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Thread #100160 Message #2005077
Posted By: radriano
23-Mar-07 - 11:59 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Drunken sailor .. wayhey or hif ho
Subject: RE: Origins: Drunken sailor .. wayhey or hif ho
In "Shanties from the Seven Seas" Hugill says that the 'way hey' portion of Drunken Sailor was originally a wild sailor yell that the collectors could not translate but wrote down as 'way hey'.