When I was a kid, during WWII, I kew this man only as a specialist in children's songs. The local newspaper, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, referred to him as "the 'Frankie-Boy [that is, "Frank Sinatra"] of the nursery'." He sang stuff like "Johnny Cricket," "A Frog He Would a-Wooing Go," "Beloved Belindy, My Black-Mammy Doll," "Gingerbread Boy," etc.
Who's that knocking at my door Who's that knocking at my door Who's that knocking at my door Cried the fair young maiden It's only me from over the sea Said Barnacle Bill the Sailor I'm all lit up like a Christmas tree Said Barnacle Bill the Sailor I'll sail the sea until I croak I fight and swear and drink and smoke But I can't swim a bloody stroke Said Barnacle Bill the Sailor Are you young and handsome, sir Are you young and handsome, sir Are you young and handsome, sir Cried the fair young maiden I'm old and rough and dirty and tough Said Barnacle Bill the Sailor I drink my gin, I dip my snuff Said Barnacle Bill the Sailor I drink my whiskey when I can Whiskey from an old tin can For whiskey is the life of man Said Barnacle Bill the Sailor I'll come down and let you in I'll come down and let you in I'll come down and let you in Cried the fair young maiden Well, hurry before I bust in the door Said Barnacle Bill the Sailor I'll cuss and fuss and rant and roar Said Barnacle Bill the Sailor I'll spin you yarns and tell you lies I'll drink your wine and eat your pies I'll kiss your cheek and black your eyes Said Barnacle Bill the Sailor Sing me a love song low and sweet Sing me a love song low and sweet Sing me a love song low and sweet Cried the fair young maiden Sixteen men on a dead man's chest Sang Barnacle Bill the Sailor Yo heave ho and a bottle of rum Sang Barnacle Bill the Sailor Oh, hi-rig-a-jig and a jaunting car (sic) A-hi-a-ho what are you most done (sic) Hooray my boys for the ????? run (sic) Sang Barnacle Bill the Sailor Tell me that we soon shall wed Tell me that we soon shall wed Tell me that we soon shall wed Cried the fair young maiden I've got me a wife in every port Said Barnacle Bill the Sailor The handsome gals is what I court Said Barnacle Bill the Sailor With my false heart and flatterin' tongue I courts 'em all both old and young I courts 'em all, but marries none Said Barnacle Bill the Sailor When shall I see you again When shall I see you again When shall I see you again Cried the fair young maiden Never again, I'll come no more Said Barnacle Bill the Sailor Tonight I'm sailin' from the shore Said Barnacle Bill the Sailor If you wait for me to come Settin' and waitin' and suckin' your thumb You'll wait until the day of your doom Said Barnacle Bill the Sailor Good-bye!
This is the best production of the song I've heard. The insrumental & sing along bits really make it. Yep, the new how to make good records, even back then (& look at the nice versions of Song Of India, over the years).
I used to have some of these off-color / suggestive 78s - "Hot Nuts (Buy 'Em From The Peanut Man)", etc. Sold under the counter, only to the customers who knew to ask for them, I would think.
@@giovanniiorio2170 A lot of those early Popeye cartoons were still popular on kids morning cartoon shows in the early 60. I remember that same cartoon. Olive Oil was sing the fair maiden role and Butto was Barnacle Bill the Sailor. I bet this same cartoon can still be found on TH-cam today.
My dad sings this every time I knock on the door...... Classic!!!.... X
Er, your dad sings ‘who is knocking on my door’? What do you do then?
Frank Luther was marvellous. Almost forgotten now.
My Mum used to sing this ! I love it ! (She was a Naval Nurse in 1945)
When I was a kid, during WWII, I kew this man only as a specialist in children's songs. The local newspaper, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, referred to him as "the 'Frankie-Boy [that is, "Frank Sinatra"] of the nursery'." He sang stuff like "Johnny Cricket," "A Frog He Would a-Wooing Go," "Beloved Belindy, My Black-Mammy Doll," "Gingerbread Boy," etc.
During WW2? Are you 90 years old?
Ya
@@seronymus It would have been around 85 as it made the comment 5 years ago.
I hope you’re still with us
This clean version is the one used in the cartoon with Betty Boop in her canine days as the fair young maiden and Bimbo the dog as Barnacle Bill.
