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Thread #48959 Message #3176847
Posted By: GUEST,Thomas
26-Jun-11 - 05:02 PM
Thread Name: South Australia:What the hell's a 'Rolling King'?
Subject: RE: What the hell's a 'Rolling King'?
Sailing from Ireland,or England, to Australia would take you 'round the southern tip of Africa and not the more famous Cape Horn (this would be passed when sailing from Australia back into the Atlantic). The song is more of a particularly catchy tune, loaded with nice old nautical terms, rather than an accurate historical reference.