Anime Shanties_Bulljine 

This song is more often cited as "Liza Lee" I believe. This version is nice, but you may also really like the Dreadnoughts version. Theirs is intense; lots of punch. I love it. I believe the idea behind this song is that they're trying to load the ship as fast as possible for a run from Liverpool to New York, being eager to set sail, the sailor's refrain is "Clear away the track and let the bulgine run!" ie. get this ship loaded and lets go! I believe many, if not most, sea shanties were conceived as a way to coordinate multiple men on a single task, such as weighing anchor or hoisting sails. The rhythm of the song helped everyone concentrate their effort for greater efficiency.

As much as we want to think of sailors during the Golden Age of Piracy (circa 1650-1730) singing sea shantys, the peak of shanty singing was actually the 1860s. While the earliest record of a ship's crew singing is from "The Complaynt of Scotland" (1549), shantys were "cross contaminated" from negro and Irish work songs. Railroads date to the 1830s, and in those days crews of track workers used chants to coordinate sometimes dozens of workers with pry bars to "line and level" track. "Bulljine" may well be a railroad chant run away to sea. "Roll the woodpile down" is supposed to be descended from a song sung by negro stokers feeding wood to the boilers of steamboats.

I tend to think that many people overestimate the Bismarck. He isn't nearly as impressive when compared to contemporary ships and knowing the flaws the British still hadn't fixed from WW1. Still, it is an important aspect of history that shouldn't be forgotten. I agree that there is no reason to apologize in any way for this. The song is about *sinking* the Bismarck, and any negative reaction only reflect the ignorance of the complainer. Have you heard the parody "didn't sink the Bismarck?"

@Paradoxmagic I was hardly splittinng hairs. The differance between "flogging" and "lashing" are about the same relationship as stubbing your toe and getting run over by a train. The reason I explained the differance was in an attempt to give you at least a partial answer to your question. Since there is no way from the video to know what his precise offense was, I was letting you know that whatever it was, it was minor.

Fantastic songs. I have been listening to many you have done and they are wonderful! Thank you for your posts and cheers to the singers!

@Paradoxmagic Actually, he is being flogged with a Cat o' Nine Tails. Flogging was used for a number of minor offenses. Insubordination, mild dereliction, drunkeness, laziness, etc. For more serious offenses he might have received lashes ( from a blacksnake type of whip ), keel hauling, hanging. On the surface the differance between flogging and whipping may seem trivial, but it was far from it. Flogging was very painful. Whipping could be, and often was, deadly or debilitating.

You, sir, have once again made me happy that I subscribe to your videos! And the teaser at the end just made my day all over again!

@Gascan, this song isn't about the Bismark specifically. A "bullgine" is a slang word for "engine" and no engine specifically. LordDrakoArakis did post another video called "Anime Boys' Tribute_Sink the Bismark," did you mean to post that comment on that vid?

23,000? no way, these should be way more popular.

ah my 3rd favorite

I have no idea what brought me here

Well done. SINK THE BISMARK! Can't wait.

In the New York Volunteer fire companies a "bulljine" was the largest size hand fire engine.

Hitler always referred to the Bismarck as 'he'. He thought a 'Panzerschiffe' should be masculine.

These anime/sea shanty crossover videos are absolutely amazing!!! Here's a suggestion: maybe you could dry doing some lovely anime drawings to a song like "Dulaman" from Celtic Woman. It's not exactly a sea shanty but it's an Irish song about choosing between two men and it has a very maritime feel to it. I'm just throwing this suggestion out there, but don't stop making these videos! :D

Wow...what an amazing song!!! If anyone wonders, it's "bullgine", and it's a sailors slang for a steam locomotive, or so I read. (Bullgine = engine). Hence "clear away the track and let the bullgine run". Not sure why sailors would be singing about trains, but you know...they were on land sometimes I guess.

ooh this so is the best (just want to dance when i hear it)

It's the same song as Eliza Lee. It has a few different names and variations, like most folk songs. This version is "modified" to be sung by two groups and with a faster tempo.

this is amazing

I had not heard this version before. My favorite is by Anchorface. This one sets a different mood, a darker heavier one. It is an awesome recording. I like the artwork as well. Although anime is not one of my favorite styles, you have married it nicely to the music. kudos.

