049 - Oh, Aye, Rio This song was first printed in a book by Stan Hugill, and he stated that he learned it from an old sailor at Port Adelaide, South Australia. It's a dragging song, totally dirty, so Stan Hugill had to camouflage it a bit, keeping the original theme as much as possible. According to too Stan Hugill, this song is a forebitter. I try to recreate this song from hearted Stan Hugill's version from the album "Shanties From The Seven Seas" (1962), with The York & Albany Crew. Intriguingly, in this song, Stan Hugill only sings himself, without the crew in the chorus. "Shanties from the Seven Seas" by Stan Hugill (1st ed: p 96). OH, AYE, RIO Oh, lady have you a daughter fine? - Oh, aye, Rio! Oh, lady have you a daughter fine, Fit for a sailor that's crossed the line. - To me way, hay, ho, high, a long, long time ago! - To me way, hay, ho, high, a long, long time ago! *2* Oh, yes I have a daughter fine, Oh, yes I have a daughter fine, Fit for a sailor that's crossed the line. *3* But madam, dear madam, she is too young, But madam, dear madam, she is too young, She's never been courted by anyone. *4* Oh, sailor, oh, sailor, I'm not too young, Oh, sailor, oh, sailor, I'm not too young, I've just been kissed by the butcher's son,
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