Little Pot Stove | The Longest Johns | Harry Robertson Cover

[@gregwarner3753]

I remember trying to sleep under one blanket in the stern of a USN DE operating in February in the cold Labrador current off of Halifax fine February. I couldn't sleep due to shivering so I moved to the steel workbench in the Machine Shop. It was warmer anyway. OH, the ocean off of Halifax, Canada in February is not joke. I figured we should be paid for Submarine duty. I am a serious Longest Johns fan.

[@CapriUni]

A musical hug. I needed that, today. Thank you.

[@5DAndOn]

🫂 🤗 Blessed Be Wherever you are ☀️

[@CapriUni]

@@5DAndOnThank you. And the same to you.❤🎵

[@GScottActing]

The harmonies in this one are *beautiful* lads. You've outdone yourselves! I would again like to propose a cover of "Man of Constant Sorrow" :)

[@Cryolemon]

Can't see the name of that song without thinking of the Half Man Half Biscuit song "A man of Constant Sorrow (with a Garage In Constant Use)"

[@fishinwatertv8731]

They just posted man of constant sorrow

[@GScottActing]

@@fishinwatertv8731 I know, I saw! It's really good!

[@jessinthegarden]

Well now I absolutely want a TLJ lullaby album. Going on my night time playlist

[@1bluecat962]

Yes please!!

[@Cry_Havoc]

We can put Mingulay Boat Song on there too!

[@moragmckay3779]

Definitely!

[@CapriUni]

@@Cry_Havoc Also: Dink's Song. Grey Funnel Line, Farewell to Tarwathie ...

[@Cry_Havoc]

@@CapriUni Yes, definitely! Barge Ballad, maybe?

[@Cry_Havoc]

Sweet, sentimental, gentle... sorrow-filled but not sorrowful, if that makes sense. STOMP! (and of course adequate)

[@will6707]

Would love to see an official cover of The Irish Rover! And seconding Star of the County Down

[@KweektheGeek]

A wee bit of gentleness in a world that is anything but gentle. Just lovely.

[@thetwilightgamer]

*LYRICS - Little Pot Stove - The Longest Johns (Harry Robertson)* In that wee dark engine room, Where the chill seeps through your soul, How we huddled 'round that little pot stove, That burned oily rags and coal… How the winter blizzards blow, When the whaling fleet's at rest… Tucked in Leith Harbour's sheltered bay, Safely anchored, ten abreast. The sailors at their stations, As from ship to ship, they go… Carry little bags of coal with them, And a little iron stove… In that wee dark engine room, Where the chill seeps through your soul, How we huddled 'round that little pot stove, That burned oily rags and coal. The fireman Paddy works with me, On the engines, stiff and cold… A stranger to the truth is he; There's not a lie he hasn't told. Well, he told me of his goldmine, And of all the hearts he'd won… And his bonnie sense of humour shone, Just like a ray of sun… In that wee dark engine room, Where the chill seeps through your soul, How we huddled 'round that little pot stove, That burned oily rags and coal. We laboured seven days a week, With cold hands and frozen feet… The bitter days and lonely nights, Makin' grog and havin' fights. Salt fish and whale-meat sausage, Fresh penguin eggs, a treat… And we trudged along to work each day, Through icy wind and sleet… In that wee dark engine room, Where the chill seeps through your soul, How we huddled 'round that little pot stove, That burned oily rags and coal. And then one day, we saw the sun, And the whaling fleet return… Meet your old friends, sing a song, Pray the season won't be long. Then it's homeward bound when it's over, Yes, we'll leave this icy hole… But I always will remember, that little iron stove! In that wee dark engine room, Where the chill seeps through your soul, How we huddled 'round that little pot stove… That burned oily rags and coal…

[@karlpomerleau2122]

That was gorgeously adequate. That being said, I'm desperate for a cover of Wreck of the Dandenong!

[@Tommy_Sparks]

They did Wreck of the Dandenong on few livestreams including the most recent one

[@karlpomerleau2122]

@@Tommy_Sparks I know, but I'd love a studio cover of it.

[@spencerbraungolf2701]

I would love a cover of “Willie Taylor” I heard it for the first time last stream and immediately loved it!

[@johncayley7838]

I heartily agree. I only knew it from AC4, and Sean Dagher has a very different version.

[@lemonpi9466]

I very much agree, pls gib Willie Taylor cover

[@KweektheGeek]

Fear not… It is going to be a track on their upcoming new album.

