Laky Ship With Her Anchor Down, A

DESCRIPTION: "A laky/leaky hip with her anchor down, her anchor down, her anchor down, A laky ship with her anchor down, Hurrah, my boys, hurrah!" "We're loaded with sugar and rum, my boys, and rum, my boys...." For the launching of the seine fleet
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1945 (Hamilton-Jenkins, Cornwall and its People, according to Deane/Shaw)
KEYWORDS: fishing ship drink
FOUND IN: Britain(England(West))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
ADDITIONAL: Tony Deane and Tony Shaw _The Folklore of Cornwall_, B. T. Batsford, 1975, p. 78, "(A laky ship with her anchor down)" (1 short text)
File: DesSh078

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