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Thread #119776 Message #2610311
Posted By: Gibb Sahib
13-Apr-09 - 02:41 PM
Thread Name: 'Rare' Caribbean shanties of Hugill, etc
Subject: RE: 'Rare' Caribbean shanties of Hugill, etc
Snuffy,
Just judging by the verses (I don't have the recording), the Rees Baldwin song seems to fit the mold of the usual "Johnny Come Down to Hilo" pretty well. I could see "Pull down below" as a substitute for "Poor old man."