Chesapeake Bay Whaling Company repertoire

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This listing will initially be incomplete, but will be updated as time permits.
If you specifically want us to sing any of these, take note of the readiness time in 3 below.


  1. The first column is the song title
  2. The second column is the chromatic key for the song
  3. The third column is our readiness to perform that song on short notice (an astersisk following the letter means it's a song 'borrowed' from the CHORUS repertoire):
    1. A = ready any time; we rehearse or sing it regularly.
    2. B = let us know a week in advance, we need to knock the dust off this one.
    3. C = give us 3-week's notice, we still have some rough spots to work out.
    4. D = we're just starting to learn this one: if you want it, give us 6 weeks!
    5. R = retired: we're revising the arrangement for this song (or just don't like it), prefer not to sing the old version.
  4. The fourth column is remarks: description, theme, '..partial lyrics..' , [clues for us]
1-song title 2 3 4- remarks
Always G B+ a love-song favorite 'Dreams will all come true..'
Anchors Aweigh Bb C patriotic GO NAVY 'Anchors aweigh, my boys...'
As Time Goes By D B inspirational 'This day and age...'
[You Must Have Been a] Beautiful Baby Eb B admiration [pitchoff = base build-up] 'OH, you must have been a..'
Bye Bye Blues Bb A* inspirational [bass starts with:] 'We're saying...'
Coney Island Baby/We All Fall Medley Bb C 'It's so easy to fall for a girl..'
Danny Boy F B an old traditional '..My Heart is aching..'
Disney Medley Bb A 5 minutes in length, a light-spirited favorite of young and old alike! '..Have you heard of DisneyLand ?...'
Eternal Father, Strong to Save D C religious the Navy Hymn
For Me and My Gal G B ABOUT A WEDDING 'Bells are ringing, Ding-dong...'
God Be With You 'Til We Meet Again C B religious, [unison start on middle-C]
God Bless America G A* patriotic, [bass starts]: 'Drum-Drum Drum-drum-drum...'
God Bless the USA Eb C patriotic, proud to be an American [pitch:bass-bari-tenor-lead] 'Ooo... Do do do..'
Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight G B love, pop similar to the ShaNaNa version, [Bass gets D from bari pitchoff]: 'Dut Doo..'
Heart of My Heart (Story of the Rose) Bb A* love song 'Heart of my heart, I love You..'
If You Knew Susie C C lively Jolson tune 'What a gal, Oh what a pal...'
I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen F B melancholy ballad '....across the ocean wild and wide...'
Irish Blessing F B* religious 'May the road rise to meet you,...'
Let There Be Peace on Earth Eb D inspirational '..., and let it begin with me...'
Lida Rose F B theatre 'Now here is my love song...'
the Lion Sleeps Tonight F D pop 'Wee de de.....Wim-o-weh..' (practice)
Love Letters F B* NOT Loveletters in the Sand, but Loveletters straight from my heart; love 'The sky may be starless..'
MacNamara's Band G B Irish[bass starts]: 'Tak a ta ta...'
My Wild Irish Rose Bb A* [Don Gray version, Lead starts]: 'You may sing of your Roses..'
Nearer, My God, To Thee G C religious - 3 verses, can sing 1st verse on short notice.
Peggy O'Neil C B irish ditty 'Oh who is Miss Peggy...'
Peg O' My Heart C B love 'Oh! My heart's in a whirl...'
Radio Ab A reminiscent[Tenor snaps 4, then:] 'Ra dat da dat....
Sailing Down the Chesapeake Bay C R Rewriting lyrics, modifying arrangement, [Bass begins]: 'Can you hear the..'
Sweet Rosie O'Grady Bb A* Irish 'Down around the corner...'
[You're the Flower of My Heart,] Sweet Adeline Bb B another old favorite [lead starts alone:] 'In the evening...'
Take Me Out to the Ballgame C B sports, about Nellie Kelley 'For it's 1-2-3 strikes...'
This is My Country Eb B patriotic [pitch: bass-up] 'This is my country.......What diff'rence if...'
Wait 'Til the Sun Shines Nellie Ab A* 'On a sunday morn...'
(What a) Wonderful World G B inspirational 'It's a glorious day...'
Who'll Take My Place C B* melancholy 'Ev'ry-thing must have an end...'
Yona From Arizona Bb B* perky love-song 'Ev'ry night by the light of the campfire bright
You're a Grand Old Flag Ab B* patriotic 'Honest, you're a grand old flag....'
Possible future additions, or dust-covered in the archives:
Abide With Me Eb - religious
Ain't She Sweet C D 'Personality, perspicacity, that's my...'
Amazing Grace Ab C religious, '..how sweet the sound...'
America the Beautiful Db D* patriotic, 'Oh beautiful for spacious skies...'
Battle Hymn of the Republic Bb - religious, 'Mine eyes have seen the glory...'
California Here I Come G D* 'When the wint'ry winds are blowing...'
Caroline C D* love, '(bass=do-do-do)...please be mine...'
Darkness on the Delta F B* [pitch=bass-lead-bari-tenor, lead starts]: 'When it's...'
That Old Quartet of Mine C - -
There's a Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder G - -an Al Jolson Song (practice)
When You Wish Upon a Star Eb - -from Walt Disney's PINOCCHIO (practice)
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