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Thread #151749   Message #3545663
Posted By: MGM·Lion
05-Aug-13 - 01:17 AM
Thread Name: Canadee-i-o, the young sailor lad?
Subject: RE: Canadee-i-o, the young sailor lad?
Good, full variant indeed, Chris, thank you. Explains a lot ~~ eg that the boyfriend had planned to jilt her which is why he went to sea, & was annoyed that she caught up with him. Also gets rid of the nonsensical idea that Canada [or 'Canadee-i-o"] is the name of a 'seaport town', which always jars, doesn't it?

I have nevertheless always loved Nic's version, mind.

~M~