Please please please play this in Sheffield!!!! So good!

[@ilovemuslimfood666]

How did the banjo become popular in the British Isles? Wasn’t it originally an instrument of the American South and Appalachian Mountains?

[@aquaticangel3380]

I believe the banjo actually originated as an african instrument, which was brought to the US through the slave trade. I’d guess it was brought to britain in a similar way, although with a lot less prevalence. When it comes to popular usage the banjo was mainly used in that area though and was popularized through those genres that popped up in the Appalachian region

[@ColtonRMagby]

Time for the Irish to start doing a jig.

[@coreyh02]

awesome :D

[@breg5993]

Most adequate gents!

[@2milk711]

At last!

[@EleniaTheGreat]

Adequate! 🧡

[@lubormrazek5545]

amazing version, but I being so used to the Irish Rovers version am being driven totally nuts by those tiny differences XDDD

[@westoeden]

Will there be a physical CD release?

[@Winaska]

this was a pleasant surprise! huzzah!

[@Cry_Havoc]

There, that should take care of all the words I can't get out properly!

[@jeffbrehove2614]

I feel stupid. I thought this was the song by Great Big Sea

[@Cat-parent-video-editor]

This might be blasphemous but I love this version more than the Irish Rovers

[@smakkacowtherealone]

4/13/24

[@kangitankaska]

What is a “tar”?

[@DementedDuskull]

It's slang for sailor

[@Robert6P6M]

I can imagine why you lot didn't keep the original lyrics about not trusting irishmen, bit of bad optics really

[@Laucian7]

I'm ... sorry but I'm a tad disappointed ... The original melody is great. I've listenend to many time to this tune to hear something else, every 4 bars I'm disappointed to not hear the second part of the melody, haha. Same for the end of the choruses ... As much as I'd like to like it, I really can't. The production quality is really nice though, as always ! :)

[@anthonyjones7264]

It's missing the flute. If you listen to the Irish rovers there is flute they play the entire time. Removing that flute kills the entire. I have heard this song so much I could tell the moment the flute wasn't in it. Seriously if you're going to copy a song. At least try to get as close to the Melody as possible. Don't leave out instruments because they actually have purpose in these songs.

[@philipreid2542]

Always at least one person who can't simply enjoy something great. Try to not be so unnecessarily critical, you'll live longer

[@GuntherRommel]

Love it!

[@lear1980]

Love it!