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Thread #55264   Message #858399
Posted By: Charley Noble
04-Jan-03 - 09:33 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Animals at Sea Song Challenge
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Animals at Sea Song Challenge
Not a bad harvest considering the challenge!

Dead Horse-

"Darby Ram": a shanty?
"Donkey Riding": a fine traditional shanty
"Ol' Moke": "moke" IS slang for a mule but I suspect the reference is to a black man playing on the banjo
"Hog Eye": a bit of a stretch
"Wild Goose Shanty": well, sure, why not?

Mary- good catch on "Wild Rover"!

Fogie- you certainly deserve major credit for cotributing a traditional sea song featuring 1800 sheep on the deep! Wow! Any clue to the tune?

Ship'scat- Never knew that "The Wild West Show" ever made it out to sea.

I expected someone to mention Lyle Lovett's song about "the pony in the boat"

Cheerily,
Charley Noble