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Thread #9627   Message #928954
Posted By: SussexCarole
08-Apr-03 - 05:16 PM
Thread Name: Origin: Hill and Gully Rider-is there such a song?
Subject: RE: Hill and Gully Riders - is there such a song?
The original Banana Boat song written by Eric Darling included:
Hill & gully rider,
Hill & gully      
Repeated
as an extra refrain the the song

Hilly & gully rider was a phrase from Moby Dick refering to a sailor who rides the top(Hill) and the trough(gully)of a wave.