Hit Him

DESCRIPTION: "Hit him. Hit him -- my man John -- hit him. A slap with a pan. Hit him -- blackbird. Hit him -- bluebird. All hands lay on't." Chant used to manage punishment on convict ships.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1975 (Fahey-Joe-Watson-AustralianTraditionalFolkSinger)
KEYWORDS: ship punishment nonballad
FOUND IN: Australia
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Fahey-Joe-Watson-AustralianTraditionalFolkSinger, [p. 2, page headed "I asked Joe..."], "(no title)" (1 short text)
File: FaWaHitH

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