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Thread #152039   Message #3554753
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
31-Aug-13 - 11:58 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: 'Will o the wisp' 'and others
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Will o the wisp' 'and others
Joe, the "Will O' the Wisp" I posted may not be the song sought; that is why I didn't post it here. There are other tunes- see sheet music at American Memory. No way to be sure about this tune.
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Google-
Look up "bankoories" and clippings at NOAA about fish market arrivals and prices includes one "Salt bankoory handline cod $4 per cwt" -but scanning the articles, I found several "Salt bankdory handline cod,..." but none with the spelling "bankoory."
The song could be about these salt cod.