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Thread #126347   Message #2822217
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
26-Jan-10 - 09:09 PM
Thread Name: From SF to Sydney - 1853 Shanties Sung?
Subject: RE: From SF to Sydney - 1853 Shanties Sung?
"The Fishes," or "Boston Come-All-Ye," is mentioned in Colcord. Did Alden base his "30 years ago" on confused memory of this song rather than the mixture of "Rio Grande" and Fishes"? Still open to question.

Whall has "Fishes" with "Blow ye winds westerly."