Who's that knocking at my door
Who's that knocking at my door
Who's that knocking at my door
Cried the fair young maiden
It's only me from over the sea
Said Barnacle Bill the Sailor
I'm all lit up like a Christmas tree
Said Barnacle Bill the Sailor
I'll sail the sea until I croak
I fight and swear and drink and smoke
But I can't swim a bloody stroke
Said Barnacle Bill the Sailor
Are you young and handsome, sir
Are you young and handsome, sir
Are you young and handsome, sir
Cried the fair young maiden
I'm old and rough and dirty and tough
Said Barnacle Bill the Sailor
I drink my gin, I dip my snuff
Said Barnacle Bill the Sailor
I drink my whiskey when I can
Whiskey from an old tin can
For whiskey is the life of man
Said Barnacle Bill the Sailor
I'll come down and let you in
I'll come down and let you in
I'll come down and let you in
Cried the fair young maiden
Well, hurry before I bust in the door
Said Barnacle Bill the Sailor
I'll cuss and fuss and rant and roar
Said Barnacle Bill the Sailor
I'll spin you yarns and tell you lies
I'll drink your wine and eat your pies
I'll kiss your cheek and black your eyes
Said Barnacle Bill the Sailor
Sing me a love song low and sweet
Sing me a love song low and sweet
Sing me a love song low and sweet
Cried the fair young maiden
Sixteen men on a dead man's chest
Sang Barnacle Bill the Sailor
Yo heave ho and a bottle of rum
Sang Barnacle Bill the Sailor
Oh, hi-rig-a-jig and a jaunting car (sic)
A-hi-a-ho what are you most done (sic)
Hooray my boys for the ????? run (sic)
Sang Barnacle Bill the Sailor
Tell me that we soon shall wed
Tell me that we soon shall wed
Tell me that we soon shall wed
Cried the fair young maiden
I've got me a wife in every port
Said Barnacle Bill the Sailor
The handsome gals is what I court
Said Barnacle Bill the Sailor
With my false heart and flatterin' tongue
I courts 'em all both old and young
I courts 'em all, but marries none
Said Barnacle Bill the Sailor
When shall I see you again
When shall I see you again
When shall I see you again
Cried the fair young maiden
Never again, I'll come no more
Said Barnacle Bill the Sailor
Tonight I'm sailin' from the shore
Said Barnacle Bill the Sailor
If you wait for me to come
Settin' and waitin' and suckin' your thumb
You'll wait until the day of your doom
Said Barnacle Bill the Sailor
Good-bye!
God bless you and your family!!!! Thank you so much.
This is the best production of the song I've heard. The insrumental & sing along bits really make it.
Yep, the new how to make good records, even back then (& look at the nice versions of Song Of India, over the years).
My little sister had a record of his kid's songs in the 60's
Love this song
I first heard the dirty very-non-PC version when I was in ROTC.
Great and bawdy enough to make you die laughing !!!
I used to have some of these off-color / suggestive 78s - "Hot Nuts (Buy 'Em From The Peanut Man)", etc. Sold under the counter, only to the customers who knew to ask for them, I would think.
I remember this one different too. Had to say had a good chuckle
Please lyrics !!! I love the songs , ty for the upload, God bless you all guys!!
Billy Magruder sang this at the Pettipauge sailing classes on the Connecticut River.
the first time i heard this song is in a 1930s popeye classic cartoon i have not heard the full version untill now thanks
How old are you ???
If you heard this .....in the '30 .....are you 100 years ? Congratulations
@@giovanniiorio2170 i heard the song Barnacle Bill the Sailor in the early sixties when i was 6 yrs old i am now 63 yrs old
@@giovanniiorio2170 A lot of those early Popeye cartoons were still popular on kids morning cartoon shows in the early 60. I remember that same cartoon. Olive Oil was sing the fair maiden role and Butto was Barnacle Bill the Sailor. I bet this same cartoon can still be found on TH-cam today.
Ha! Very tame compared to some versions!
Thats not the Barnicle Bill I remember LOL
Great song!!!
He was my great uncle my grandmother brother
Kiss your cheek and black your eye.
Yep.a different time for sure.
Dunno if it is. Lowlifes are much the same anytime.
what about the version by HOagy Carmichael's band where Joe Venuti sings "Barnacle Bill The Sh*thead" ??????
Good, and a dream lineup, but this is more complete.
xref to Rugby Version
lool...........
Hi
John Valby's version's way better.