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The Admiral Lyr Req: Banana Shanty (20) RE: Banana Shanty 23 Jun 04


Hi Guys!

Pearl's just pointed me at this thread (thanks Leadfingers and Dave Bryant as well) and like her I'm surprised (not to say astonished!) that the song is at all widely known!
I don't have time to type the words here at work but will copy and paste them when I get home. I love the references to Stan H in relation to this song as it was written somewhat tongue in cheek! But to be fair I once did hear 'worksongs' used when at anchor in Montego Bay and we were loading cargo (bananas) by 'hand' (men running up planks form the barges and down the same into the holds) but like the young idiot I was I didn't realise the significance of what I was hearing!


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