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Thread #49934 Message #756667
Posted By: Snuffy
29-Jul-02 - 08:34 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Sea chantey:'...wouldn't do me any harm'
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sea chantey:'...wouldn't do me any harm'
I like to think that both the shanty cabins and shanty songs derive from Ashanti (i.e West Africa), from whernce most of the negro sloaves were shipped.