I `ad that Captain Minnow in my cab the other day. `e is well known round The Smoke for `is tales of `is life chasing the whales on the sailing ships. `e is well into `is nineties and joined up as a lad.
`e said, "Ahoy there Jim. Would you take me up to the BBC at Broadcasting `ouse please. I`ve been asked to talk about my whaling experiences on that `istory programme, "Life as it Was"".
I said, "That`s a co-incidence Cap`n. There`s a thread on that Mudcat, at the moment, and it`s all about whalers and shanties. I suppose you know shed loads of `aving spent so much time out there."
`e said, Aye Jim. I do. But I`m not the only one"
I said, "What. You got shipmates still around like you?"
`e said, "No. One day we were on the tail of a big `un, just off Newfoundland. We was in a squall and shortening sail, yanking on the sheets and bawling "Blow the Man Down". Believe it or not the whale popped up `is `ead and said, "Sing us one we all know"!!!


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