From the archive, 3 April 1945: Gay sailor go on leave | Royal Navy | The Guardian

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• FROM THE ARCHIVE, 3 APRIL 1945: GAY SAILOR GO ON LEAVE
• MY JOLLY SAILOR BOLDASHLEY SERENASEP. 14, 20201 VIEWER31.6K VIEWS6 CONTRIBUTORSMY JOLLY SAILOR BOLD LYRICSUPON ONE SUMMER'S MORNG, I REFULLY DID STRAYDOWN BY THE WALLS OF WAPPG, WHERE I MET A SAILOR GAYCONVERSG WH A YOUNG LASS, WHO SEEMED TO BE PASAYG 'WILLIAM, WHEN YOU GO, I FEAR YOU'LL NE'ER RETURN AGA'MY HEART IS PIERCED BY CUPIDI DISDA ALL GLTERG GOLDTHERE IS NOTHG N NSOLE MEBUT MY JOLLY SAILOR BOLDHIS HAIR HANGS RGLETS, HIS EY AS BLACK AS ALMY HAPPS ATTEND HIM WHEREVER HE MAY GOFROM TOWER HILL TO BLACKWALL, I'LL WANR, WEEP AND MOANALL FOR MY JOLLY SAILOR, UNTIL HE SAILS HOMEMY HEART IS PIERCED BY CUPIDI DISDA ALL GLTERG GOLDTHERE IS NOTHG N NSOLE MEBUT MY JOLLY SAILOR BOLDMY NAME IS MARIA, A MERCHANT'S DGHTER FAIRAND I HAVE LEFT MY PARENTS AND THREE THOAND POUNDS A YEARCOME ALL YOU PRETTY FAIR MAIDS, WHOEVER YOU MAY BEWHO LOVE A JOLLY SAILOR THAT PLOUGHS THE RAGG SEAWHILE UP ALOFT STORM, OM ME HIS ABSENCE MOURNAND FIRMLY PRAY, ARRIVE THE DAY, HE'S NEVER MORE TO ROAMYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKEMY HEART IS PIERCED BY CUPIDI DISDA ALL GLTERG GOLDTHERE IS NOTHG N NSOLE MEBUT MY JOLLY SAILOR BOLDMY HEART IS PIERCED BY CUPIDI DISDA ALL GLTERG GOLDTHERE IS NOTHG N NSOLE MEBUT MY JOLLY SAILOR BOLD2EMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUT
• WILLIAM TAYLORSEAN DAGHERTRACK 10 ON ASSASS’S CREED IV BLACK FLAG GAME SOUNDTRACK - SEA SHANTY EDN FEATURGDAVID GOSSAGE, RICHARD IRW & 4 MORE1 VIEWER23.2K VIEWS3 CONTRIBUTORSWILLIAM TAYLOR LYRICS[VERSE 1]WILLIAM TAYLOR WAS A BRISK YOUNG SAILORFULL OF HEART AND FULL OF PLAYUNTIL HE DID HIS MD UNVERTO A YOUTHFUL LADY GAYFOUR AND TWENTY BRISH SAILORSMET HIM ON THE KG'S HIGHWAYAS HE WENT FOR TO BE MARRIEDPRSED HE WAS AND SENT AWAY[CHOS]FOLLERI--DOM, -DAERAI DIDROFOLLERI--DOM, DOMME DAERAI DAEFOLLERI--DOM, -DAERAI DIDROFOLLERI--DOM, DOMME DAERAI DAE[VERSE 2]SAILOR'S CLOTHG SHE PUT ONAND WENT TO A BOARD A