We’ll Rant And We’ll Roar

for mixed chorus and piano
by  Patrick O’Shea

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Also popularly known as “The Ryans and the Pittmans,” this song recounts the romantic entanglements of a sailor named Robert “Bob” Pittman. It is based on the English sea shanty “Spanish Ladies,” which has a number of variants known to sailors from New England to Australia. Most of the verses in this version may be attributed to Henry W. LeMessurier, and were written about 1875.

“We’ll Rant and We’ll Roar” is part of Patrick O’Shea’s Three Newfoundland Folksongs.

  1. Wave Over Wave
  2. She’s Like the Swallow
  3. We’ll Rant and We’ll Roar
SKU: POA-014 Categories: , Instrumentation:
Instrumentation:Piano
Sacred or Secular:Secular
Descriptive Tags:Folksong, Fun, Sea chantey, Water
Difficulty:Intermediate
Duration:1-5 Minutes
Voicing:SATB
Language:English

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