Clone Shanty Central

• Clankers

• how their waves just keep coming (despair)

• how stupid they sound/look (mockery)

• losing brothers to them (dirge, perhaps?)

• Jedi

• shenanigans (a rousing tune, probably a drinking song)

• heroics (upbeat to increase morale)

• Legendary figures

• Definitely Cody and Rex (posterboys)

• Legendary Clone Trooper 6969, whose dick was so big his codpiece broke the first time he went into battle, taking out at least 5 battle droids with the shrapnel. (Silly upbeat song)

• Obi-Wan, Anakin, Plo, since they cared so much about their men

• Making fun of Separatists. That's it that's the whole genre.

• How much Kamino sucked

• Humourous jests about Shinies

• Mourning the lost

• Resignation to the fact that they could die literally whenever

• Hopeful songs about what they imagine it might be like to live as free men after the war

but then ‘hopeful songs about what they imagine it might be like to live as free men after the war’ okay well now i’m in my feels )’:

also may i suggest that under ‘legendary figures’ they have shanties for specific senators? even, perhaps, one about (mocking) skeevy sheevy? of course they’d more likely be along the lines of 

how beautiful and gentle senator amidala is and the tale of the famous (fictional) trooper who was privileged enough to receive her attentions

also and along the same lines

wouldn’t it be nice to just desert and settle down with some hot twi’lek (as a silly upbeat genre)

There’s gotta be a drinking song too. A song about 79s and all the shit that goes down there

A song of honor to their Ori’vods who trained them

"I heard Prime got his head cut off by a Jedi, and he probably deserved it lol"

also i’m thinking - the coruscant guard probably has their own, totally unique style of shanty cause sure, the shanties vary from battalion to battalion and they’ve all got their own specific ones (aka “Who Needs A Prime, We’ve Got Plo Koon”). but between transfers and working together, there’s probably a whole lot of shanties common to the GAR in general. the guard, on the other hand -

the guard is pretty separate from the rest of the GAR. they probably only dare to sing in the privacy of their helmets over their commlinks. they don’t get to hear the common shanties and no one else gets to hear theirs. so theirs - theirs are different, i’d imagine

their biggest genres are probably 

‘civilians have such nice lives and we long for that life very much’

‘actually no screw civilians they absolutely suck’

‘screw senators, too, they also suck’

also, i imagine they use shanties as a way to pass along advice and warnings sometimes. e.g. 

‘the tale of the day fox punished fifty-two shinies in a row and here’s why (don’t be like them)’

Amazing Iconic Incredible great work everyone

Also I just

A song about 79s and all the shit that goes down there

Please tell me this is like... a drunken sailor esque song where the verses are VERY easy to mimic and the number of verses and their contents depends entirely on who you're with and what shenanigans they have witnessed.

Speaking of battalion specific songs i feel like the 212th has a whole genre called "do as I say not as I do" including

Cody punching droids and then being stressed when shinies do it

The GENERAL doing reckless shit and then being stressed when his padawan does the same (this one gets expanded every time they hang out with the 501st)

501st has one specific to them as a dig to Rex, “Sir Please Stop Throwing Me”

The 327th has one dedicated to Aayla’s durasteel abs, and it never fails to make Bly blush even more so when Aayla joins in

Kit Fisto has one titled “The General’s Lost His Shirt Again” and the 212th swear they ripped off their idea of “The General’s Robes Are Lost”

and i really hope you don’t mind, but when i read ‘the general’s robes are lost’, I got completely carried away: 

“he says he’s checked the closet

he says he’s checked the bridge

he says he’s checked the fresher

he’s even checked the fridge. 

he’s raided through the barracks 

he hasn’t got them on

i’m afraid we’ve got to face it lads

the general’s robes are gone!” 

The ballad of 6969

69's the trooper

What a sight to see

Bigger than a bantha 

His cock hung to his knee

69's was called up

To serve the greater good

He fetched his trusty DCs

And did just as he should

The battle was a raging

The troopers in a bind

Scores and scores of clunkers

In front and from behind

They gathered all around him

Prepared to make their stand

They'd fight until they all fell

Down to the last man

69's was ready 

To do his duty true

And give his life for justice

A trooper through and through

But his Lady Jedi

Had bright and lovely eyes 

And skin that looked like honey

And thick inviting thighs

And when she stood above him

Her tits a shadow cast

And 69's was ruined

His rod had gone full mast

69's the mighty 

69's the brave

The clunkers were a marching

Advancing in a wave

But his meat was still a growing

He couldn't bear to stay

He jumped up from his hiding place

And ran into the fray

He'd reached his mighty size

And his codpiece had to yield 

It shattered with a bang!

