Birmingham Road

DESCRIPTION: "(chatter)" Chanteyman: "Birmingham Road!" Fishermen: "LAWD, LAWD, BIRMINGHAM ROAD!"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1950s (Frye-TheMenAllSinging)
KEYWORDS: shanty worksong
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Frye-TheMenAllSinging, p. 185, "Birmingham Road" (1 short text)
NOTES [32 words]: The current description is all of the Frye-TheMenAllSinging fragment. This is part of a menhaden chantey. See the notes to "Help Me to Raise Them" for information about menhaden chanteys. - BS
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File: Frye185

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