Yardo
The town of Barouaille on the Island of St. Vincent was a fishing and whaling center. Shanties were sung to alert the people on shore that the fishermen caught a whale and would be needing their help. Yardo is considered a hauling song for when they were bringing the whale into port.
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Yardo
Yard-o
Sea Shanty
Sea Shanty
(English Dialect)
(English)
Yardo, yardo,
Debil in the yardo
Yeah, debil in the yard-o
Mastah didna left no money,
Mistress have me look for money,
Yeah, debil in the yard-o.
Yardo, yardo,
Debil in the yardo
Yeah, debil in the yard-o
Yardo, yardo,
Debil in the yardo
Yeah, debil in the yard-o!
Mastah didna left no money,
Mistress have me work for money,
Yeah, debil in the yard-o!
Yardo, yardo,
Bella ringa yardo
Yeah, bella ringa yard-o,
Yardo, yardo,
Bella ringa yardo,
Yeah, bella ringa yard-o!
Mastah did not left no money
Mistress said to work for something
Yeah, debil in the yard-o
Yardo, yardo,
Debil in the yardo
Yeah, debil in the yard-o!
Yardo, yardo,
Debil in the yardo
Yeah, debil in the yard-o!
Yard-o, yard-o,
Devil in the yard-o
Yeah, devil in the yard-o,
Master didn't leave no money,
Mistress has me look for money,
Yeah, devil in the yard-o!
Yard-o, yard-o,
Devil in the yard-o,
Yeah, devil in the yard-o
Yard-o, yard-o,
Devil in the yard-o,
Yeah, devil in the yard-o!
Master didn't leave no money,
Mistress has me work for money,
Yeah, devil in the yard-o!
Yard-o, yard-o,
Bell rings in the yard-o*
Yeah, bell rings in the yard-o
Yard-o, yard-o,
Bell rings in the yard-o
Yeah, bell rings in the yard-o!
Master didn't leave no money,
Mistress said to work for something,
Yeah, devil in the yard-o
Yard-o yard-o
Devil in the yard-o
Yeah, devil in the yard-o!
Yard-o, yard-o,
Devil in the yard-o,
Yeah, devil in the yard-o!
Notes
*Re. "Bella ringa yardo" - "Bell rings in the yard-o" is our best guess for the meaning of this line.
Comments
Learn more about Shanties in Barouaille in the pdf here.
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Thanks and Acknowledgements
The lyrics to this song can vary a little depending upon the singer. Lyrics given here are as those sung by the group The Barouaille Whalers (in the YouTube video).
Image: Dancing with the devil. French.