And leveled half the field 

The shrapnel went a flying 

The droids were only doomed

They were ripped to many pieces

By the raging sonic boom!

And 69's the hero

And his legendary dong

We thank his cock forever 

I love it so much.

Sweet Spanish Ladies ➡️ Mesh’la Dala

I only have the first verse but I’d love your input:

@captainrexisboo @leias-left-hair-bun what do you think of this shanty for the Coruscant Guard?? Its based off The Chemical Workers song by Great Big Sea

(also if u have suggestions for the third verse I am Open to Suggestion cause I’d like to make it about watching your back on Coruscant but idk how to do it lol)

Well a Corrie guard am I and I’m telling you no lie

I work and breathe among nat-borns who watch the war go by

There’s treason all around me and Sedition in the air

There’s a lousy smell that smacks of hell and corruption in the air

But its go boys go and time your every breath

Cause every day you’re in this place your two days nearer death

But you go

Well I’ve patrolled the underbelly and I’ve breathed the oily smoke

Listened to the senates osik and it nigh on makes you choke

I’ve stood kneedeep in battlefields been shot with a lazer burn

Its fekking rough I’ve seen enough to make your stomach turn

Hey guys! I’m writing this kinda silly one, gonna be pretty goofy and upbeat! I’m having some issue with the last four lines of the third verse. I’ll put the lyrics I do have under the read more!

The last four lines of each verse are supposed to equal 29 beats altogether, you can see the first verse rounds off it’s last four lines with 8/7/7/7, but the second verse ends it 8/7/8/6. As long as it follows the AABC rhyming flow, the beats can be pretty flexible as long as it rounds out to 29.

Let me know if you have any suggestions!!! I’m open to anything!!! - Liz

It’s more like ABAB for the “chorus” sections - which is broken in the third one. (A  The Cap’n’s lookin’ for you vod  B  Barely a breath away  A  The Cap’n’s lookin’ for you vod  C  S’like he can smell your scent )

[You can replace the second line with:  He’s over by that vent. This keeps the telling the vod where the captain is while retaining the rhyme scheme from previous verses]

And then ABCCDE ABCDEF - so the second verse breaks that AABC rhyming flow. Then in terms of beats First non chorus verse: 7-6-8-7-7-7 for a total of 42 Second non chorus verse: 7-6-7-7-8-6 for a total of 41

An easy way to reconcile this is to add a superfluous and somewhere in the last four lines so that the second verse reads: He’s checkin ev’ry closet He’s checkin ev’ry floor He’s grumblin’ somethin’ real low [And] there’s a growl deep in his throat His teeth are grindin’ so damn hard- His jaw! It kriffin’ clicks (This ends up being 7-6-7-8-8-6, but matches the 29 beats in the last 4 lines rule)

[Alternatively in order to match the first verse’s rhyme scheme I suggest: Growlin’ ‘bout some sudden death, He’s grumblin’ somethin’ ‘neath his breath Which keeps the 7-6-7-8-8-6 beat as proposed above]

So matching the first non chorus’s rhyme scheme, repetition in the first two lines and overall 29 beats in the last four may I suggest: 7  He’s sayin’ you’ll be headless 6  He’s sayin’ you’ll be dead 7  What’d you kriffin do, kid? 7  Never seen him flip this lid, 8  Thought you promised to be good, lad 7  I won’t be savin’ your skin

Hey guys! I’m writing this kinda silly one, gonna be pretty goofy and upbeat! I’m having some issue with the last four lines of the third verse. I’ll put the lyrics I do have under the read more!

The last four lines of each verse are supposed to equal 29 beats altogether, you can see the first verse rounds off it’s last four lines with 8/7/7/7, but the second verse ends it 8/7/8/6. As long as it follows the AABC rhyming flow, the beats can be pretty flexible as long as it rounds out to 29.

