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Thread #129624   Message #2911436
Posted By: GUEST,M. Ryer
21-May-10 - 02:42 PM
Thread Name: Whaleboat Malarkey:'Windward Caroline'?
Subject: Whaleboat Malarkey:'Windward Caroline'?
In the shanty Whaleboat Malarkey (I know it as Sailboat Malarkey) there is a verse:

And now me boys, we are bound out to sea,
Windward Caroline, come down to me.

Anyone know what "Windward Caroline" is?