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Thread #117934   Message #2813478
Posted By: Snuffy
16-Jan-10 - 06:41 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Naughty Sailor's Alphabet (Dave Swarbrick
Subject: RE: Naughty sailor's alphabet?
Why 'sailor's'? . Because Swarb uses the chorus (adapted) and tune of "Sailor's Alphabet" not "Anthony Rowley".

I guess "J is for Joddrell" would seem to indicate a British origin sometime around 1960.