Santiano

The Santiano shanty performed by The Longest Johns was a custom blend of theirs, made in collaboration with Justine Galmiche from SKÁLD. They wanted to combine their version of Santiana from their 'Beyond Wind and Water' album with the French version of the original, but realized the lyrics had nothing in relation to each other, so combined some of the best parts of both.

Lyrics
The lyrics were kindly provided from the comments of the original Santiano video found here, provided by YouTube user HxC. C'est un fameux trois-mâts, fin comme un oiseau (Hissez haut! Santiano!) Dix-huit nœuds, quatre cents tonneaux Je suis fier d'y être matelot {Chorus} Tiens bon la vague et tiens bon le vent Hissez haut! Santiano! Si Dieu veut, toujours droit devant (Nous irons jusqu'à San Francisco) Oh, the wind was foul and the seas ran high (Heave away! Santiano!) She shipped it green and none went by (Along the plains of Mexico!) {Chorus} Je pars pour de longs mois en laissant Margot (Hissez haut! Santiano!) D'y penser, j'avais le cœur gros (En doublant les feux de Saint Malo!) {Chorus} We swear by rote, for want of more (Heave away! Santiano!) But now we're through so we'll go on shore (Along the plains of Mexico!) {Chorus x2}