The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #15683 Message #3024787
Posted By: Lighter
05-Nov-10 - 08:45 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Tom's Gone to Hilo
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Tom's Gone to Hilo
Paul Clayton recorded a similar pattern with somewhat different words on Whaling and Sailing Songs from the Days of Moby Dick (1956). I don't believe he named a traditional source. That always makes me suspect there was none.