Runer von Hamborg, De

DESCRIPTION: German (Plattdeutsch). Halyard shanty. "De see geht hoch, de wind de blast. Kohm un Beer for mi!" The sea is foul. The captain calls all hands. They see the runners in Hamburg. The sailor needs clothes and soap; he hopes for kummel and a cigar
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1977 (Hugill-SongsOfTheSea)
KEYWORDS: shanty sailor home drugs
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Hugill-SongsOfTheSea, p. 63, "De Runer von Hamborg" (2 texts, low German [not standard German!] and English, 1 tune)
File: HSoSe063

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