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GUEST,Mariner | Origins: Rolling Down to Old Maui (130* d) | RE: Lyr Req: Rollin' Down to Old Maui | 22 Dec 12 |
I always associated the line given here as "once more we sail with a northerly gale" as "Once more we sail with a gnarly gale".Gnarly is a word I've heard used by old sailors to describe a dirty, messy gale. ie' "It was a gnarly old sea ".On the album "Shanties and songs of the Sea" by Johnny Collins, Dave Webber and Pete Watkinson the word gnarly is used in their rendition of Maui. At least that what it sounds like to my ear.! |