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Thread #90681   Message #2645493
Posted By: Charley Noble
01-Jun-09 - 08:36 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Every Good Ship Has a Mainmast (chantey)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Every Good Ship Has a Mainmast (chant
Well, riddle me this:

A ship must have a Bowsprit,
with a Sprizin across,
And a maid must have a youngman
with a swinging long --- Top and Top gallant
A ship she sails trimly...

We might as well try to decode this old chestnut. Any suggestions?

Cheerily,
Charley Noble