Let me know if you have any suggestions!!! I’m open to anything!!! - Liz

It’s more like ABAB for the “chorus” sections - which is broken in the third one. (A  The Cap’n’s lookin’ for you vod  B  Barely a breath away  A  The Cap’n’s lookin’ for you vod  C  S’like he can smell your scent )

[You can replace the second line with:  He’s over by that vent. This keeps the telling the vod where the captain is while retaining the rhyme scheme from previous verses]

And then ABCCDE ABCDEF - so the second verse breaks that AABC rhyming flow. Then in terms of beats First non chorus verse: 7-6-8-7-7-7 for a total of 42 Second non chorus verse: 7-6-7-7-8-6 for a total of 41

An easy way to reconcile this is to add a superfluous and somewhere in the last four lines so that the second verse reads: He’s checkin ev’ry closet He’s checkin ev’ry floor He’s grumblin’ somethin’ real low [And] there’s a growl deep in his throat His teeth are grindin’ so damn hard- His jaw! It kriffin’ clicks (This ends up being 7-6-7-8-8-6, but matches the 29 beats in the last 4 lines rule)

[Alternatively in order to match the first verse’s rhyme scheme I suggest: Growlin’ ‘bout some sudden death, He’s grumblin’ somethin’ ‘neath his breath Which keeps the 7-6-7-8-8-6 beat as proposed above]

So matching the first non chorus’s rhyme scheme, repetition in the first two lines and overall 29 beats in the last four may I suggest: 7  He’s sayin’ you’ll be headless 6  He’s sayin’ you’ll be dead 7  What’d you kriffin do, kid? 7  Never seen him flip this lid, 8  Thought you promised to be good, lad 7  I won’t be savin’ your skin

A/N: Here. Have some Jesse angst that was inspired by this by @reyskitchensink. Tagging @captainrexisboo and @your-clone-boyfriend because we were talking about this last night 😊

Good Soldiers Follow Orders,

Until the day is done.

Good Solders Follow Orders,

Until the battles won.

Good Soldiers Follow Orders,

Fighting on till dawn.

Good Soldiers Follow Orders,

Until their lives are gone.

Good Solders Follow Orders,

They’ll fight till their last breath.

Good Soldiers Follow Orders,

Even if it means their death.

Good Solders Follow Orders,

All the Jedi must die.

Good Soldiers Follow Orders,

No one is asking why.

Good Soldiers Follow Orders,

But what if they are wrong?

Good Soldiers Follow Orders,

They can’t stop the dark sides song.

Good Soldiers Follow Orders,

Even if they’re against a brother.

Good Soldiers Follow Orders,

They’ll have to kill one another.

Good Soldiers Follow Orders,

They just can’t stop the madness.

Good Soldiers Follow Orders,

Even if it leads to so much sadness.

Good Soldiers Follow Orders,

Rex, I just can’t tell you why.

Good Soldiers Follow Orders,

I can’t deny the inhibitor chips cry.

Good Soldiers Follow Orders,

I still love you with all my heart.

Good Soldiers Follow Orders,

Even though we must now part.

Good Soldiers Follow Orders,

I don’t feel like myself.

Good Soldiers Follow Orders,

But I can’t ask you for help.

Good Soldiers Follow Orders,

I’m screaming in my mind.

Good Soldiers Follow Orders,

Just please leave me behind.

Good Soldiers Follow Orders,

Please kill me and end this nightmare.

Good Soldiers Follow Orders,

Sparing me will get you nowhere.

Good Soldiers Follow Orders,

Goodbye my dearest brother.

Good Soldiers Follow Orders,

You were a Captain like no other.

Good Soldiers Follow Orders,

At last, I can have peace.

Good Soldiers Follow Orders,

Now that my life has ceased.

Good Soldiers Follow Orders,

I say with my last breath.

Good Soldiers Follow Orders.

So, one of my discords has been having great fun making Star Wars versions of Shanties and ‘My Jolly Sailor Bold’ came up and I decided to give it a go! the second verse is a bit rough and doesn’t rhyme, but! i’m pretty happy with it!

And thank you to all the lovely people on discord who encouraged me to share this!!

Jetii at Our Side

Upon the spaceships docking, I carefully set foot, Upon the ground of Felucia, moving through the roots, Moving through the jungle, clankers close ahead Our Jetii moving forward, our hearts all full of dread

My soul is that of manda I disdain all cowardly stride But the battle never seems to end Though our Jetii’s at our side.

