Gangspilliedje

DESCRIPTION: Dutch. Capstan shanty. "Ons stuurmanheeft er een vrounttje getrouwd.... Fal-de-ral-de-ri, Fal-de-ral-de-ra, Houra, houra, houra!" The mate has taken a wife, and regrets it; she can't sew or cook. The men ask him to give them a drink from his bottle.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1977 (Hugill-SongsOfTheSea)
KEYWORDS: shanty sailor wife drink hardtimes foreignlanguage
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Hugill-SongsOfTheSea, p. 85, "Gangspilliedge (Gangway Song)" (2 texts, Dutch and English, 1 tune)
File: HSoSe085

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