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Thread #37611   Message #2509338
Posted By: GUEST,Jim P
06-Dec-08 - 11:05 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: The Derelict: 'Yo ho ho and a bottle...'
Subject: RE: lyric search : : The Derelict (Yo Ho Ho)
Oh, and I also found this on Google Books:

Treasure Island

Which purports to be the "real" sea shanty that Billy Bones was talking about, but which is surely an invention of the note-writer's acquaintance. Interesting nonetheless.