[@bezerkoid]

​@@KweektheGeekwait really?

[@spencerbraungolf2701]

@@KweektheGeek how do you know this?

[@another-human_exe]

It's 1AM here. I'm on my way back a long trip. This is just the hug i need.

[@glenysr7816]

A few years back three intrepid (idiotic) kiwis decided to kayak around South Georgia - where this song is set. Anyone interested can read their tale in Unclaimed Coast: the first kayak journey around Shakleton's South Georgia. They also discovered what it is to be really cold! . So glad spring is now returning to our chilly southern realm. Thanks for the fabulous song LJs.

[@Denley1526]

The flickering light on your faces made it feel like you were actually sitting round that little pot stove. Brilliant harmonies too, Well done everyone & that includes Abbie 😍😁

[@grim_blazer9120]

Ok so I know y’all are a bunch of brits but I would be so happy if y’all would indulge an American boy like me with a rendition of the Cumberland crew or union dixie, hell it’d be even better to hear y’all singing “John Paul jones was a fighting man”

[@smakkacowtherealone]

It'd be a great contrast to John Paul Jones is a Pirate

[@hasmiktumasyan846]

They have a couple versions of the cumberland crew on their streams i think

[@ryanblood5375]

Buncha Brits: My favorite cereal!

[@wildepea]

I would adore nothing more than for the Longest Johns to do a cover of Scarborough Fair 💜 I’m so passionate about folk music, and shanties are a such a big part of that, but Scarborough Fair holds a special place in my heart, and I feel like the Longest Johns are absolutely the perfect crew to cover it :’-).

[@moragmckay3779]

I love that too, but you've just put me in mind of Barbra Allen; their harmonies on that would be exquisite. It's now niggling me, have they done it on a livestream a while ago? I can kind of hear them singing it in my head and don't know if that's memory or familiarity😆

[@Cryolemon]

I think We've all got a friend like the fireman Paddy! And I will continue asking for Field Behind The Plow (and / or Lies) by Stan Rogers for future covers.

[@johncayley7838]

Lovely! I will continue to suggest Star of the County Down, as I feel you boys would provide a unique sound for it. Cheers, and thank you kindly, lads!

[@LuckyCashews]

Thank you good sires

[@wrenlittle8826]

Oh dear boys, you have an old lady crying, this is so beautiful lyrics and voices.

[@amandamcquade1272]

❤️‍🔥Thanks for that deep voiced blessing poem, on a quiet, lonesome overcast afternoon. I am stuck in bed today, feeling very cold and dizzy. 😔🌧Your song was a bit of good medicine, lads. Slainte! 🇮🇪 ☺️🌟💚🤍🧡

[@Denley1526]

Hope you feel a lot better very soon. Xx

[@amandamcquade1272]

@@Denley1526 😇 Thank you kindly🩵 Slainte 'gus Saol agat (Health and Long Life to you!)

[@alvpyrola]

This is a new one for me. Very pretty! It has a very cosy feel, which makes sense with little pot stoves.. The cold hardship of the rest of the lyrics sound slightly (?) less cosy. Beautiful harmonies as always. And nice with the flickering light Well done, very adequate!

[@Cryolemon]

The version by Nic Jones is probably the most famous.

[@SophieFeet]

Love this song - know it from Nic Jones' Penguin Eggs album.

[@amochidoodle]

That was so lovely! Would love to hear a cover of Billy O'Shea, has been stuck in my head for days haha

[@mistfate4199]

Would love to hear you guys do antiguan graveyard, agamemnon, fire marengo, or rambling rover

[@suzibee9796]

Those lyrics! Made me feel a bit chilly even on a 104° day in Oklahoma , USA! Well done lads! ❤

[@johnapppel64]

I very much needed the lift today, gents, so thank you. And I'll keep saying "Cold Missouri Waters" until you give it to us. :)

[@Nx--7567]

Perfect song for a nice cozy, rainy day. Thank you!

[@WaynettePorter]

That was kinda like snuggling up with a warm fuzzy blankie on a cold day. Adequate job as usual.

[@Missadventure79]

Finally got to see this. Beautiful

[@theredone7980]

Today was a hard and emotional day for me and this song came just in time to get my mind of everything thank you The Longest Johns. You lads Are the best❤

[@sophesoldaccount]

That was gorgeous

[@usul2542]

Thankyou, beautiful

[@moragmckay3779]

Gorgeous harmonies and descriptive lyrics. Have you any notion how much so many of us look forward to these?

