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Thread #21820 Message #1048951
Posted By: dick greenhaus
06-Nov-03 - 12:14 AM
Thread Name: Drunken Sailor song protested
Subject: RE: Drunken Sailor song protested
Odd thing about Drunken Sailor--It seems to be a stamp-and-go shanty. Which implies a very large crew. Which suggests a naval vessel. But I'm told that shantying was forbidden on naval vessels.