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Thread #117852   Message #2788750
Posted By: GUEST,Ken Hunt
15-Dec-09 - 08:36 AM
Thread Name: Wild Rover a German song? - an der Nordseekueste
Subject: RE: Wild Rover a German song? - an der Nordseeküste
Hitherto unmentioned, there's a pun in the line about waggling the tail because Schwanz also means 'prick'. The pun works in Frisian, Platt (Low German) and High German. Agree with Suzanne, no self-respecting folkie is likely to sing it but then Frisian is a different kettle of fish bait. Ken