[@drumdriven18]

It kills me that this isn't on apple music or spotify. This is a beautiful rendition of this song and i want to listen to it in my car! So well done!

[@EmelineHalsted]

That was great. Please do a Stan Rogers cover of "White Squall."

[@EmelineHalsted]

It would also be great if you all learned the bodhran and did a version of "I Will Go", such as what the Corries did here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3e0hKOVbrp7Z9E .

[@sagesaria]

I didn't expect how hard this made me cry...one of my favorite songs of all time. Thank you for this.

[@gapdragon01]

When I need to feel better about my day, I just remember that "Coal". What a beautiful chord!!

[@kobayashi.official]

This brought on such a sense of longing! My local weather has been reaching the high 90s (about 36 celsius) daily, so I feel like I could be quite happy in a dark and cold engine room with nothing but a stove! Brilliant work, m'boys! Still would love to hear your voices sing If I Was A Blackbird by Silly Wizard.

[@MrJknight3135]

I'd love to hear a TLJ rendition of Down by the River from Baldurs Gate 3.

[@davidcook793]

I would love to see what you chaps would do with 'Down by the River' from Baldurs Gate 3.... Hildegard von Blingin's cover is delightful - I reckon you could make some wonderful music together.

[@cadetkohr5508]

Hadn't listened to this until now. I've been going through some hard times recently and had gone somewhere between stoic and catatonic. This little musical hug as @CapriUni put broke me down into a sobbing mess. I needed this today, thank you.

[@angelasmith8721]

This is perfectly perfect and totally adequate. Want to listen all night long and I just might.

[@Alucard-io4fj]

oh I just love these small vids you guys make of just one perfect song. Every time

[@doxiegirl2522]

Just beautiful… like a lullaby for the soul. 🙂

[@pifer10]

In memory of the late great Jimmy Buffet, please cover “A Pirate Looks at 40” or any other Buffet song

[@theamazinghotbottle3531]

Oh how I needed that today lads, tough day it's been for me. Thank you for making it so much better. This truly feels like a warm hug, absolutely beautiful (and adequate of course). Definitly brought tears to my eyes. I'd never heard this song before but I will certainly come back to this again 😊 I do love when you do gentle songs like this, it made me think a bit of Thousands or more and The Parting Glass. As always, I'd love to see your rendition of Loch Lomond and a studio session of Sam Hall. 🤗🤗

[@moragmckay3779]

Here's a suggestion for another little-known one from left-field. Gallagher and Lyle did a version of Desiderata to a beautiful tune. I have it on an LP of theirs, but no record player. The only posting of it I can find of it on You Tube is of a jumpy LP, where you can hear the needle scrape on the vinyl. It's still beautiful! You guys would more than do it justice. A bit outside your usual field, but that is stretching beautifully lately, so I hope you might consider it.

[@uniquitousIsMyName]

Beautifully done. It's strange how you can have nostalgia for hard times.

[@slorb0613]

Love this a lot! I would propose you guys try more bluegrass, "Weathered and Worn" by Cup O' Joe is a good one I imagine working very well with your voices!

[@dbadilotti]

Sublimely Adequate!

[@armyofthefreefilms]

Could you guys do A Pirates Life for Me next? Always loved that one?

[@potterendergaming5335]

ah well done lads be ive just been drinking with a scotsman i wished i asked him to sing this

[@saberwolf.1781]

So better sweet, I love it.. I have spent a lot of time working in the cold and storm. I had ice on my beard and frostbite can relate

[@christofferkiilerichjakobs8336]

What a wonderful interpretation. This has made my life better in otherwise very difficult times.

[@tomasurri5350]

Lovely job! You surprise us with every song :) I think I'd be amazing to see an official "Willie Taylor" cover, the stream's rendition was a outstanding!

[@Denley1526]

I would love to hear you sing John Denver's CALYPSO. I'm sure Abbie could add the sea sounds & the ship's bell!😁

[@jonmeller1382]

I doubt anyone else would suggest it or know it, but I'd like to throw "Mighty Day" by the Chad Mitchell Trio into the hat for covers.

[@lemonpi9466]

Attempt # 2 of asking for a cover of Willie Taylor xD Absolutely loved the cover done on stream recently

[@avrilwilkinson21]

Nic Jones sang Farewell to the Gold on his album Penguin Eggs...that's a beautiful song you could check out? Thank you for this version of a song which is also on that album. Canadee-i-o is a good un, too!

