| London Julie (Bonnie, with Alison & Joy) Just as sailors made long circuitous journeys, so did their chanteys. The text we use is Barry Finn’s (U.S.), who heard the song from a Polish chantey singer, who in turn got it from Roy Harris (U.K.). Roy found the tune and a fragmentary text on a recording in the Robert W. Gordon collection at the Library of Congress. Just as Roy and Barry have provided verses today, so did the sailors and collectors in their day. |