Tilbury Town | The Longest Johns

[@thelongestjohns]

Thanks to everyone who’s recommended songs for us to try! Please let us know what you want to hear next in the comments below! Also, please do like, share and subscribe and all that…

[@lukepratt7499]

I would love to see a TLJ cover of Misty Mountains

[@frederickbeuttler2811]

Misty Mountains, Durin's Song, any other LOTR songs, of course. Also, Humours of Whiskey! Ooh, Rocky Road to Dublin, too. Funny that people keep asking you guys to do Irish folk songs! But good folk transcends nations and borders and makes beautiful music no matter where you are.

[@CapriUni]

I've found other shanty groups singing this one, but your version is my favorite. And now, it's in a format that's easy to share, Thanks!

[@MrAlfaplam1]

What about "my son john"

[@jacobh1833]

I think Stan Rogers Field Behind the Plow would be a nice change of pace, much like how Fire and Flame had a different vibe to it which made it one of my favorites!

[@thefloorbandit]

I think Northwest Passage needs a studio cover. I absolutely love the song, and I believe JD has a soft spot for it as well

[@Halfway3]

I can't believe I'm saying this but please listen to a Gears of War character.

[@ReeseMacalma]

YES PLEASE!

[@numberboxgamer]

The Dreadnoughts have an awesome cover of it!

[@lemonman1066]

I just found out they didn't and I agree with you It's one of my favorite Stan Rogers songs and they would probably do an amazing cover on it.

[@TheTeletrap]

With how many shanty groups that have covered it, Northwest Passage is like a rite of passage for this part of music. Would love to see it published too.

[@l.k.3966]

Lyrics for all in Need: Well the first I saw a TEU (Rolling up and rolling down) I wondered where the hell they stored the crew To go (rolling down the river) [continues throughout verses] {Chorus} (Hey!) Rolling up and rolling down We'll all get drunk in Tilbury Town Twenty-four hours to turn around And go rolling down the river Well I used to be a rigger and I worked like hell But now I'm working for the OCL {Chorus} Well cargo it comes in TEUs A 20-foot box, boys, filled with booze {Chorus} There's a Tilbury girl called Kettle Jane She's hot on the boil and off again {Chorus} Well she's got a mate called Teapot Anne She gets well brewed, she likes her man {Chorus} Well Tilbury girls go 'round in pairs You won't catch them, boys, unawares {Chorus} Well we're the boys to kick her through To hell with the channel and the TEU (Let's go down the river) {Chorus 2x}

[@Jay-xf4nm]

Suggest you sing the next song “Where Did You Sleep Last Night?”.

[@thothtahuti5509]

Please do!

[@silvesby]

Yeeeees

[@renfrommercury]

Up up up!

[@thetwilightgamer]

*LYRICS - Tilbury Town - The Longest Johns (Jack Forbes)* Well the first I saw a TEU,
(Rollin’ up and rollin’ down)
I wondered where the hell they stored the crew
to go rolling down the river. (Hey!) 
Rollin’ up and rollin’ down,
we’ll all get drunk in Tilbury Town.
Twenty-four hours to turn around,
and go rollin’ down the river!

Well I used to be a rigger and I worked like hell, (Rollin’ up and rollin’ down)
but now I'm working for the OCL to go rollin’ down the river. (Hey!)

Rollin’ up and rollin’ down,
we’ll all get drunk in Tilbury Town.
Twenty-four hours to turn around,
and go rollin’ down the river!

Well cargo it comes in TEUs, (Rollin’ up and rollin’ down)
a 20-foot box, boys filled with booze, to go rollin’ down the river. (Hey!)

Rollin’ up and rollin’ down,
we’ll all get drunk in Tilbury Town.
Twenty-four hours to turn around,
and go rollin’ down the river!

There's a Tilbury girl called Kettle Jane, (Rollin’ up and rollin’ down)
pot’s on the boil and off again to go rollin’ down the river.

Rollin’ up and rollin’ down,
we’ll all get drunk in Tilbury Town.
Twenty-four hours to turn around,
and go rollin’ down the river!

Well she's got a mate called Teapot Anne, (Rollin’ up and rollin’ down)
she gets well brewed, she likes her man to go rollin’ down the river. (Hey!)

Rollin’ up and rollin’ down,
we’ll all get drunk in Tilbury Town.
Twenty-four hours to turn around,
and go rollin’ down the river!

Well Tilbury girls go 'round in pairs, (Rollin’ up and rollin’ down)
you won't catch them, boys, unawares and go rollin’ down the river. (Hey!)