MAN-OF-WARHER PRETTY LTLE FGERS LONG AND SLENRTHEY WERE SMEARED WH PCH AND TARON THE SHIP THERE WAS A BATTLESHE AMONGST THE RT DID FIGHTTHE WD BLEW OFF HER SILVER BUTTONSHER BREASTS WERE BARED ALL SNOWY WHEYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[CHOS]FOLLERI--DOM, -DAERAI DIDROFOLLERI--DOM, DOMME DAERAI DAEFOLLERI--DOM, - DAERAI DIDROFOLLERI--DOM, DOME DAERAI DAE[VERSE 3]WHEN THE PTA HE DID DISVERHE SAID, "FAIR MAID! WHAT BROUGHT YOU HERE?""SIR, I'M SEEKG WILLIAM TAYLORPRSED HE WAS BY YOU LAST YEAR.""IF YOU RISE UP THE MORNGEARLY AT THE BREAK OF DAYTHERE YOU'LL SPY YOUNG WILLIAM TAYLORWALKG WH HIS LADY GAY"[CHOS]FOLLERI--DOM, -DAERAI DIDROFOLLERI--DOM, DOMME DAERAI DAEFOLLERI--DOM, -DAERAI DIDROFOLLERI--DOM, DOMME DAERAI DAE[VERSE 4]SHE ROSE EARLY THE MORNGEARLY AT THE BREAK O' DAYHERE SHE SPIED YOUNG WILLIAM TAYLORWALKG WH HIS LADY GAYSHE PROCURED A PAIR OF PISTOLSON THE GROUND WHERE SHE DID STANDTHERE SHE SHOT POOR WILLIAM TAYLORAND THE LADY AT HIS RIGHT HAND[CHOS]FOLLERI--DOM, -DAERAI DIDROFOLLERI--DOM, DOMME DAERAI DAEFOLLERI--DOM, -DAERAI DIDROFOLLERI--DOM, DOMME DAERAI DAEEMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUT
• SAILOR SAILORGAYE DELORMETRACK 2 ON BLUE WAVE SSNS 1 VIEWER1 CONTRIBUTORSAILOR SAILOR LYRICSSEE THE GYPSI OUT ON THE HIGHWAYPLAYG THEIR GUARS THE RAAND SGG SAILOR SAILOR OUT ON THE OCEANBRG YOUR SHIP HERE AND RRY ME AWAYLOOK AT JANEY JANEY OUT ON THE HIGHWAYSHE'S TRYG TO GET OUT THERE AND FD HER EEDOMSHE'S SGG SAILOR SAILOR OUT ON THE OCEANBRG YOUR SHIP AND RRY ME AWAYYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKEEMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUTHAVE THE SI SOP ON THIS SONG?SIGN UP AND DROP SOME KNOWLEDGESTART THE SONG BASK A QUTN ABOUT THIS SONGASK A QUTN *‌BLUE WAVE SSNS (1990)GAYE DELORME2. SAILOR SAILORCREDSTAGSPOPEXPAND COMMENTSADD A MENTSIGN UP AND DROP KNOWLEDGE ?GENI IS THE ULTIMATE SOURCE OF MIC KNOWLEDGE, CREATED BY SCHOLARS LIKE YOU WHO SHARE FACTS AND SIGHT ABOUT THE SONGS AND ARTISTS THEY LOVE.SIGN UPGENI IS THE WORLD’S BIGGT LLECTN OF SONG LYRICS AND MIL KNOWLEDGE
• GAY SAILOR

