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GUEST,Beachcomber | 'Unexplained nonsense' in chanties (31) | RE: 'Unexplained nonsense' in chanties | 09 Feb 13 |
"Johyn's a Rookie OOkie " could be what sailors (of different nationalities) understood or heard, from the sung line "John is a Rooskie,(Russian) OK " couldn't it ? It could , eventually, from common usage, have metamorphosed into the above |