checking Mudcat today I see Mudcatter Daniel Kelly’s take on the Suez Canal debacle

ON THE SUEZ CANAL by Daniel Kelly, March 2021

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Oh, dat ship she stuck and she ain’t gonna move,
Ain’t gonna move Oh Lord,
Oh, dat ship she stuck and she ain’t gonna move,
On dat Suez Canal,

On the way from China up to Rotterdam,
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Oh, dat ship she called the Ever Given,
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In the big dust storm she ran aground,
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The tug-boats could’na turn her ‘round,
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The small back hoe gonna dig her out,
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Gonna Take ten year, or round about,
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The shippers they is a mighty sore,
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Lost ‘em a few billion or more,
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My tribute to the unfolding #Evergiven #SuezCanal situation.

Before people comment with cultural appropriation claims, I have sung this in the style of African American/Slave/Worker songs, often sung in the canal shipping industry. It was these songs that were picked up by European sailors and turned into many of what we call 'shantys'. 'Roll the Woodpile Down' being an excellent example.