Landlubber

from HAIL OBLIVION by Orion Stephanie Johnstone and Joshua William Gelb

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LANDLUBBER
in which Major Stede Bonnet bequeaths his Barbados estate to his wife and cuts ties with his former life.
Featuring Jabari Brisport, Rick Burkhardt, and the Company.

lyrics

Lyrics:

CAESAR & THE CREW:
Poor land lubber cut his legs
Go on, go on lubber
At a tavern binged with limey dregs
Go on, lubber, go
All the seamen laughed, you lubber flea
Go on, go on lubber
You’re not a man ‘till you been to sea.
Go on, lubber, go

BONNET
Know that by these presents,
Major Stede Bonnet
Of Bridgetown does make constitute and approve my dear wife,
Mary Allamby Bonnet
True and lawful Attorney for myself,
Granting unto her full power to do
And perform all she sees necessary to be
Done in and about the Bridgetown estate
As fully as I might if personally present.

CAESAR & THE CREW:
So poor land lubber laid his fear
Go on, go on lubber
‘n shipped out proud a buccaneer
Go on, lubber, go
But the pirates laughed, you lubber shrew
Go on, go on lubber
Sweet trade is ours but not for you
Go on, lubber, go

BONNET
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
This fifth day of August,
In the year of one thousand seven hundred and seventeen.

CAESAR & THE CREW:
So overboard they threw him lee
Go on, go on lubber
Where he sank with the fishes at bottom o’ the sea
Go on, lubber, go

credits

from HAIL OBLIVION, released April 9, 2017
Performed by Caesar (Jabari Brisport), Bonnet (Rick Burkhardt), and the Company.

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Johnstone/Gelb New York, New York

HAIL OBLIVION is the latest work by Gelb and Johnstone, whose music theater projects include Tully (In No Particular Order), last seen at NYMF, and the rock musical Sometimes in Prague, which was featured in American Theater Magazine as part of the Polyphone Festival, after previous development at the Tank, Joe's Pub, and the New Ohio Ice Factory. ... more