And That's Why You'll Hear Johnny Cryin[note 1] was a crude sea shanty popular among sailors and buccaneers of Athkatlan docks in the late 14th century DR.[1]
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“
Oh, me mother went a sailin',
And she became a captain too.
She pulled her mate o'er her knees
And spanked 'im black an' blue!
The mate then ran ashore on leave
And cried an' cried all day.
Said me mother was an orc,
An' that she'd have t' pay!
The mate then roused up all th' crew,
An' they cried out for 'er head.
But me mother, she's a smart one;
She jus' winked 'er eye an' said,
Johnny, ye're a dumb one;
does ye think that I was blind?
If ye hadn't given reason,
I'd ne'er spanked yer sore behind.
When the winds picked up an' tossed the ship
From yonder to an' fore,
ye went an' screamed jus' like a girl
An' forgot yer sailor lore.
Because when ye are a sailor,
Ye put other thoughts behind.
Ye gives the ship yer courage,
An ye pays yer fear no mind.
Well, the crew all did agree with her.
They threw Johnny o'erboar',
And that's why you'll hear Johnny cryin'
When the winds they start to roar!
An' that's why you'll hear Johnny cryyyyyin'
When the wiiiinds they start tooooo roooaaar!
And she became a captain too.
She pulled her mate o'er her knees
And spanked 'im black an' blue!
The mate then ran ashore on leave
And cried an' cried all day.
Said me mother was an orc,
An' that she'd have t' pay!
The mate then roused up all th' crew,
An' they cried out for 'er head.
But me mother, she's a smart one;
She jus' winked 'er eye an' said,
Johnny, ye're a dumb one;
does ye think that I was blind?
If ye hadn't given reason,
I'd ne'er spanked yer sore behind.
When the winds picked up an' tossed the ship
From yonder to an' fore,
ye went an' screamed jus' like a girl
An' forgot yer sailor lore.
Because when ye are a sailor,
Ye put other thoughts behind.
Ye gives the ship yer courage,
An ye pays yer fear no mind.
Well, the crew all did agree with her.
They threw Johnny o'erboar',
And that's why you'll hear Johnny cryin'
When the winds they start to roar!
An' that's why you'll hear Johnny cryyyyyin'
When the wiiiinds they start tooooo roooaaar!
”
— A patron of the Sea's Bounty Tavern[1]
History[]
And That's Why You'll Hear Johnny Cryin could be heard drunkenly performed at the Sea's Bounty Tavern in Athkatla's Wave District in the Year of the Gauntlet, 1369 DR.[1]
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Notes[]
- ↑ The shanty's actual name was not given in Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, this article is using the best applicable line as the title.
Appearances[]
- Video Games
- Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 BioWare (September 2000). Designed by James Ohlen, Kevin Martens. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn. Black Isle Studios.