The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #157424 Message #3715368
Posted By: Don Firth
09-Jun-15 - 12:53 AM
Thread Name: Origins: pronunciation of RIO
Subject: RE: Origins: pronunciation of RIO
That's the way I've always heard the song. Doesn't bother me....
Things like that happen with sea chanteys. For example, "Santy Anno," not "Santa Anna," the Mexican general to whom the line refers. There are many other examples.