Great job!

Clearly referring to a steam locomotive.Still a catchy tune even if the art has little reflection on the song.GJ

I just found out that the original lyrics to the songs "Oh Suzanna" refer to a "bullgine" and it busting. "I jump'd aboard the telegraph and trabbled down de ribber, De lectrick fluid magnified, and kill'd five hundred Nigga. De bulgine bust and de hoss ran off, I really thought I'd die; I shut my eyes to hold my bref--Susanna don't you cry". Sounds like "Telegraph" is a boat, so maybe he took a train later, where the "bullgine bust" and then lost his horse?

and yet again a very koll vid :)

Awww, women's voices in a shanteys just pierce my ears, but your works are great as always

Brilliant :) ... I'm loven'it :)

You talking to me? "Bullgine" still only referred locomotives; so doesn't "clear away the track" and "never behind time", etc. All the sources I saw remarked on how odd it was that sailors sang about a locomotive.

Well, there are bands and singing groups that include children. If you think about it, young boys would have worked on ships, too, so they might have included them for realism.

@HegemonOfEarth thanks for the explanation

kinda strange to see wailing pictures to a song that's about a train :) But still awesome drawings, there were some new ones in this video that i have yet to see :)

Hmm... I know this particular song under the title of Eliza Lee. A bit different, but then, I guess that's translation for you. *shrugs* Good work all around as usual, and I'll be looking forward to the next one as well. :]

Well....then again mebby not strictly a steam loco..could use more clarification in the description.

@qljerry I like all clips Anime shanty. But not the accuracy of the burst is blackmailing the Blackball line clipper. ;)

Nazis also invented rockets. They had some brillient minds but that doesn't mean what they did was right.

Oh, thanx, and here I'd been thinking it was something that came out of a whale. I guess that makes the lyrics "clear away the TRACK" and not "the DREG/DREK/whatever else I thought it sounded like". OK I sit corrected ^_^

I would love to see an anime pictorial to the parody song, "didn't sink the bismark".

Love your work! Absolutly brilliant :D Mind if I make a suggestion: Can you do something based on WW2 Eastern Front with the Red Army choir song "the sacred war"?

@VitaNuovaRevolution can be. I havent ever thought there is a child chantey band

no, I know what you mean but I was just lettting the poster know and stating my own opinion about Bismark and Tripitz

Those aren't the original lyrics. The ones that I posted are. They changed them to make them more "acceptable". At least those are the lyrics at I found in a half dozen sources. And I'm not comparing the songs, I'm comparing a word in each song. Give me a source for your theory on the origins of "bullgine", I'll add it to the list. All the references I've found so far say it's sailor slang for a steam winch or locomotive. He mentions "going down the river", which suggests a boat or train.

@Paradoxmagic I seriously doubt Bismarck was feared "beyond measure," no more than when sizing up a suitable opponent. And he certainly was NOT the greatest dreadnought: he'd likely lose to the South Dakota class. The Greatest Dreadnought is debated between Yamato and Iowa. Both had bigger guns, thicker armor, better radar, more AA, the list goes on. BTW, I officially request some Star Blazers (Space Battleship Yamato) and the first part of Robotech (Macross) out of respect for anime history.

Actually some ships had steam engines so yeah.

What exactly is "bulljine"? It's not listed on wikipedia or urban dictionary.

Wrong video....and how was the Bismarck lacking compared to contemporary ships?

man, whaling would suck. XD That just looks like death, lol!

It is Eliza Lee. Not Bulljine.

I Like the dreadnoughts version, a little better "Eliza Lee" they do it as a calling shanty, either way this is great work

A bullgine is a steam locomotive.

For the love of Poseidon, not even 100,000 views!

It is Eliza Lee not Bulljine.

Could someone please tell me what exactly is a bulljine?