FROM THE ARCHIVE, 3 APRIL 1945: GAY SAILOR GO ON LEAVE

It's implied that this is more of a ncealed kd of place to gather -the-closet gay young men so they n leave their worri and troubl behd and let loose.

While the lyrics don't nta any specific gay referenc, the song beme a gay 1977, producers Jacqu Morali and Henri Belolo assembled a group signed to attract gay dienc while parodyg (some claimed explog) that same nstuency's stereotyp.

Songwrers Phil Hurtt and Peter Whehead were tapped to pose songs wh gay unrpngs. A mon misnceptn was that Village People were an all-gay troupe.

MY JOLLY SAILOR BOLDASHLEY SERENASEP. 14, 20201 VIEWER31.6K VIEWS6 CONTRIBUTORSMY JOLLY SAILOR BOLD LYRICSUPON ONE SUMMER'S MORNG, I REFULLY DID STRAYDOWN BY THE WALLS OF WAPPG, WHERE I MET A SAILOR GAYCONVERSG WH A YOUNG LASS, WHO SEEMED TO BE PASAYG 'WILLIAM, WHEN YOU GO, I FEAR YOU'LL NE'ER RETURN AGA'MY HEART IS PIERCED BY CUPIDI DISDA ALL GLTERG GOLDTHERE IS NOTHG N NSOLE MEBUT MY JOLLY SAILOR BOLDHIS HAIR HANGS RGLETS, HIS EY AS BLACK AS ALMY HAPPS ATTEND HIM WHEREVER HE MAY GOFROM TOWER HILL TO BLACKWALL, I'LL WANR, WEEP AND MOANALL FOR MY JOLLY SAILOR, UNTIL HE SAILS HOMEMY HEART IS PIERCED BY CUPIDI DISDA ALL GLTERG GOLDTHERE IS NOTHG N NSOLE MEBUT MY JOLLY SAILOR BOLDMY NAME IS MARIA, A MERCHANT'S DGHTER FAIRAND I HAVE LEFT MY PARENTS AND THREE THOAND POUNDS A YEARCOME ALL YOU PRETTY FAIR MAIDS, WHOEVER YOU MAY BEWHO LOVE A JOLLY SAILOR THAT PLOUGHS THE RAGG SEAWHILE UP ALOFT STORM, OM ME HIS ABSENCE MOURNAND FIRMLY PRAY, ARRIVE THE DAY, HE'S NEVER MORE TO ROAMYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKEMY HEART IS PIERCED BY CUPIDI DISDA ALL GLTERG GOLDTHERE IS NOTHG N NSOLE MEBUT MY JOLLY SAILOR BOLDMY HEART IS PIERCED BY CUPIDI DISDA ALL GLTERG GOLDTHERE IS NOTHG N NSOLE MEBUT MY JOLLY SAILOR BOLD2EMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUT

Henri Belolo was not gay, but Jacqu Morali was, and the image nformed to his visn.

The gay stereotype rol played well to the LGBT muny associated wh dis at the time, but lookg back, 's kd of ridiculo to thk that diss were "a gay thg" (nobody was havg spicns of, say, John Travolta).

The rrect way to make the C is to the left, so looks like a C to people facg song's -wrer, Victor Willis, sists this is not a "gay song, " wh the le "you n hang out wh all the boys" spired by his youth, when he would play basketball wh his iends at the YMCA. "I'm happy the gay muny adopted as their anthem, I have no qualms wh that.

