780. Haul Away, Joe
'Haul Away, Joe.' Sung by Thomas Leary, Iredell county, August 24, 1939. All of this singer's eight chanties were learned near Glouster, Massachusetts. There are some melodic variations from the known versions, particularly in measures 3 and 11. Cf. also TFS 1 12-13; FSONE 138; PC 18, No. 7, and IMWS 92.
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Solo
3. King Louis was the King of France be - fore the Re - vo -
Chorus
lu - tion. Way, haul a - way,- we'll haul a -way — Joe!-
But then he got his head cut off, which spoiled his con - sti tu
tion. Way, haul a - way, we'll haul a - way Joe. —
For melodic relationship cf. ***RG 3; **EFC 32; PSB 31.
Scale: Hexatonic (2). Tonal Center: c. Structure: abacabac (2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2)
1= aa^aa^ (4,4,4,4). The tonal center is the lowest and highest tone.