This is one of my favorite videos but I can't hear what they’re singing. =S The only thin hear is, "Clear the track and let the Buljine run" and that's it! I've tried to find the lyrics to this song but it's seems to be impossible, I've found shorter versions but not the entire shanty (which is a shame since this is a really good shanty and I really like it and want to be able to hear what their singing). Does anybody know where I can find the entire lyrics to this shanty? It would be very thankful if anyone could help me. Have a grate day everybody! =)

ahem, "in a jaunting CAR" :) (What's a "jaunting run"?)

i cant tell if that is trunks or Leon s Kennedy

@Krzysztex They sound like young boys to me, personally....are they really women?

This are the lyrics for Eliza Lee...

Good song but what's with anime Hitler at the end??

Chinese invented Rockets.

Before I post the lyrics I just wanna say I take no credits for this, fellow watcher SalamaAShalanore helped me in the comment creation to figure out what the lyrics were. So thank them for this. Anyway, here’s the lyrics: 1. Oh! The smartest packet ye can find Ah hey! Ah ho! Are you most done? Is the Ol’ “Wildcat” of the Swallowtail Line! So clear away the track an’ let the bulgine run! To me hey, rig-a-jig, in a jaunting car! A hey! Ah ho! Are you most done? With Eliza Lee all on my knee So clear away the track an’ let the bulgine run! 2. Oh! The Ol’ “Wildcat” of the Swallowtail Line Ah Hey! Ah Ho! Are you most done? She’s never a day behind her time! So clear away the track and let the bulgine run! To me hey, rig-a-jig, in a jaunting car! A hey! Ah ho! Are you most done? With Eliza Lee all on my knee So clear away the track an’ let the bulgine run! 3. O, we’re outward bound for New York Town Ah Hey! Ah Ho! Are you most done? Them bowery gals we’ll waltz around So clear away the track an’ let the bulgine run! To me hey, rig-a-jig, in a jaunting car! A hey! Ah ho! Are you most done? With Eliza Lee all on my knee So clear away the track an’ let the bulgine run! 4. When we’ve stowed our freight at the West Street Pier Ah hey! Ah ho! Are you most done? It’s home to Liverpool then we’ll steer So clear away the track an’ let the bulgine run! To me hey, rig-a-jig, in a jaunting car! A hey! Ah ho! Are you most done? With Eliza Lee all on my knee So clear away the track an’ let the bulgine run! 5. O, them bowery gals will give us fun Ah hey! Ah ho! Are you most done? Chatham Street dives is home from home Ho! Clear away the track an’ let the bulgine run! To me hey, rig-a-jig, in a jaunting car! A hey! Ah ho! Are you most done? With Eliza Lee all on my knee So clear away the track an’ let the bulgine run! 6. When we all gets back to Liverpool Town Ah hey! Ah Ho! Are you most done? I’ll stand he whiskies all around So clear away the track an’ let the bulgine run! To me hey, rig-a-jig, in a jaunting car! A hey! Ah ho! Are you most done? With Eliza Lee all on my knee So clear away the track an’ let the bulgine run! 7. O, heave a pawl - o, bear a hand Ah hey! Ah ho! Are you most done? Just one more pull and make her stand So clear away the the track an’ let the bulgine run! To me hey, rig-a-jig, in a jaunting car! A hey! Ah ho! Are you most done? With Eliza Lee all on my knee So clear away the track an’ let the bulgine run! 8. O, when I gets home across the sea Ah hey! Ah ho! Are you most done? Eliza will you marry me? So clear away the track an’ let the bulgine run! To me hey, rig-a-jig, in a jaunting car! A hey! Ah ho! Are you most done? With Eliza Lee all on my knee So clear away the track an’ let the bulgine run! So clear away the track an’ let the bulgine run! So clear away the track an’ let the bulgine run!

dude, you have no reason to applogize its part of history weather select groups and people like it or not, the nazi's made a damn good vessel in bismark and tripitz

This chantey is commonly known as "Eliza Lee". But womans' voices don't fit to a chantey, at all! :( Though, good job again :D.

Rubbish! The German languish does not know male ships. They may be named after great man but ships are always, without a single exception female and 'Die Bismark' (female pronoun) too.