It just occurred to me, but we ought to ask Art to post some river and riverboat terms that appear in songs. Every activity has it's own language and much of it appears in song. From growing up the son of an engineman, I know some rairoad terminology which has been helpful in a lot of songs. Also sailing has a language all it's own too..."Depower the rig, we got a major blow coming on at 30 true, take another reef on the main, ease the jib halyard, take off the tweak and retrim the sheet, ease the main and put the traveller down, ease the vang; luff up til the reefs in then fall 10 off this heading."

And Pete...there's a Detroit Diesel in the keel with the large bulb spinning a specially built Berklee Jet Drive with a remote cover plate. Exhausts thru the water and snorkel runs to the top of the mast. You'll never find it and we be bringin' the auld mug home!!!!

catspaw