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    The document is a shanty song sung by bookaneers celebrating a historian named Jolly Waistcoat Lawrence. The song encourages scholars to listen to Lawrence's tales and warns them not to listen to what bookaneers say. It references students, scholars, and teachers competing for positions at Fame Hall and mentions a scholar named "bloody Nay Lory" who triumphed in the academic competition. The repetitive lyrics focus on blowing the "Ph-Down" and celebrating Lawrence and Lory.

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    The document is a shanty song sung by bookaneers celebrating a historian named Jolly Waistcoat Lawrence. The song encourages scholars to listen to Lawrence's tales and warns them not to listen to what bookaneers say. It references students, scholars, and teachers competing for positions at Fame Hall and mentions a scholar named "bloody Nay Lory" who triumphed in the academic competition. The repetitive lyrics focus on blowing the "Ph-Down" and celebrating Lawrence and Lory.

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    Blow The PhDown A Bookaneer Shanty

    Uploaded by

    Lorenzo Boragno
    The document is a shanty song sung by bookaneers celebrating a historian named Jolly Waistcoat Lawrence. The song encourages scholars to listen to Lawrence's tales and warns them not to listen to what bookaneers say. It references students, scholars, and teachers competing for positions at Fame Hall and mentions a scholar named "bloody Nay Lory" who triumphed in the academic competition. The repetitive lyrics focus on blowing the "Ph-Down" and celebrating Lawrence and Lory.

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    Blow the Ph-Down

    An Ancient Bookaneer Shanty Blow it right back into Bergamo town


    Give me some time to blow the Ph-Down
    From
    Jolly Waistcoat Lawrence So I'll give you fair warning before we belay
    (To me!) Wey hey, blow the Ph-Down
    Don't ever take heed of what bookaneers say
    Come all ye young scholars of antiquity Give me some time to blow the Ph-Down
    (To me!) Wey hey, blow the Ph-Down
    And pray pay attention and listen to me Blow the Ph-Down, bullies, blow the Ph-Down
    Give me some time to blow the Ph-Down Wey hey, blow the Ph-Down
    Blow it right back into Bergamo town
    She’s a classy historian just in from Le Mans Give me some time to blow the Ph-Down
    (To me!) Wey hey, blow the Ph-Down
    If you mention the Iliad, she will start a chant
    Give me some time to blow the Ph-Down

    Blow the Ph-Down, bullies, blow the Ph-Down


    Wey hey, blow the Ph-Down
    Blow it right back into Bergamo town
    Give me some time to blow the Ph-Down

    There's students and scholars and teachers


    and all
    (To me!) Wey hey, blow the Ph-Down
    They all list for bourses to join the Fame Hall
    Give me some time to blow the Ph-Down

    You'll see those poor devils how they will all


    scoot
    Wey hey, blow the Ph-Down
    Assisted along by the toe of a boot
    Give me some time to blow the Ph-Down

    Blow the Ph-Down, bullies, blow the Ph-Down


    Wey hey, blow the Ph-Down
    Blow it right back into Bergamo town
    Give me some time to blow the Ph-Down

    It's publish or perish in the accademy brawl


    (To me!) Wey hey, blow the Ph-Down
    For bloody Nay Lory triumphed with a roar!
    Give me some time to blow the Ph-Down

    Let’s drink now, ya lubbers, let’s drink now I


    say
    (To me!) Wey hey, blow the Ph-Down
    Be loud and be proud for doc Lory today
    Give me some time to blow the Ph-Down

    Blow the Ph-Down, bullies, blow the Ph-Down


    Wey hey, blow the Ph-Down

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