The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #81820 Message #3027692
Posted By: Charley Noble
09-Nov-10 - 01:04 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Roll, Alabama Roll
Subject: RE: Origins: Roll, Alabama Roll
The tune that's usually used for "Roll, Alabama, Roll" seems related to another traditional shanty titled "Roll the Cotton Down," as pointed out by Hugill in SHANTIES OF THE SEVEN SEAS, p. 126.