The Sea Shanty of Zheng He

The History of China

Chris Stewart

History

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2021

⏱️ 3 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

There once was a fleet that put to sea All in name of the Imperial Ming With phoenix sterns, & dragon prows Oh go, my baochuan, go! Soon may the Treasure Fleet moor To bring ceramics & silk galore One day, when the trading is done They’ll take our spice & go Commanded by an admiral So tall he seem unnatural His voice rang out like temple bell To get those treasures stowed Soon may the Treasure Fleet moor To bring ceramics & silk galore One day, when the trading is done They’ll take our spice & go They sailed the southern seas so vast They’d catch the wind with all nine masts Astrologers would watch the skies From Champa to Guangzhou Soon may the Treasure Fleet moor To bring ceramics & silk galore One day, when the trading is done They’ll take our spice & go But on wave-crest a Pirate Lord He spied the fleet and greedily roared “Make ready all your cannon shot, We’ll take all their cargo!” Soon may the Treasure Fleet moor To bring ceramics & silk galore One day, when the trading is done They’ll take our spice & go Through flame and smoke they battled on Til in a flash a month was gone The Pirate Lord would taste defeat His ships sunk deep below Soon may the Treasure Fleet moor To bring ceramics & silk galore One day, when the trading is done They’ll take our spice & go At last they came to Indian shores In search of spice and jewels and more The deal was struck, with solemn vow To pay all that was owed Soon may the Treasure Fleet moor To bring ceramics & silk galore One day, when the trading is done They’ll take our spice & go But homeward bound the skies grew dim The winds did howl, their fate seemed grim The sailors prayed, “Help us, Tianfei!” The masts began to glow Soon may the Treasure Fleet moor To bring ceramics & silk galore One day, when the trading is done They’ll take our spice & go The Goddess heard their earnest pleas She stilled the waves & calmed the breeze The sailors gave their sober thanks She’s spared them from their woe Soon may the Treasure Fleet moor To bring ceramics & silk galore One day, when the trading is done They’ll take our spice & go Soon may the Treasure Fleet moor To bring ceramics & silk galore One day, when the trading is done They’ll take our spice & go Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	You're listening to an airwave media podcast.
0:04.0	Dear Sly Price Riser, we praise you.
0:08.0	Your commitment to raising the bar is something to look up to.
0:11.0	When the world said this mobile contract's price is high enough, you said,
0:15.0	no, go higher.
0:17.0	Yeah, cheers to the bad mobile contracts out there for showing us how to make a good one.
0:23.0	One that would rather raise your data, not your prices.
0:26.0	Go to gifgaff.com and switch now.
0:28.0	Gifgaff, we're up to good.
0:30.0	18 month commitment, a safe payment method required.
0:32.0	Terms apply, see gifgaff.com for with slash terms.
0:35.0	There once was a fleet that put to see all in name of the Imperial,
0:39.0	Ming with Phoenix, Dems and Dragon,
0:41.0	Prousal, go my belt on, go.
0:43.0	Ha!
0:44.0	Soon may the truth lead more to the ringer and his encyclose.
0:48.0	One day when the trade-ness done,
0:50.0	No take our slice and go.
0:52.0	Commended by an admiral,
0:54.0	So tall he seemed unnatural.
0:56.0	His voice rang out like a temple bell to get those treasures stored.
1:00.0	Ha!
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Chris Stewart, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Chris Stewart and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.