Us clones we may be many, but short our lives have been We march beside our jetii and fight against the tide The war it stretches onwards, each hour could be our last So we fight with heart and passion, til the Sep’s all meet their end

My soul is that of manda I disdain all cowardly stride But the battle never seems to end Though our Jetii’s at our side. The clanker’s closing in now, we hold out while we can But the seppie’s got some upgrades, while we lose man after man My brother’s marching on now, I’ve not yet lived past ten They welcome me as I fall, no more to breathe again

My soul is that of manda I disdain all cowardly stride But the battle never seems to end Though our Jetii’s at our side.

TYPES OF SHANTIES

If you've any experience in sea shanties, you've probably noticed they don't all sound the same. Some are slow, some are fast, and some are just downright sad! Well there's method behind the melody, and I'm here to tell you all about it!

A shanty frequently contains a CALL, which is what the shantyman would sing out, essentially the verses of the song, and the RESPONSE, which is what the men would sing back. For example in Haul Away Joe: the call is "Louis was the king of France before the revolution," and the response is "heave away, haul away Joe."

One of the first things to keep in mind is that shanties were used most frequently during tasks that required most of the crew. I'm now going to separate these types of work shanties into categories:

CAPSTAN SHANTIES: these shanties were used for repetitive work that was sustained, such as raising the ship's anchor at the capstan. Examples? Randy Dandy-Oh, Drunken Sailor, Eliza Lee, Barrett's Privateers (though this was written long after the age of sail!)

HALYARD SHANTIES: sung during tasks that took a very long time and required a break for a breath before the men started up again, such as hoisting a sail. Examples? Blow the Man Down, Leave Her Johnny, Hanging Johnny (Johnny really took the piss huh)

PUMPING SHANTIES: let's hope you didnt have to do a lot of pumping! Wooden ships were prone to leaking and so pumping out the water was necessary but tiresome work below decks. Examples? Santiana, Pump Shanty (surprise there)

SHORT-HAUL SHANTIES: for quick work, like shortening sails! Examples? Haul Away Joe, Paddy Doyle's Boots, Haul on the Bowline

There's some of our task shanties! Now why don't we go below and see what our off-duty men are getting up to?

Why, they're singing FO'C'SLE SHANTIES! These shanties are stories of life at sea, the work they'd done, the places they'd been, they can tell you a lot about a sailor's life. Examples? Rolling Down to Old Maui, Ben Backstay, All for me Grog

Fun! How about those far away in the polar seas hunting whales? Well I'm glad you asked because this is where we encounter WHALING SHANTIES! And yes, you guessed it, this is where Wellerman comes in! Other examples include Bonnie Ship the Diamond, The Greenland Whaler Fisheries

1st Verse:

We love our good Commander Fox, although he hates to see

Anyone who’s having fun, especially if it’s me.

He caught me laughing on my shift and then, I’m sad to say,

I got assigned to traffic duty for a hundred days.

.

Chorus:

Oh me, oh my, I heard the shiny cry.

Oh me, oh my, I think I’m gonna die

Oh me, oh my, I heard the shiny say,

I wish I’d never made a joke to the commander’s face.

.

2nd Verse:

Back when I was a shiny boy and thought I was hot stuff

When shifts got dull I’d challenge vode to some fisticuffs.

Commander Fox got wind of that; I don’t know how he did.

My sugar rations disappeared and I got demoted.

.

Repeat Chorus

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3rd Verse:

Commanders Thorn and Thire are friendly, as commanders go.

And if you need a helping hand, just ask Commander Stone.

I don’t know why Commander Fox is such a sour shabuir

Some say that his decanting jar was filled with vinegar.

.

Repeat Chorus

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This one had me cackling out loud in my office, this ones GREAT. It could also be put to a version of “Another Irish Drinking Song” (except for the chorus)

The Senate's full of crazy folk (fucks), avoid it if you can.

I figured why the Fox's so rough, and why he's kind of mean;

He hasn't had his kaff cup yet, still got stuck with Palpatine. With a changed chorus of:

Oh me, oh my, I heard Commander cry:

Oh me, oh my, I think I'm gonna die

Oh me, oh my, I heard Commander say

I wish I'd picked a different group back on assignment day