Rollin’ up and rollin’ down,
we’ll all get drunk in Tilbury Town.
Twenty-four hours to turn around,
and go rollin’ down the river!

Well we're the boys to kick her through, (Rollin’ up and rollin’ down)
to hell with the channel and the TEU. Let's go down the river! (Hey!) Rollin’ up and rollin’ down,
we’ll all get drunk in Tilbury Town.
Twenty-four hours to turn around,
and go rollin’ down the river! Rollin’ up and rollin’ down,
we’ll all get drunk in Tilbury Town.
Twenty-four hours to turn around,
and go rollin’ down the river. Hey!

[@stereodreamer23]

This shanty is a REALLY interesting part of maritime history, because it references the OCL-- (OCL)--which operated from 1965-1987 when they were bought by P&O (now owned by Maersk) OCL was one of the first large Container Shipping concerns, and was instrumental in developing logistics, inventory-management, and electronic manifest systems for container shipping. So this song represents a VERY specific period of 22 years in 20th Century Maritime History...

[@Farsythe]

Please do a proper version of Barrett’s Privateers. You guys are the best

[@jackdawalexander9359]

enthusiastically seconding barrett's privateers!

[@herpderp728]

I would love to see this from them too, but I also kind of love how they shine light on songs that haven't been covered as much in recent times. I for one had never heard of Tillbury Town until today.

[@Texicus_Reddicus]

yes

[@oriontigley5089]

I'd love Barrett's Privateers

[@MrRockIsAwesome]

Yes please

[@Callsign_Axel]

Coming up next : A moody, couch-based Antiguan Graveyard or Hearts of Oak would be awesome!​ The energy you all bring, particularly in these new versions is a joy to listen to! Thanks Johns! Stay Adequate!

[@Raahauge_A]

Oh gosh yes! I'm so here for this!

[@rachelgladstone2972]

Hearts of Oak would make me SO HAPPY!

[@CostcoComrade]

didn't they do heart of oak around 2014?

[@Callsign_Axel]

@@CostcoComrade You've a better memory than I! A reprise wouldn't be disappointing though :D

[@rachaels9410]

I think Paddy West, Shawnee Town or Sailor's Prayer deserve their own recordings. They are all most adequate in your livestreams!

[@will6707]

seconding Sailor's Prayer!

[@calebmurphy9406]

Paddy West and Shawnee Town for sure!

[@bale7297]

Paddy West absolutely needs its own video!

[@johnfitzgerald9894]

Agree they are all great songs that are only in the live streams.

[@jacobrichardson611]

This is an absolutely amazing song. My favorite is from the streams and it's Eli the Barrow Boy

[@thewiseturtle]

I have a special fondness for Andy singing lead on Eli the Barrow Boy. So I will second that suggestion, whether Andy leads or JD or anyone else (except maybe Monty).

[@SkullCollectorD5]

My heart, yes please!

[@madash2010]

As a fellow tilb myself was a shock to hear our town mentioned let alone sung in such a graceful and amazing song/shanty

[@paulamarie67]

I think you guys would do fabulous versions of Scarborough Fair and My Mother Told Me (Song of the Vikings)!

[@TokyoBlue587]

I second the recommendation for Scarborough Fair! They would do it beautifully!

[@jackarmstrong8790]

If they do my mother told me, they must do it in old norse

[@karroq]

HYPE barrett's privateers and paddy west when?

[@alvpyrola]

I was right to be hyped! This was great! I think I need to learn the lyrics properly, because this is gonna live in my head now, and I want to sing along. And oh, Roll Northumbria would be lovely. Andy singing that is painfully beautiful, it always brings me close to tears. The good kind of tears.

[@hey.its.k]

perhaps Barret's Privateers, Leaving of Liverpool, or Sixteen Tons? an amazing cover as always, very adequate!

[@kerryjgeorge]

I'm tossing my vote in again for a proper "Barrett's" or "Wreck of the Dandenong".

[@RkKoori]

Woot! Fantastic! Im glad there's a dedicated video for this! I don't think there's anyone else who sings this song like this!

[@lonelybanshee8593]

You may enjoy Bounding Main's version if you haven't heard it (though they use "Rolling Up, Rolling Down" as the title).

[@trevfrancis88]

That was such a tune! Extremely adequate! Would really love to hear y’all sing Fish in the Sea next :)

[@notyouraveragegymbro]

Yes

[@daithiodonnell2825]

Would love to hear your take on Process Man.

[@TSSmith]

I feel like you guys could make literally any song an amazing sea shanty, no exceptions.

