Old Redskin, The

DESCRIPTION: "Did you ever hear the story of the old Redskin? She's on the Whale Back with her side stove in, Her captain's gone and her whole darn crew, and her hold's full of fish and I don't know what to do." The singer mentions some of the boat's crew
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1957 (Beck-FolkloreOfMaine)
KEYWORDS: ship wreck moniker fishing
FOUND IN: US(NE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Beck-FolkloreOfMaine, pp. 164-165, "The Old Redskin" (1 text)
NOTES [30 words]: Beck's text is short enough that it isn't really clear what is going on, but the remaining material looks like a moniker song about a shipwreck, so I have tagged it accordingly. - RBW
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File: BeMa165

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