Mudcat Café message #3797928

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Thread #160171 Message #3797928
Posted By: DaveRo
27-Jun-16 - 01:14 PM
Thread Name: Roller Bowler meaning
Subject: RE: Roller Bowler meaning

There's a possible origin here:
http://www.shanty.org.uk/archive_songs/roller-bowler.html
which suggests it was originally 'Roley, Boley'.