Methinks I see a host of craft spreading their sails a-lee As down the Humber they do glide all bound for the Northern Sea. The original lyrics can be found here. Music Video. Andy Yates; Dave Robinson; Jonathan "JD" Darley; Robbie Sattin; Guest Artists Upcoming Shows Lyrics and Albums. Lyrics. (Along the plains of Mexico!) The Longest Johns. Instead, this is a collection of pleasing melodies and interesting lyrics, beautifully sung and augmented with finely judged additional harmonies and instrumental work from The Longest Johns, Jon Cleave, Giles Woolley and Sally Penna-Bray, with particular credit due to … And broadside and broadside a long time we lay till we could fight no more And a thousand times I wished myself alone, all alone with my Polly on the shore She's a tall and a slender girl with a dark and a-rolling eye And here am I, a-bleeding on the deck and for a sweet saint must lie Farewell, my family and my friends, likewise my barley too This song is a Longest Johns original, written by Josh Bowker. Napoleon of the West, they say! The original lyrics can be found here. {Robbie} Oh, Santiana gained the day! Methinks I see on each small craft a crew with hearts so brave This is one of them. {Chorus} Well heave her up and away we'll go, Away Santiana, Polly on the Shore - The Longest Johns Polly on the Shore Fairport Convention (Nine) By Marcel Veltman How many British folk traditionals are there about that promising young man who becomes a pirate and then leads a short and wretched life before suffering a cruel death? And broadside and broadside a long time we lay till we could fight no more And a thousand times I wished myself alone, all alone with my Polly on the shore She's a tall and a slender girl with a dark and a-rolling eye And here am I, a-bleeding on the deck and for a sweet saint must lie Farewell, my family and my friends, likewise my barley too Lyrics. (Away Santiana!) All along with my Polly on the shore All along with my Polly on the shore And many is the thousand times I've wished myself at home All along with my Polly on the shore She's a tall and a slender girl With a black and a rolling eye And here I lie, a-bleeding on the deck And it's all … Sign-in or Try it free for 3 months. Connect with Apple Music. Lyrics to Polly on the Shore by Fairport Convention from the 25th Anniversary Concert album - including song video, artist biography, translations and more! These lyrics are based on the version performed by the Longest Johns on their album, Written In Salt. Lyrics. About. Oh the Anne Louise is waiting for crew to jump aboard, to take her out to deeper waters further from the shore, for it's quiet and still in the harbour, not a voice to be heard in the bay but the wind's coming down from Norway and there's plenty to be done today {Chorus} Anne Louise Lyrics: Oh the Anne Louise is waiting for crew to jump aboard / To take her out to deeper waters further from the shore / For it's quiet and still in the harbour, not a voice to be heard These lyrics are based on the version performed by the Longest Johns on their album, Between Wind and Water.