The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #117190 Message #3910083
Posted By: GUEST
08-Mar-18 - 02:45 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Going Back to Weldon (Menhaden Chanteymen
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Going Back to Weldon (Menhaden Chanteymen
There's an article in a 1951 copy of "Life" magazine that shows menhaden fishermen at work, and quotes this song.
https://books.google.com/books?id=hVQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA140&lpg=PA140&dq=bunker+%22hey+play%22&source=bl&ots=tXau2kREr0&sig=4OyCRBonv9EvolEtb_eH6qf1UE4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwipjra5vN3ZAhVHnOAKHVqTCnwQ6AEIPDAF#v=onepage&q=bunker%20%22hey%20play%22&f=false