[@Just-A-Cosplayer-Online]

You know, I can believe this

[@nickcosgrove5215]

So glad this song finally got a studio version!

[@lordeddardstark9124]

Some of the most underrated artists ever! Love your work! ❤️

[@roughlyrowan]

Going in again for Angelina Baker or Lazy John!! However, the recent livestream reminded me how much I enjoy Corncrake, so a studio version of that would be delightfully adequate! 💕

[@axelbulthey6899]

Angelina Baker would be so good (lazy John has been done already in the last album pal, check it out!!!)

[@roughlyrowan]

@@axelbulthey6899 Nope, Lazy John has only been done by Andy on his banjo chill streams and has never been featured on an album! The most recent album, Smoke and Oakum, has Johnny Come Down to Hilo, but that's a different song!

[@flammpanzer]

I have listened to this way too much

[@diminished4934]

I would love to hear either Fire Merango or Shawnee Town in a studio quality video like this! I am loving these, keep it up!

[@alvpyrola]

Ooh, much hype! Though for some reason my brain started singing Fire Marengo when I tried to make it think Tilbury town, so I think that means I'd like that one too. Just give me all the Andy songs.. (ok, yeah, I will admit I do love his voice quite a bit) Also, the thumbnail is fantastic

[@slyfirefly]

Chemical Workers' song (Process Man) next?

[@Frankenstein3r]

That was a super adequate video! I'd absolutely love to hear what you all could do with 16 Tons. A cool bassy song will always be close to my heart.

[@Purrfect_Werecat]

i looked for this to add to my spotify playlist but i could not find it, which is a shame tbh

[@lemonpi9466]

woooooo!!!! Tilbury town hype! Also throwing a suggestion for eli the barrow boy (if its at all possible)

[@gracet.]

The happy noise I just made seeing this is coming...! 😀

[@GScottActing]

This was amazing! Especially loved the harmonies in the chorus! My request is again for Man of Constant Sorrow :)

[@MythicalWater]

I didn't know how much I needed this until I saw the notification! as for a suggestion, Man of Constant Sorrow would be sick

[@Tanks.With.Teeth.Malloy]

Asking again for The Chemical Worker's Song (Process Man) when time allows :) Love your covers and originals. Awesome work as always :)

[@shapironeal3846]

Would absolutely love to hear someone cover Tom Roush's the Green Mountaineer.

[@stan6774]

Voting once again for “Nebraska.” Loved it from the chill streams

[@sliccmang8176]

Newest TLJ addiction 😊

[@captainduck3421]

I'd love to hear Shallow Brown next quite a lot, as sung in the new decade stream in 2020, Andy's high harmonies were so perfect with the bass etc

[@CostcoComrade]

shallow brown would be so good sung by the longest johns

[@captainduck3421]

@@tankythemagnorite9855 ???

[@tankythemagnorite9855]

@@captainduck3421 they did a stream where they sang it.

[@captainduck3421]

@Tanky The Magnorite ohh yes I watched that! Thinking I might do some sneaky audio stuff and have it on ma phone heh

[@tankythemagnorite9855]

@@captainduck3421 I hope you are aware thats piracy.

[@thibaultgg9152]

Merci pour vos chants ! J'adorerais vous entendre rajeunir "Jean François de Nantes" Thanks for the shanty, i'd like to hear french shanty "Jean François de Nantes" covered by you guys.

[@zackwallace4873]

I would love to see a cover of Shores of Botany Bay. One of my favs! Love these covers!

[@LadyAmeliaSiv]

I would love to hear you guys do Mining for Gold/Chemical Worker's Song.

[@Settings208]

i'd honestly love to hear the chemical worker song from you guys, as its one of my personal favorites

[@ramdombanana4550]

Once again throwing “You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive” in the ring. Longshot, but I’ll still suggest it lol

[@dbadilotti]

So I do have a problem with this song. How does one stop listening to it?

[@biraue1607]

I would love a cover of " For Narmer " and " Sleeping in the cold below " both from warframe. I loved the cover of " we all lift together " and i really wanted to see a cover of the other songs of that beloved game! And nice cover of tilbury town! I was very hyped for that (Sorry if i write something wrong. I learned english by my own so it's pretty trash)

[@joshsolomons9977]

Think you guys could cover Roll Alabama?

[@stephenmclaren5692]

I think you could do an amazing cover of Roll Northumbria

[@siennalorek5173]

Northwest Passage please!! Saw it live at your Montreal show and it was the greatest moment of my life

[@sarah_enigma_begley]

Rattlin' Bog! (The kid's request.) Seriously, thanks y'all for helping to make folk music a second gen car sing along favorite. (Hearing wee voices belt out Old Maui driving down the highway is amazing!)

