Ballastliedje

DESCRIPTION: Dutch. Ballast-throwing shanty. "Westzuidwest van Ameland (WSW of Ameland)" is a pool where one can catch fish but not girls. The sailor describes places he has been, e.g. Surinam. He talks of the work, and a cow that calved each month
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1977 (Hugill-SongsOfTheSea)
KEYWORDS: shanty foreignlanguage cattle nonballad
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Hugill-SongsOfTheSea, p. 109, "Ballastliedge" (2 texts, Dutch and English, 1 tune)
File: HSoSe109

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