On Thursday 29th June 2023, we celebrate National Fishermen’s Day with songs about sea creatures: clam, crab, fish, dolphin, (rock) lobster, octopus, oyster, plankton, sea cucumber, sea weed, shark, Sponge Bob, squid, whale, … For ideas, check out this 43-page ukulele song book of boat and sea shanties.
Song Suggestions
- Baby Shark in C [4]
- Barracuda
- Beyond the Sea [13] (2-page PDF)
- Drunken Sailor [2] (2-page PDF) – Anne (MA), Henry (UK), Jeannie (MA), Mary (AZ), Bruce (CA)
- Orinico Flow in C [7] (2-page PDF)
- Fish and Whistle in D [4]
- Fisherman’s Blues in C [4] (1-page PDF)
- Octopus’s Garden in D [6] (2-page PDF) (in C [4]) (in C [4] 2-page PDF)
- Puff the Magic Dragon in G [7] – Erich (CA)
- Song of the Shrimp
- Rock Lobster
- Rolling Down to Old Maui in Am [5] – (play along video) Paul (GA)
- Under the Sea in C [6] (1-page PDF with tabs) (2-page PDF song sheet) – Bruce (CA)
- The Wellerman in Am [5] (4-page PDF) (blog post with links to ukulele PDF) (ukulele lesson & video)
Don’t forget your sunglasses!
- Register in Zoom for the Zoom link.
- Register for your paid subscription.
- Request a song to perform in advance to get in the line-up.
- Sign up for the FREE Ukulele Enthusiast e-Blast