Try as I may, I can't access any source for the lyrics to a song used on the original Captains Courageous movie. I'm looking for the words to "Oh What a Terrible Man". I believe that this may be a "traditional" piece, possibly of Portuguese origin. The song is sung twice in the movie, once in its "traditional" wording where in Harvey puts in a third chorus to the disgust of the We're Here's crew and again as an insult to Captain Cushman in which Harvey's verse is accepted. The first run of the song starts out in the background, over shadowed by the ambient noises aboard the schooner. Only after two or three verses can I make out the crew singing:

Oh what a terrible man,
Oh what a terrible man.

Speaking in his native lingo,
He said Marry Bingo Bingo.

Oh what a terrible man,
Oh what a terrible man.

Bingo Bingo tried to woo her.
Brought a lot of presents to her.

Oh what a terrible man,
Oh what a terrible man.

I am a member of the sea shanty group Three Sheets (to the Wind) in Gloucester MA associated with the Schooner Adventure and would love to have my group perform this piece. Any help would be a greatly appreaciated!

PoCA