[@The_Sir]

Either Eli the Barrow Boy or My Son John. I know you have made a couple videos for the latter, but they both contain background noise and could use some studio love.

[@tenghiskhan2063]

Please bring this to Spotify, I desperately need to sing along to this on the way to school every morning

[@saundrastephenson924]

2:06 One of the songs from Jethro Tull’s Songs from the Wood, like the title song, the Whistler, Cup of Wonder, Ring Out, Solstice Bells, Fire at Midnight, Velvet Green…honestly, ANY of them.

[@Nebula-wu7qr]

Would love to hear "White Squall" by Stan Rogers

[@calebmurphy9406]

I absolutely love everybody's energy in this video. It's hard to bring that kind of enthusiasm whilst sitting on a couch, but you guys really brought life to the song. Especially Robbie (1:44)!

[@TokyoBlue587]

I can picture Robbie singing this enthusiastically in a pub, swinging around a pint of grog

[@andrewoates5364]

Howabout Wreck of the Athens Queen by Stan Rogers, one of my favourites. Or maybe Witch of the Westmorland. Cheers!

[@dabiga2315]

this is an actual banger

[@axelbulthey6899]

You guys should go My son John, I freakin' love it!!!

[@tyra_nozavr]

Please add it to Spotify🙏🙏🙏

[@Spectralyzed]

Hell yeah! Now I shall patiently wait for it to show up on Spotify, because this is a certified jam.

[@richardbanner9050]

A few years ago I was at the Great Yarmouth festival, I was passing the singaround tent when the guy running it came out and dragged me in, because he was running out of singers. I was struggling through the Marco Polo when suddenly halfway through the chorus just exploded, the Longest Johns had just wandered in, I will never forget it, have you ever done all of the Marco Polo?

[@lucas-ul4ky]

I shall again try my luck! This one is quite exotic, but it shall bring me to tears if sang by you gentlemen! Away down south in the land of the Amazon rainforest, my beloved Brazil, towards It's beautiful coast, 'twas born a small short shant, "Marinheiro Só." It differs a lot from a normal shanty's rhythm, and it is sung in Portuguese. But a go from your own style and even mixing in English would make me and my fellow countrymen friends overjoyed! Have an awesome week, lads!

[@generalxabierosa2636]

I would love to hear you sing Oh Danny Boy please!

[@Pizzawarrior96]

It's not exactly a shanty but what about Star of the County Down? I think it would fit perfectly with you guys

[@gracet.]

seconding any song that's mostly unique to Chill Streams (Lazy John, Angelina Baker, ukulele Wellerman, etc.) but also since Dave referenced Istanbul (Not Constantinople) on stream that might be a fun one!

[@LancashireAndYorkshire]

You lads would absolutely kill "When the Lusitania went down"!

[@th3.raabi1989]

Amazing rendition! Now I will impatiently wait for an album release with this recording!

[@StylisticInnocence]

Oh, I love the energy in this performance - it's so fun! Thank you!!

[@Simone-bc2fo]

Boys, please cover Away Rio. You would smash it.

[@tantamounted]

I really enjoy singing along to these recordings. It's really helping me refine my voice in ways that songs without lyrics can't really do - and I need that! My voice got gravelly and rough when I wasn't singing and talking much over the last few years, but this helps me so much. Thank you for posting, TLJ, you are more than adequate!

[@aussiejimmy1838]

Roll boys roll!

[@ajkreuzkamp7704]

I’d love to hear your group’s cover of “The Chemical Worker’s Song”

[@andrewo2769]

Well the first I saw a TEU (Rollin' up and rollin' down) I wondered where the hell they stored the crew To go (rollin' down the river) {Chorus} (Hey!) Rollin' up and rollin' down We'll all get drunk in Tilbury Town Twenty-four hours to turn around And go rollin' down the river Well I used to be a rigger and I worked like hell (Rollin' up and rollin' down) But now I'm working for the OCL To go (rollin' down the river) {Chorus} Well cargo it comes in TEUs (Rollin' up and rollin' down) A 20-foot box, boys, filled with booze To go (rollin' down the river) {Chorus} There's a Tilbury girl called Kettle Jane (Rollin' up and rollin' down) Hot on the boil and off again To go (rollin' down the river) {Chorus} Well she's got a mate called Teapot Anne (Rollin' up and rollin' down) She gets well brewed, she likes her man To go (rollin' down the river) {Chorus} Well Tilbury girls go 'round in pairs (Rollin' up and rollin' down) You won't catch them, boys, unawares To go (rollin' down the river) {Chorus} Well we're the boys to kick her through (Rollin' up and rollin' down) To hell with the channel and the TEU (Let's go down the river) {Chorus 2x}

[@b-beale1931]

I know it's not quite your usual wheelhouse, but I'd love to hear your take on Fields of Athenry

[@pavlatrembulakova2514]

Wooohooo, ton of serotonin for free! Thanks, your beautiful voices and rythm make my day everytime I listen to it.

