Mudcat Café message #2996768

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Thread #9627 Message #2996768
Posted By: Lighter
30-Sep-10 - 08:56 AM
Thread Name: Origin: Hill and Gully Rider-is there such a song?
Subject: RE: Hill and Gully Riders - is there such a song?

As Stan Hugill mentions in Shanties from the Seven Seas, the tune and call-and-response structure of "Hull and Gully" are almost the same as those of the shanty "Little Sally Rackett,/ Haul 'em away!"

Q brought this up before, but he mentioned only the tune.

So Huston and Connor made a good choice.