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Jack Campin Sea songs and shanties from ca.1675-1720 (9) RE: Sea songs and shanties from ca.1675-1720 11 Feb 17

A very large proportion of pirates were from sexual minorities - a pirate ship was one place where nobody was going to punish you for sodomy.

The Polari language probably dates back to the period you're talking about; a mix of vocabulary from the same cultures you're suggesting were sources of instruments. Then as more recently, mainly a gay language.

So, are there any old Polari songs?

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