[@slavik0369]

The energy of this perfomance is otherwordly! You, guys, are amazing!

[@eldallio]

I'd love to hear y'all doing a studio version of Northwest Passage!! Fantastic work as always, gents.

[@Yummymarshy]

i would love to see star of the county down or an updated my son john. what i want to see the most is Brisbane harbour

[@isaiah239]

I need this as an actual song I could listen to on apple or Spotify

[@E350tb]

Absolutely adequate as always! I guess I’ll repeat my previous suggestion of either Green Fields of France or Over the Hills and Far Away from Sharpe.

[@steveallen3434]

I vote the green fields of france

[@LS-sp5hr]

I was so happy to wake up to a notification of a Tilbury Town video! Would love to hear Antiguan Graveyard at some point, if that's an option. Saw you singing it on stream once and I loved it.

[@loheisok8994]

Soo when are you doing Rocky Road to Dublin?

[@joelaw13]

you guys are just the best

[@RK-qw1hx]

This is a gem for England and for the music industry

[@victorsacharov6199]

One of my Favourites is " Rolling Down To Old Maui". Love to hear your version.

[@theapproachingstorm2133]

Northwest Passage would be amazing for a studio cover

[@robertlunsford8391]

I wonder what yesterdays rebel would sound like if you guys sang it

[@higen0]

in my opinion this is the best sea shanty out there. Especially this version. Because sea shanties were made to be sort of "pace keeping" songs to work in tune with this one sounds the catchiest and probably works good at serving as a shanty. I don't know how you 4 make sea shanties sound so good but keep it up

[@aonghusmcboaby8289]

The contrast between JD's bass and Robbie's alto is just magical. I will never get tired of listening to this. Please release this officially, next album?

[@johnhann4508]

It'd be awesome to hear you guys do "Low Bridge" (The Erie Canal song)! You guys make awesome music! Thank you for doing great honor to the shanties and old folk songs. I think it's really important. Anyway, I think Low Bridge was written by Thomas Allen, but I first heard it as a kid when the TV show, Shining Time Station (Thomas the Tank Engine), did a cover of the song. I've loved it ever since. However, I can't find any good covers of it! Bruce Springsteen once did a cover of it, but I didn't care much for that version.

[@januleosz9999]

i would love to hear derby ram shanty from you!

[@pkmntrainer5100]

This was great! I haven't heard this one before, but I'm definitely going to start listening to it. Continuing what several people suggested in the comments of the last cover, I'd like to see you all cover Sixteen Tons!

[@papabear8739]

Wonderful job as always Lads! Hope to see some other great songs like Antiguan Graveyard from The Mighty Couch of John! ❤❤❤

[@SS-zz4pi]

My Mother Told Me. Please! JD's bass underlining Robbie's high notes and Andy's and Dave's harmonies - perfect. Although I'll still hear 'galley with two doors'...

[@sirrliv]

I love the thought that even after all these years they're still singing shanties around the container ports.

[@matthewmiller9929]

Once again requesting "Roll Northumbria" or "Eight Bells".

[@jeanrussell9248]

The energy on this one was off the chart!! The Wreck of the Athens Queen, please good sirs.

[@parishermsen9050]

I would love to hear 'star of the county down' again. JD and Andy's impromptu performance on an old stream still sticks in my mind :)

[@heyitsdevin4983]

The Cruel Wars has always been one of my favorites, and a Longest Johns cover would make my year!

[@dyslexicdoodlebob3163]

Lucky for you they already have made one (if you haven’t discovered it yet) That is one of my favorite folk songs as well and I loved the dreadnoughts version so when I saw theirs I knew it would be a gem

[@idoshulman6379]

​@@dyslexicdoodlebob3163where is it?

[@Pord.o]

YES!!! FINALLY I HAVE BEEN WAITING SO LONG FOR THIS SONG!

[@jessinthegarden]

Well I don’t know if this counts as peculiar, but I’d love to hear you do John Prine’s “Paradise” or “Darcy Farrow” by Steve Gillette and Tom Campbell