WILLIAM TAYLORSEAN DAGHERTRACK 10 ON ASSASS’S CREED IV BLACK FLAG GAME SOUNDTRACK - SEA SHANTY EDN FEATURGDAVID GOSSAGE, RICHARD IRW & 4 MORE1 VIEWER23.2K VIEWS3 CONTRIBUTORSWILLIAM TAYLOR LYRICS[VERSE 1]WILLIAM TAYLOR WAS A BRISK YOUNG SAILORFULL OF HEART AND FULL OF PLAYUNTIL HE DID HIS MD UNVERTO A YOUTHFUL LADY GAYFOUR AND TWENTY BRISH SAILORSMET HIM ON THE KG'S HIGHWAYAS HE WENT FOR TO BE MARRIEDPRSED HE WAS AND SENT AWAY[CHOS]FOLLERI--DOM, -DAERAI DIDROFOLLERI--DOM, DOMME DAERAI DAEFOLLERI--DOM, -DAERAI DIDROFOLLERI--DOM, DOMME DAERAI DAE[VERSE 2]SAILOR'S CLOTHG SHE PUT ONAND WENT TO A BOARD A MAN-OF-WARHER PRETTY LTLE FGERS LONG AND SLENRTHEY WERE SMEARED WH PCH AND TARON THE SHIP THERE WAS A BATTLESHE AMONGST THE RT DID FIGHTTHE WD BLEW OFF HER SILVER BUTTONSHER BREASTS WERE BARED ALL SNOWY WHEYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[CHOS]FOLLERI--DOM, -DAERAI DIDROFOLLERI--DOM, DOMME DAERAI DAEFOLLERI--DOM, - DAERAI DIDROFOLLERI--DOM, DOME DAERAI DAE[VERSE 3]WHEN THE PTA HE DID DISVERHE SAID, "FAIR MAID! WHAT BROUGHT YOU HERE?""SIR, I'M SEEKG WILLIAM TAYLORPRSED HE WAS BY YOU LAST YEAR.""IF YOU RISE UP THE MORNGEARLY AT THE BREAK OF DAYTHERE YOU'LL SPY YOUNG WILLIAM TAYLORWALKG WH HIS LADY GAY"[CHOS]FOLLERI--DOM, -DAERAI DIDROFOLLERI--DOM, DOMME DAERAI DAEFOLLERI--DOM, -DAERAI DIDROFOLLERI--DOM, DOMME DAERAI DAE[VERSE 4]SHE ROSE EARLY THE MORNGEARLY AT THE BREAK O' DAYHERE SHE SPIED YOUNG WILLIAM TAYLORWALKG WH HIS LADY GAYSHE PROCURED A PAIR OF PISTOLSON THE GROUND WHERE SHE DID STANDTHERE SHE SHOT POOR WILLIAM TAYLORAND THE LADY AT HIS RIGHT HAND[CHOS]FOLLERI--DOM, -DAERAI DIDROFOLLERI--DOM, DOMME DAERAI DAEFOLLERI--DOM, -DAERAI DIDROFOLLERI--DOM, DOMME DAERAI DAEEMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUT

Pl, wh Jacqu beg gay, I had a lot of iends I worked out wh who were the adult-film dtry, and he was imprsed by meetg people he had seen the vios and magaz. " certaly has a gay orig. That's what Jacqu was thkg when he wrote , bee our first album [1977's Village People] was possibly the gayt album ever.

SAILOR SAILORGAYE DELORMETRACK 2 ON BLUE WAVE SSNS 1 VIEWER1 CONTRIBUTORSAILOR SAILOR LYRICSSEE THE GYPSI OUT ON THE HIGHWAYPLAYG THEIR GUARS THE RAAND SGG SAILOR SAILOR OUT ON THE OCEANBRG YOUR SHIP HERE AND RRY ME AWAYLOOK AT JANEY JANEY OUT ON THE HIGHWAYSHE'S TRYG TO GET OUT THERE AND FD HER EEDOMSHE'S SGG SAILOR SAILOR OUT ON THE OCEANBRG YOUR SHIP AND RRY ME AWAYYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKEEMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUTHAVE THE SI SOP ON THIS SONG?SIGN UP AND DROP SOME KNOWLEDGESTART THE SONG BASK A QUTN ABOUT THIS SONGASK A QUTN *‌BLUE WAVE SSNS (1990)GAYE DELORME2. SAILOR SAILORCREDSTAGSPOPEXPAND COMMENTSADD A MENTSIGN UP AND DROP KNOWLEDGE ?GENI IS THE ULTIMATE SOURCE OF MIC KNOWLEDGE, CREATED BY SCHOLARS LIKE YOU WHO SHARE FACTS AND SIGHT ABOUT THE SONGS AND ARTISTS THEY LOVE.SIGN UPGENI IS THE WORLD’S BIGGT LLECTN OF SONG LYRICS AND MIL KNOWLEDGE

We were a gay group.

GAY SAILOR

So was the song wrten to celebrate gay men at the YMCA?