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07 Sep 01 - 04:40 PM (#544736) Subject: Sea Chantey-White Man's Grave From: GUEST,John Galt Does anyone have the lyrics to this 19th century chantey? I believe it begins "Beware and take care the Bight of Benin". I believe it was linked in someway to the disappearance of Mungo Park. |
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07 Sep 01 - 06:57 PM (#544826) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sea Chantey-White Man's Grave From: Sorcha Don't suppose this(click me!) is it? |
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07 Sep 01 - 07:01 PM (#544828) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sea Chantey-White Man's Grave From: Sorcha It's also a novel by Richard Dooling, and supposedly there is a poem by Henry Kendall,(Australia) but I didn't find it..... |
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08 Sep 01 - 07:17 AM (#545083) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sea Chantey-White Man's Grave From: Gareth Beware, Oh beware of the bight of Benin Theres one comes out, that twenty goes in. Patrick O'Brien makes mention of this as a saying common to the RN crews on the anti slave trade patrols, in "The Commodore" I can't ay that I have ever seen this or heard this as a full shanty. Gareth |