[@WhaleOfAStory]

Beautiful song and beautifully sung. Cheers lads :)

[@gaora8070]

absolutely stunning guys!!! adequate as usual!! Keep up the great works❤

[@frenchtoastemergency]

This is so sweet. Would love to hear your version of “Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill,” which I guess is a railroad shanty?

[@hjalmar7092]

Lovely singing as always! Really soft and cosy, this one. Would love to hear a rendition of 10,000 Miles Away.

[@joncaulkett5198]

Oh, a verse I hadn't heard before, cool!

[@AngelDame17]

Can you guys do Great Big Sea's "Mari Mac"? I think it'd suit you :3

[@cameronbissell7094]

Have you guys covered “The Downeaster Alexa”? One of my favorites to begin with

[@EmelineHalsted]

There is, of course, Stan Roger's "Lock-Keeper" which I think you could do very well (as well as all of his other songs).

[@janglejingle5937]

this is amazing! you should cover one of the songs from Baldur's Gate 3, like I Want To Live, Down By The River, or Weeping Dawn!

[@dillonohlemiller401]

Please put this on an album guys! Please

[@MrCheesyPants]

Lovely. Easy to forget this kind of life was still going on in the 50s and 60s. If you're taking suggestions for songs with instrumental parts, I'd love to hear your take on 500 Miles from the Inside Llewyn Davis soundtrack (original Hedy West)

[@stacyroth6951]

Lovely interpretation of this gem, lads. Well sung.

[@EmelineHalsted]

I'll make another request. You guys could do a great cover of "Strike the Bell!"

[@cryodrakon9507]

Would love to hear you guys cover sonny's dream or heave away

[@gerranhullah]

Would love to hear your version of John in the Barrel from the Fisherman’s Friends!

[@lucasanderson6906]

Spotify? Plz? I need this in my tavern playlist!

[@thewiseturtle]

Something just occurred to me... have you ever done The Pirate King from Pirates of Penzance? Or, really, anything from Gilbert and Sullivan? Seems like it could be fun to do, and obviously it's in public domain now.

[@gerrythekay]

Would really likevto hear you sing A-rovin’

[@Alphabass121]

Ghost Riders in the sky Geoff Castellucci has a version that goes so hard.

[@herpderp728]

just started listening to The Rumjacks, and I thought this was their song Pot & Kettle for some reason and I got really excited. It's a dope ass song!

[@Guy-td9cv]

You guys should cover old Neptune an Oceangate sea chanty

[@Zeerick11]

I'd love to hear your version of For the Fatherless in Ypsilanti

[@theapproachingstorm2133]

I love the melody of this song, it's such a chilling and calming tune

[@thetalesofdaneandco]

Reminded me of Pride of the White Star Line.

[@jessinthegarden]

Oh I wondered if that was just me. I ended up with it stuck in my head after

[@gavinchloupek8039]

They should write a shanty that takes place in space

[@spencermccormick299]

Please do Johnny Boy's Bones by Colter Wall!

[@kaminarisan1787]

Please cover "The Flying Dutchman"

[@mikeschuman9949]

Can you guys please do Professional Pirate from Muppet Treasure Island? I would be eternally grateful.

[@biglink.2010]

Over the Rainbow Song by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole

[@robertthegreek]

We need a sailing Jimmy Buffett cover stat!

[@farmerboy916]

But what would the little pot stove have looked like, I wonder

[@Deedeedee137]

Penguin eggs!

[@thecheekibreekist1683]

Day 2 of asking them to do Mollasses by Schooner Fare

[@FondlesHandles]

day 11 of asking for this ship,s going down by aurelio voltaire

[@Klaudiusian]

Lovely harmonies lads. But Harry Robertson was a Scot, and he didn't write 'Little Pot Stove'. He wrote 'Wee pot stove'. Perhaps you've learnt the song from the famous version by Nic Jones. Nic made the same mistake. Also, it's not 'bonny' sense of humour. It's 'bawdy' sense of humour. Harry Robertson settled and died where I live - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. So we respect his writing.

[@michaelmurray2595]

Hey guys, can you lose the squinting, sad, bright eyes - your not actors. Your new vocal harmoinies are more than enough to convey the narrative.

[@lorettashepherd.]

🙄

[@bradleybohus4097]

I like your band

[@Guy-td9cv]

You guys should cover old Neptune an oceangate sea chanty