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Thread #149560   Message #3479883
Posted By: breezy
15-Feb-13 - 04:41 AM
Thread Name: 'Donkeyman' calling Shanty nerds
Subject: RE: 'Donkeyman' calling Shanty nerds
Thank you one and all


I have come across a new song that makes references to the term 'Donkey'

The chorus reads

Midnight till four in the morning
Dogwatch on a coal burning ship
Quick shower then your donkey's breakfast
How you long for the end of your trip, end of your trip


will load the verses later

The research was of one Ike Bradley who hailed from Manchester England who often sailed back and forth across the pond working on the boats but eventually went underground somewhere in Missouri to 'get away'

The song is based on Ike's recounting of his own experiences and is to be included among a
collection of songs that are known as the 'Trafford Park Project'