Well, Barry, looks like that's true! David de la Barre and Three Sheets & co. (including us two) did such a great job of Billy O'Shea at the Press Room about six hours after you posted this, that I had to come looking for the words to sing at the MIT Chantey Sing tomorrow and found this thread.

I hope Dan Milner appreciates that the song has circled around to Boston again, since Barry first introduced me to Shay Walker about ten years ago during one of our periodic efforts to start a chantey/pub sing--which have since resurfaced as the Press Room and MIT sings. I hope to bring it to the Gloucester Hornpipe & Clog Society, since we're always looking for Irish maritime stuff. Ten-year-long threads are one thing I love about Mudcat!

Slainte,
Lynn Noel

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