Mudcat Café message #3024796

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Thread #15683 Message #3024796
Posted By: Charley Noble
05-Nov-10 - 08:59 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Tom's Gone to Hilo
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Tom's Gone to Hilo

Perhaps it should be mentioned in this thread that one melody for the "softer" version of this shanty is used for "Jenny's Gone to Ohio" It's unclear to me whether Jenny went to Ohio before Johnny went to Hilo. But the melody is similar.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble