Seán Dagher’s Shanty of the Week 14 Rio Grande

Sailing from Liverpool to the Rio Grande one might hear this song and feel compelled to holler along at the top of one’s lungs! CORRECTION!!!!! Despite the graphic in the video the Rio Grande in question here is one in Brazil. You can get the songs at You can support the Shanty of the Week at Thanks to Patreon supporters Dennis Wiscount, Arcspel, Vlad Nical, Kristian Brabander, Mike Carr, Erik Twombly, Gravel, Matt Werner, Aleksander Wasser, Cooper Chassé, and Graham Greve, Tom Liacas, Robert Nunn, Cameron Cole. Rio Grande - lyrics 1. We were sick on the beach and our money was gone. ’Way for Rio. So we signed on this packet, to drive her along. And we’re bound for the Rio Grande. 2. There were some of us sick, there were some of us sore. We had scoffed all our grub and were looking for more. Chorus: So aweigh, bullies, aweigh.  ’Way for Rio. Sing fare th